Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Blackwood, Gwent

• Are you a qualified or soon to be RCVS registered veterinary Surgeon?
• Would you like a salary up to £65,000 pro rata per annum commensurate to experience?
• Looking for a full or part time role in Wales?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Blackwood, Gwent for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team.

This role offers a 3 or 4 day working week. Full time hours are also available offering 40 hours per week. Part time hours are 27.5 hours per week. There is a 1:4 Saturday rota with no ooh or on call.

Key details

• Type: Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
• Hours: Full time or part time. Full time 40 hours per week or part time 27.5 hours per week.
• Weekends: 1:4 Saturday
• TOIL: N/A
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Computer System: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 Minutes
• Team: 2 Vets and nursing team.
• Salary: Up to £65,000 pro rata per annum commensurate to experience

The role

• This is a full or part time role. Full time hours are 40 per week and part time is 27.5 hours per week.
• The role will involve duties including consultations, surgeries and emergency consultations.
• The Vet will work alongside two other Vets and a RVN nursing team. The practice is part of a 4 branch site.
• Flexible working and rota patterns available to accommodate a good work / life balance. EG Rota to work around the school run / holidays /lifestyle.
• The Vet will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service.
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients.

About them:

• Small Animal Practice. Four branch site.
• The practice has recently gone through a refurbishment and now offers a large spacious environment with 3 consulting rooms.
• They are fully equipped with diagnostics including endoscopy, ultrasound, digital x-ray, in house laboratory, imaging rooms and dental rooms, dental machine and separate dog and cat kennel.
• The pride themselves on offering case continuity and maintaining strong clients relationships.
• They support personal development with a generous CPD allowance and encourage and support certificates and additional training.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They pride themselves on a collaborative team culture. They offer support where necessary.
• The team work together to support one another and enable each other to achieve goals and continue to develop their clinical skills and knowledge.
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment.

Who are they looking for

• The practice are open to various levels of experience including a new graduate Vet.
• A full UK driving license would be desirable so that they Vet is able to provide cover when needed at other branches for sickness and annual leave.
• The practice are looking for a Vet who is committed to providing a high standard of patient and client care.
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills.
• The Vet will work well as part of a team.

Package

• Salary: Up to £63,000 pro rata per annum commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks pro rata annual leave incl bank holidays increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: £1,300 allowance
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Must haves:

RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be

Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

Please quote job reference: 38689

T: 0333 014 7374

E: hello@vetseekers.co.uk

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