Ambulatory Equine Vet

Armstrong Vets; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD allowance £1750 per annum

RCVS/VCI membership paid

Health plan

Job summary

Three Counties Equine Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic equine vet to join a team of 22 vets. The role is primarily ambulatory, with hospital follow-up of cases and strong team support for learning and development.

You will perform routine ambulatory care with access to hospital facilities for lameness and complex investigations, under the supervision of senior colleagues. A collaborative nursing team backs you in both hospital and field settings.

Responsibilities

• Ambulatory equine work with hospital support for lameness investigations and medical workups.
• Opportunity to follow cases from road to hospital with team support.
• Develop personal interests with guidance from senior colleagues.

Job description

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.

30.5 days holiday annually, including bank holidays £1750 CPD Allowance per annum, Health plan - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage RCVS Membership paid, two other membership subscriptions VDS cover Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay Discounted veterinary fees Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more Cycle to Work scheme CPD/training support Company sick pay Colleague engagement survey Annual pay reviews Focus on employee wellbeing Career progression opportunities