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 to join an established small animal practice in Staffordshire?

Are you looking for...

• A great salary of up to £60,000?
• No OOH work?
• A 4-day week?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Newcastle-under-Lyme for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full time for 4 days per week with 2 in 7 Saturdays mornings. The vets will work 1 day per week at another branch to get to know the wider team and share knowledge. Part time hours can be considered. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: 2 in 7 Saturday mornings
• OOH: None
• On-call: None
• Branch work: 1 day per week
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 5 vets, 4 nurses and a supportive non-clinical team

The role

• You will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service
• You will be responsible for ensuring there is excellent communication between themselves, the team and clients
• You will work at a branch practice once a week to get to know the wider team and share knowledge

About them:

• They have a varied caseload which allows the team to develop their clinical skills
• They have many services and facilities available to use, including dentistry, x-ray, anaesthesia, orthopaedics, microchipping, neutering, home visits, keyhole surgery, nurse clinics and vaccinations
• They have vets who hold certificates in medicine, along with vets and nurses who are studying towards certificates

Team culture:

• The practice share an ethos of providing support to all veterinary talent to encourage development in their clinical skills
• The team work together to support one another to achieve goals and continue to develop their clinical knowledge

About you:

• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude
• You will be able to build rapport and strong client relationships

Package

• Salary: £40,000 to £60,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: Up to 7 weeks annual leave
• CPD: Generous allowance with access to Knowledge Hub
• Memberships: Professional fees paid
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies, including maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Pet discount
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities

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: 38858

T: 0333 014 7374

E: hello@vetseekers.co.uk

W: www.vetseekers.co.uk

#Seekers1

Please note: All communications and applications are treated in the strictest confidence. When it comes to your privacy, as an ethical veterinary recruiter we do not send your details anywhere without your permission.

Vet Seekers was established in 2016 and is a multi-award-winning specialist veterinary recruitment agency (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) and acts as an employment business for the supply of locum and permanent staff for the veterinary industry across the UK and overseas.

Vet Seekers is fully compliant with GDPR, is ICO registered and our team are REC accredited. As a business, we take sustainability, environmental impact and our carbon footprint very seriously and have committed to plant trees for every permanent and locum veterinary superstar we find work for, as well as every referral we receive.

Refer: If this position is not for you but you know someone who could be interested, pass this advert on to them or ask them to get in contact with us. As a thank you, we will plant 50 trees on your behalf.

Thanks from the Vet Seekers team.