Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Melksham, Wiltshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Would you like to be part of a large veterinary practice?

Are you looking for...

• A salary of up to £65,000 pro rata?
• A role with no OOH work?
• A great work-life balance?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small practice in Melksham, Wiltshire for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is part time for 3 days per week, along with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Part time, 3 days per week
• Weekends: 1 in 3 Saturday mornings
• TOIL: N/A
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 43 vets, 40 RVNs and large support team

The role

• Permanent Veterinary Surgeon
• Part time or full time hours available
• The role will be based within one of their branch surgeries. For a full time role there would b a requirement for one day per week to be worked at their animal Hospital in Bath
• The role will involve clinical duties including consulting, diagnosing and surgeries.
• The Vet would be joining a large team who work across multiple sites
• They offer flexible rota working patterns in order to suit a good work life balance
• 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:

• Established small animal practice and referral hospital
• Multi-Site practice across the region along with an animal Hospital in Bath
• Across the sites they have a large team of 43 Vets, 40 RVNS and a support team
• They offer a wide range of veterinary services with facilities and diagnostics including in house lab, digital radiography, Ultrasound and endoscopy
• They have multi-site 1st opinion practices along with a small animal and referral Hospital
• They can offer a wide variety of cases and believe in case continuity and offer support to the team where required
• They have Vets currently studying towards certificates and this is encouraged and supported for all future Vets working at the practice
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They pride themselves on providing a positive team culture and supporting each other.
• They have a very supportive ethos where everyone is valued
• 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

• Various levels of experience are considered whether new graduate or a return to work or a Vet who is looking to progress
• The Vet will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships.
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills
• The Vet will always maintain a high standard of clinical care and always willing to go that extra mile for patients

Package

• Salary: Up to £65,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,350 with 5 days to attend
• 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.

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