Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Thetford, Norfolk

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon or soon to be?
• Are you looking to start your first role as a new graduate veterinary surgeon?

We are recruiting for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join a small animal practice in Thetford, Norfolk. The position is full time for 36 hours per week over 4 days, along with 2 in 10 weekends.

The weekend rota will consist of one weekend as first duty vet, working from 8:30am to 5pm on Saturday and from 9am to 12pm on Sunday. The following weekend, you will be as second duty vet on Saturday and on-call on Sunday in case the first duty vet needs any assistance. You will have a day off in lieu of the first Saturday in the rota.

The practice is one out of three sites in total and the Vet maybe expected to work within the other branches when required.

The practice is looking for a vet who has excellent communication skills in order to inform and support clients and someone who has the ability to create evidence-based treatment plans. You must be passionate about keeping up to date with your own professional development.

The practice support ongoing study and can offer a supportive team of Vets to work alongside some of who are currently studying towards certificate sin medicine, emergency and critical care and feline medicine. The Vet will be a part of a graduate development programme within the practice and this provides training days, in house mentoring, CPD days and clinical practice. There will also be 1 to 1and group mentoring classes.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 36 hours per week over 4 days
• Weekends: On a shared rota
• OOH: 2 in 10 weekends as duty vet
• Sole charge: None
• Branch work: Yes, some working between 3 branches
• Team: 11 vets, 14 nurses across three sites

About them:

• Large supportive team
• Offers a fantastic work-life balance
• Offers clinical freedom to a Vet
• Will provide support for new graduate Vet
• Offers modern veterinary services, diagnostics and facilities to small animals
• Large loyal client base
• Comprises of a highly skilled veterinary team with various expertise and areas of special interest.
• Can provide ongoing training and development where required
• Excellent reputation within the community

About you:

• Various levels of experience will be considered
• You will be comfortable in all routine surgeries and consultations - support for more recent graduates available
• You will always deliver and be committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
• 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 looking to study towards a certificate or be a certificate holding surgeon looking to progress further
• You will be a team player
• The role is not determined on years of experience and be catered to suit but ultimately the Vet needs to 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 along with state-of-the-art technology and diagnostic equipment, including:

• Neutering
• Fleas, ticks and worms
• Vaccinations
• Dentistry
• In-house laboratory
• Haematology
• Biochemistry
• Nurse clinics
• Acupuncture
• Home visits
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopaedics

Package:

• Salary: £32,000 to £60,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holiday: 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
• 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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