Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

White Cross Vets, Walkden, Worsley, North West

We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our Manchester White Cross team, ideally working between the Sale and Walkden clinics. As one of the top employers in the UK, we offer candidates an excellent package with the opportunity to enjoy a superb work/life balance. This is a full time role with no out of hours or weekend work and a competitive salary.

About Us

At White Cross Vets, part of inspiring vet care, we have 23 clinics across the UK. All of our clinics have teams with different interests, with team members undergoing further training by certificates or having those that have achieved certificate status. Being part of something bigger, offers a fantastic level of support on a wider group level and allows us to grow and develop a higher quality first opinion pet care, whilst providing internal career progression opportunities.

There are three White Cross Clinics in Manchester, and we are looking for someone who could add to the skills and services we already offer between the clinics.

At inspiring vet care, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the UK’s number one vet care provider, we’re trusted with the care of over 2 million animals, delivering our purpose of healthier animals and happier owners.

Enhance your skills and add to ours!

White Cross Vets encourage growth and certificate support can be offered. Across the Manchester clinics we have vets who have completed or are working towards certificates in medicine, dermatology, ophthalmology and anaesthesia. We like to tackle all aspects of soft tissue surgery ourselves and have visiting veterinary surgeons for orthopaedic surgeries and advanced diagnostic imaging. What could you add to the services we offer?

We are looking for an experienced vet to work between our Walkden and Sale surgeries. Both clinics have great facilities including 4 consult rooms, cat ward, dog ward, operating theatre, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound and access to endoscope if needed. What would be fantastic would be if you could bring your own area of expertise and someone with a keen interest/certificate in ultrasound would be a fantastic addition to our Manchester team but we would happily consider any area of expertise if you are the right fit for our clinics.

About the Team and Culture

One of the best parts of working at White Cross is the team cultures that are not only created at each individual site but what we are wanting to expand across our Manchester clinics. The Clinic Director works across all sites and we do have staff moving between clinics to support each other as much as possible.

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS
• Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

We’re committed to supporting our people through career development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives and access to world-class learning resources.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take the next step in your career, inspiring vet care offers the support, opportunity and community to help you grow.

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Speak to Mike Burrell from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.