Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to develop your skills?
• Are you a new graduate looking for more support?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full or part time with 1 in 3 Saturdays from 8am to 1:30pm. There are will be no OOH or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full or part time
• Weekends: 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8am to 1:30pm
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Computer system: Merlin

The role

• The role will involve a mixture of consultations, medical work ups and surgeries
• The practice can accommodation any bias whether it be surgical or medical.
• The role is ideal for a passionate Vet who is looking for somewhere that they can expand their knowledge and work in a supportive environment
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients.
• They can accommodate full or part time applications

About them:

• Established small animal and Equine Practice
• 2 Site practice
• The role is based in their small animal practice.
• They are based in Hampton on the outskirts of Peterborough which now boasts 6 villages
• Busy practice offering a varied and interesting case load
• They are able to offer a wide variety of modern veterinary services and offer facilities to treat exotics, breeding, geriatric care, laboratory diagnostics, ultrasound, x-ray, orthopaedics and more.
• They outsource OOH.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.
• They encourage Vets to establish strong working relationships with clients therefore they strongly believe in case continuity where possible.
• They can support areas of special interest which they also believe will benefit the services within the practice.

Team culture:

• They are a supportive team of nurses who are all focused on best practice and also preventative health care and collectively share ideas and knowledge with each other and educate the community.
• They understand the importance of development and support and encourage clinical interests
• They understand the importance of a happy team and mental health and wellbeing and regularly have case / team discussions
• 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

• The practice can support various levels of experience - whether they applicant is a new graduate or a more experienced Vet.
• The Vet will have good time management skills
• They 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

Package

• Salary: Up to £63,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leae, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,250 with 5 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Talk to the team regarding relocation packages, golden handshakes and sponsorship which are available for non-UK nationals with RCVS registration in place
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available - including leadership courses
• 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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