Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon or soon to be?
• Are you looking for a varied caseload in a state-of-the-art animal hospital?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. This role is full time for 4 days per week with shifts from 8:30am to 7pm, along with 1 in 5 Saturdays from 8:30am to 2pm. There will be a minimum of 1 in 10 on-call shifts to care for inpatients.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week, shifts from 8:30am to 7pm
• Weekends: 1 in 5 Saturdays, 8:30am to 2pm
• OOH: 1 in 10 on-call shifts, minimum
• Computer system: Merlin
• Team: 15 vets, 14 RVNs, 5 SVNs and 5 ANAs

The role

• The role involves working in a large tier 3 animal Hospital and performing a mixture of consultations and surgeries
• The role offers a varied case load both medical and surgical cases
• The vet will be working alongside an experienced team of 12 vets, 12 RVNs, 7 SVNs and 5 ANAs
• They vet will be expected to provide excellent health care to all patients and excellent advice to all pet owners
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients
• Ongoing development and support for certificate study is available

About them:

• They are a busy tier 3 animal hospital
• They are equipped with diagnostics including CT scanner, ranges of endoscopes, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, orthopaedic kit, ultrasound, full in-house laboratory and k-laser to support our chronic pain services
• They boast Advanced Practitioners in small animal medicine and ECC
• They have visiting specialists along with a referral dermatologist
• They deal with national referrals for exotic pets, radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroid cats and local outpatients for CT scanning, internal medicine, and orthopaedic surgery cases

Team culture:

• Their ethos is to provide a happy and supportive environment and focus on teamwork. They strongly believe in a sharing of knowledge environment
• They have a strong ethos towards CPD and personal development of each team member
• They have an excellent and supportive reception team and nursing team who are always striving to give their best
• They pride themselves on having a low staff turnover and strongly believe this is due to the supportive culture and focus on wellbeing that they have created within the practice along with allowing the team to have that all important work-life balance
• 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

About you

• You will be competent in routine surgeries and consultations
• You will be a team player and be able to establish strong working relationships
• You will be ambitious and looking to continue in their professional development and study towards a certificate however this is not essential
• You will have excellent communications skills and client facing skills
• You will have a positive attitude and show empathy and warmth where required to both clients and team members

Package

• Salary: Up to £63,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance with 5 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• 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.

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