Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Redditch, Worcestershire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon or soon to be?
• Are you looking to join an established veterinary hospital?
• Do you want to be part of a supportive team?

We are recruiting for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join an independent practice in Redditch, Worcestershire. The practice can accept applications from new graduate vets. This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with 1 in 5 weekends and 1 in 5 Saturdays.

This is an established independent practice comprising of a friendly team of 6 Vets and 6 Nurses along with supporting non-clinical staff.

They are located within a commute of both Worcester, Birmingham, and the Cotswolds.

They are a supportive and passionate veterinary practice dedicated to providing high quality veterinary care and excellent customer service to their clients. They offer 15 minutes consultations, so it means they spend quality time with both the pet and the client. They see a wide variety of cases mostly cats, dogs and rabbits and exotics such as birds and reptiles.

The practice also has a visiting ophthalmologist specialist alongside the highly experienced team of Vets and Nurses. Due to the level of support available this role would ideally suit either a one-year qualified Veterinary Surgeon or a new graduate surgeon. There would be plenty of ongoing training and support available to develop the surgeon's clinical skills and knowledge. All Vets are encouraged to work up their cases and they are offered clinical freedom to do so however there is support there and often there are case discussions within the practice which provides support. All areas of special interest are welcomed and encouraged and an interest in exotics would be advantageous however not essential.

About the roles:

They are looking for Veterinary Surgeons who are compassionate, enthusiastic and work well within a team. The practice pride themselves on a low staff turnover and are a close team so it is important that the Surgeon can establish good working relationships with both fellow team members and clients. The practice are ideally looking for Vets with 12 months experience or a new graduate.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: 1 in 5 weekends, 1 in 5 Saturday mornings, on-call until 6pm
• On-call: Until 6pm on Saturday and Sunday
• OOH: None
• Team: 6 vets, 6 nurses and support team
• Consultations: 15 minutes

About them:

• Independent veterinary practice
• Approved training practice for nurses
• Onsite parking
• Established with a large client base
• Large supportive friendly team
• Low staff turnover
• Offers support for newly graduated veterinary surgeons
• Offers a wide range of modern veterinary services and facilities with state-of-the-art facilities
• Offers career development opportunities
• Excellent opportunity for a newly graduated surgeon
• No targets or strict protocols in place
• Offers flexible working hours and no OOH for an excellent work-life balance
• Ethos of family friendly, close knit supportive practice

About you:

• You will always deliver a high standard of clinical care
• You will have an enthusiastic and caring attitude
• You will either be a new graduate or have 12 months experience and be ambitious looking to develop your clinical skills and knowledge further
• Areas of special interest would be an advantage
• You will want to be at the forefront of the practice help growing and developing the services and facilities provided
• 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 and facilities with state-of-the-art equipment and the latest technology, including:

• Orthopaedics
• Soft tissue
• Ophthalmic
• Exotics
• Ultrasound
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Endoscopy
• Ultrasonography
• State of the art surgical suite facilities
• Digital X-ray
• Dental X-ray
• In-house laboratory
• Nurse clinics
• Hospitalisation facilities

Package:

• Salary: £30,000 to £50,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Certificates supported and funded
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards
• Workplace pension scheme
• Health insurance 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.

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