Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Hitchin, Hertfordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon or soon to be?
• Are you looking to work in a busy environment with a varied caseload?

We are recruiting on behalf of a practice in Hitchin, Hertfordshire for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 4 days with shifts of 10 hours between 8am and 8pm, along with Saturday mornings on a rota.The day off each week varies and can also be requested. While there will be no official OOH duties or telephone duties, there maybe some requirement to take on care of low dependency inpatients on a Sunday or bank holiday.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 days
• Weekends: Saturday mornings on a rota
• OOH: None
• On-call: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Team: Large veterinary team and support staff

The role

• An exciting opportunity for a vet to join an established first opinion small animal practice.
• The position is small animal
• They role offers a mixture of both consultations and surgeries
• A 4-day week is available with no OOH offering a good work / life balance
• Some inpatient care may be required when applicable for low dependency animals
• The position offers ongoing support for training and the development of areas of special interest
• Provides a varied case load with both consultations and surgeries and the Vet will deal with preventative, routine and more complex cases

About them:

• Small animal practice located in the sought-after market town of Hitchin!
• Within a good commute from Stevenage and Ware
• London is only 20 minutes away on the train
• Modern practice which is fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including laparoscopy, digital radiography and in house laboratories
• Friendly and supportive team of experienced vets and nurses with several certificate holding Vets.
• Large RVN team and support staff
• They are a modern and progressive practice always looking at ways to improve and grow
• They offer a varied caseload and mainly see small animal, equine, wildlife, and exotics

Team culture:

• All members of the team are passionate and dedicated to providing the best possible care to all patients
• The practice all share the ethos of providing support to one another and value what each person's role is within the practice.
• Collectively they work well as a team and ensure that a high standard of clinical care is met.
• 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 have a drive to continue with their learning and professional development and acquire more skills
• You will be looking to work within a busy environment with a varied caseload
• You will have excellent communications skills and client facing skills and be able to build good working relationships easily
• You will have a positive attitude and show empathy and warmth where required to both clients and team members
• You will be a team player

Package

• Salary: Up to £63,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,250 with 5 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Certificate support and funding
• Medical insurance
• 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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