Veterinary Surgeon - Meet our owners

Our Colne vets for pets is under new ownership and they are looking for an experienced veterinary surgeon to join them!

• You will be joining the practice after expansion, with 4 consult rooms, a dental and imaging suite, a separate induction area, prep room and lab room, a large colleague space, and a quiet waiting area. This is to support our colleagues, clients and patients with our aim to become a Fear free practice, having already achieved Dogs Trust Dog Friendly status.
  
  We are also PSS accredited, Cat friendly Silver and a Rabbit friendly listed practice.
• The practice is in a great location as it is a commutable distance from North Manchester but is also at the base of the Pennines giving you access to the best of both worlds.
• You will be an experienced vet who is confident in routine surgery looking for your next steps in your career, or an existing certificate holder/working towards a certificate. Laoise, Ally, Dani, Vicky and the team are happy to support this, providing support with CPD and Certificates.
• This role is looking to pay up to £70,000 (FTE, DOE)
• A relocation package can be discussed (Subject to T&Cs)*
• You will join a supportive team that enjoy socialising outside of work
• Ideally this is full time but part time can be considered too
• 1:4 Saturdays, no Sundays or OOHs
• Generous CPD allowance
• Have your birthday off!

We are on the edge of town, with the M65 and train station only 0.25 miles from the practice. Colne is a rural based town with access to Manchester for city life, or outdoor activities such as climbing Pendle Hill, walks in the Dales and visiting The Lakes on your days off.

Laoise, Ally, Dani and Vicky, our new practice owners, are supported by a great crew of 4 Vets, 5 RVN's, 3 VCA's and a reception team of 5, all our colleagues are dedicated and can offer you fantastic support to achieve your career goals. This is a great opportunity for any vet to join and allowing you to shape your own career and influence the care we provide.

We are passionate about allowing all our veterinary surgeons to work up their own cases and explore all possibilities to support our clients and provide the best care possible to our patients, so if you are someone who loves to go that step further, this role could be perfect for you.

We have a good variety of clients and cases, with referrals being available, but so we can offer continuity in care we try to work up all the cases in house that we can. Equipment includes doppler ultrasound, operating theatre, electrosurgery unit, tonometry, dental x-ray, and a growing orthopaedic kit. We also have invue and sedivue to complete our lab work.

We are looking for a full-time experienced vet, but we can also consider flexible hours for the right candidate. Rota 1 in 4 Saturdays (9am-5:30pm), no Sunday working or OOHs after 7pm. We have 20-minute sick pet consults and also catch up and admin time of over 1 hour rostered into the day.

We encourage socialising outside of work to create a family friendly environment in work, so include the odd chippy tea nights, summer BBQ and walks in the local hills on our days off.

For this position we can offer up to £70,000, dependent upon experience and qualifications (FTE). We understand that everyone circumstances are different so if you are looking to relocate, we are happy to discuss a relocation package as well.

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities.

Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!