Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Wareham, Dorset

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Looking for a new opportunity in Dorset?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Wareham, Dorset who are looking for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon. This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with Saturday mornings on a rota. There are two days sole charge with an RVN and a client care assistant.

This practice is part of a large group within the local area and collectively have a long-established history along with an excellent reputation. The role is based within one of these branches.

The practice has a collaborative and shared approach to cases and the Vet would be an advanced practitioner leading the team. The Vets within the team have various levels of interests and bias including medicine, cardiology, ophthalmology, acupuncture, and dentistry. The practice encourages and fund areas of special interest and study.

The ideal candidate would share their ethos and passion for animal welfare and understand the importance of employee wellbeing. The role will offer the opportunity for a Vet to have clinical freedom and the opportunity to develop areas of special interest as they will have additional support from certificate holding Vets at the hospital.

The ideal candidate:

• The ability to deliver a high standard of veterinary care
• Excellent client facing skills
• Will have integrity and honesty.
• Will be a team player and create a harmonious team culture
• Will have excellent communication skills
• Will be confident in routine surgeries and consultations.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: Saturday mornings on a rota
• OOH: None
• Sole charge: None
• Team: Large veterinary team
• Consultations: 15 minutes

About them:

• Large 6-site practice
• Their ethos is providing a happy and welcoming environment to work in and providing a high standard of clinical care to all patients and a high level of customer service to clients
• Nurse Training practice
• Branch practice
• Large supportive team of highly experienced Certificate holding Vets and Nurses
• Offers the opportunity to develop area of specialism
• Supportive team culture
• Offers an environment where a Vet can thrive and develop their clinical skills and knowledge
• Experienced team with certificate holding surgeons
• On site OOH service
• 15 minute consultations
• Offers an exciting and varied case load
• Support available within the role - can offer the position to various levels of experience
• Offers a good work-life balance
• Practice provides clinical freedom for personal growth and development

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services and facilities, including:

• Medicine referrals
• Ultrasound
• Endoscopy
• ECG
• Hydrotherapy
• Hospitalisation facilities
• Home visits
• X-ray
• Dental suite
• Nurse clinics
• Isolation unit
• In-house laboratory
• Separate cat and dog wards

Package:

• Salary: £42,000 to £70,000 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
• Certificate training funded and encouraged
• 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.

Please quote job reference: 39301

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