Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - Consulting Only

Rare opportunity for a consulting only veterinary surgeon for our busy branches! Our practice is dedicated to helping our people develop, if you have an interest in internal medicine this would be ideal, however, we are open to many interests.

Flexibility that works for you. This is a Full-time or Part-time position. Our full-time Vets typically work a 40-hour week across 4 days with a mix of earlies, (starting at 7:30am) and late shifts, (starting at 11:00am). Weekends are 1:4 and there is a second on-call cover for occasional nights.

Join an exceptional practice. We are a 19 vet hospital with 8 satellite branches with multiple certificate holders (surgery, internal medicine, dentistry, oncology, diagnostic imaging, exotics) and varied equipment, and are looking for a consult only vet for some of our branches. We are an ISFM Silver accredited and RWAF Silver Hospital based in Foots Cray within the London Borough of Bexley.

We offer 24/7 care to our loyal clients, and we have a large enthusiastic and friendly team. We have separate cat, dog, and exotics wards, each encompassing their operating theatres, as well as dedicated dental suites, ultrasound facilities, flexible and rigid endoscopy, laparoscopic equipment and of course x-ray.

Our supportive team. You will be joining a talented team of vets and nurses as well as admin and supporting team members. You will be working alongside several certificate holders in various disciplines, (Imaging, Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Exotics, Dentistry) and you will have plenty of opportunity to develop skills and knowledge – both formally through CPD and informally through case collaboration.

Because our people matter. 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
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing:

• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support

Development:

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia 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 fees

Additional benefits include:

• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

Salary:
Up to £50,000 DOE