Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon or soon to be?
• Are you looking for a better work-life balance?

We are recruiting for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join a practice in Newcastle-under-Lyme to join their team. This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with 2 in 11 Saturdays. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Benefits of the role

The practice will provide a supportive working environment and somewhere where the Vet is able to develop their skills, with a great CPD allowance and support for those wishing to complete certificates. They will be working within a state-of-the-art practice with facilities including, ultrasound, x-ray and dental rooms. They provide an excellent salary package with a great CPD allowance, annual leave allowance, sick pay and insurance as well as health programmes.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: 2 in 11 Saturdays mornings
• OOH: None
• Sole charge: Some
• Team: Large veterinary team
• Consultations: 15 minutes

About the role

• They offer nurse led clinics and have consultation blocks spaced out to allow plenty of time for the Vets to have breaks and catch up on administration work.
• This is an excellent opportunity for the Vet to develop their clinical skill set and knowledge whilst working in a large busy team seeing a wide variety of cases.
• The Vet will work within an environment that offers a varied case load and excellent facilities and equipment to work with.
• Areas of special interest that the Vet would like to develop is encouraged
• The practice has a strong ethos on personal development and CPD and continual learning is actively supported and encouraged.
• They have a close knit team who regularly have social outings

About them:

• This is an established first opinion practice which is located close to local amenities
• Large group of practices within the region of Cheshire
• Branches with a 24hr hospital site
• State of the art diagnostic and treatment facilities
• Large highly experienced team of veterinary surgeons, nurses and supporting staff with various areas of special interest
• Fantastic career development opportunities available
• Offers a fantastic work-life balance
• Growing practice
• Offers clinical freedom to a vet
• Large loyal client base
• Offer a competitive salary package!
• Comprises of a highly skilled veterinary team with various expertise and areas of special interest.
• Offers career progression with support
• Provides a vast range of modern veterinary services and facilities
• Fully equipped with the latest diagnostic and surgical technology
• Excellent reputation within the community

About you:

• You will be confident with routine surgeries and consultations
• You will always deliver and be committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
• You will be confident with the occasional sole charge
• The role is determined on years of experience and be catered to suit but ultimately the Vet needs to be ambitious looking to develop clinical skills and knowledge
• You will have an enthusiastic and caring attitude
• Youi will have strong communication skills and organisational skills
• You will work well under pressure with a calm and confident manner
• You will have excellent people management skills
• A kind and empathetic attitude is essential
• You will be ambitious to continue your professional development
• You will be a team player
• Areas of special interest would be an advantage
• You will have excellent customer facing skills
• You will work well within the team alongside other veterinary specialists and clinicians
• You will be a passionate and motivated veterinary surgeon with a genuine interest for animal welfare

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services for small animal. They offer state-of-the-art technology and diagnostic equipment, including:

• Ultrasound
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Endoscope
• Doppler
• State of the art surgical suite facilities
• Digital X-ray
• Dental X-ray
• In-house laboratory
• Nurse clinics

Package:

• Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,750
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Certificates supported and funded
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards
• Stakeholder pension scheme
• BUPA, Healthshield 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.

Please quote job reference: 38282

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