We are recruiting on behalf of an RCVS accredited hospital in Bridgewater, Somerset for Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team.

This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 4 days, along with 1 in 6 weekends. There will no be OOH work or on-call duties.

The hospital is fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. It is in the beautiful countryside of Somerset. They boast a team of 6 vets, 8 nurses and 8 members of the support team. They also operate a separate OOH emergency team.

They pride themselves on providing a supportive and friendly culture within the practice with a large focus on staff wellbeing.

They provide veterinary services to small animals, wildlife and are currently developing the exotics service within the hospital. They are known for their varied case load and their surgical experience with wildlife.

Who are they looking for:

• Small animal veterinary surgeon ideally with exotics experience but this is not essential
• They will have a good level of small animal experience and be able to treat the wildlife and exotic cases
• An enthusiastic and motivated vet who is looking to develop their surgical and medical skills.
• A vet with excellent client skills and communication skills
• Enthusiastic and approachable manner

About them:

• 24hr state of the art animal hospital
• RCVS accredited hospital
• Award winning practice
• Provides the highest hospital standard of veterinary facilities
• Offers the highest standard of advanced veterinary diagnostic and treatment equipment
• Provides advanced diagnostic, medical and surgical treatments
• Nurse training practice
• Large team of highly experienced veterinary surgeons
• Certificate holding vets and nurses
• Can provide support and training towards areas of special interest
• Treats a wide variety of complex cases
• Small animal, wildlife and exotic services

Facilities:

The Hospital boasts the highest standards of diagnostic facilities and services and treatments including:

• Intensive care
• Hospitalisation facilities
• Operating theatres
• In-house laboratory
• Pharmacy
• Rehabilitation room
• Dental suite

Salary

• Salary: Up to 50,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave
• CPD: Generous allowance of 1,700 plus 5 days leave
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Funding available for certificates
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Employee welfare supported
• Certificates funded and supported
• Healthcare Scheme
• Staff Discount

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.

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