Ambulatory Equine Vet

VetPartners; Fieldhouse; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 30.5 days incl bank

Birthday day off

Health cash plan

RCVS/VCI membership paid

VDS cover

CPD allowance £1750

Cycle to work

Company sick pay

Annual pay reviews

Job summary

Three Counties Equine Hospital, part of the VetPartners family, is seeking an enthusiastic equine vet to join a friendly team of 22 vets. The role is predominantly ambulatory with hospital follow-up opportunities, and strong teamwork and learning support are provided.

Applicants with experience are welcome, and there is scope to pursue personal interests with senior colleague support in surgery and internal medicine. A supportive nurses team is available both on the road and in the hospital.

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for equine practice and willingness to learn.
• Strong team ethic and good communication skills.
• Experience welcomed but not required; ability to work across ambulatory and hospital cases.

Responsibilities

• Ambulatory equine work with hospital backup for lameness and medical workups.
• Follow up cases from road to hospital with support from senior colleagues.
• Develop personal interests with support from the team.

Tools

Portable digital radiography

Ultrasonography

Endoscopy

MRI

Job description

Stratford Bridge, Ripple, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

We are looking for an enthusiastic equine vet to join our friendly team of 22 vets at Three Counties Equine Hospital. The role will be predominantly ambulatory, and we’re happy to support the areas of equine practice that you are interested in. There is the opportunity to follow up your own cases in the hospital, with plentiful support available. We welcome applicants with relevant experience, but enthusiasm, a strong team ethic and a willingness to learn are equally important to us.

Job Description

We are a first opinion ambulatory practice and referral hospital situated on the Worcestershire, Gloucestershire & Herefordshire borders, where high clinical standards, excellent communication skills and teamwork are imperative.

Day to day, the role involves a good mix of routine first opinion ambulatory work with the back-up of a hospital to carry out lameness and poor performance investigations, advanced procedures and medical work ups.

You will be encouraged to develop your interests, with support from senior colleagues and diplomats in surgery and internal medicine. In addition, support by our team of brilliant nurses is available both in the hospital and on the road.

We have a large array of state-of-the-art equipment including portable digital radiography and ultrasonography, endoscopy including dynamic endoscopy, gastroscopy, scintigraphy and MRI.

What You Can Expect

• Shared 1 in 4.5 rota
• 4.5 day week as standard
• 5 days CPD actively encouraged and supported
• 30.5 days holiday annually, including bank holidays
• An extra day off on your birthday
• Lots of support to develop your own interests
• The opportunity to follow your cases through from the road into the hospital
• A friendly team who enjoy working together and supporting each other
• Usual T’s & C’s apply

As proud members of the VetPartners family our excellent range of benefits includes:

• 30.5 days holiday annually, including bank holidays
• An extra day off on your birthday
• £1750 CPD Allowance per annum
• Health Cash Plan - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
• RCVS / VCI Membership paid
• Two other membership subscriptions
• VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Discounted veterinary fees
• O ffers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
• Cycle to Work scheme
• CPD/training support
• Company sick pay
• Annual pay reviews
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities

We work hard to be a great place to work. As the newly awarded Employer of the Year, VetPartners offers a supportive, progressive environment where you can thrive.

We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds. As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our people.