Bank Veterinary Surgeon

PDSA; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

PDSA Gillingham is seeking a qualified Veterinary Surgeon to join our bank team. You’ll pick up shifts that fit around your life, while delivering high standards of care for pets and supporting owners in need.

As part of a busy hospital, you’ll handle a wide range of medical and surgical cases, discuss treatment options with clients, and work with a collaborative team dedicated to welfare-first care and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Qualified veterinary surgeon who can join the bank team.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts.
• Excellent communication with clients and team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care for a range of medical and surgical cases.
• Discuss treatment options with clients and plan care.
• Work within a collaborative hospital team.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Qualified Veterinary Surgeon

Job description

Make a difference every day with PDSA

AboutUs

Join us to help keep even more people and pets together when times are tough. For over a century, PDSA have provided vital veterinary care for the pets of people in financial hardship.

We’renow on a journey to expand our reach to support even more people and their beloved pets. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need passionate and driven individuals who are ready to embrace change and help shape a future-focused PDSA. Together,we'llbuild a stronger organisation to ensure our services help those who need us most for the next hundred years.

Ifyou'reready to make a real difference and be part of a teamthat'screating positive change, we want you to join us.Let'sbuild a brighter future for pets and their owners, together.

About you

We’relooking for a qualified Veterinary Surgeon to join ourbank team atPDSA Gillingham.If you like variety, want to keep your clinical skills sharp and are looking for flexible work that really makes a difference, this could be a great fit. As a Bank Vet at PDSA,you’llpick up shifts that work around your life, joining a supportive team to help care for pets and owners who really need our help.

You’llbe comfortable stepping into a busy hospital and handling a wide range of medical and surgical cases, using your clinical confidence to make sound, evidence-based decisions.You’rehappy discussing realistic treatment options with clients, creating clear plans that balance best practice with each owner’s circumstances, and you take a pragmatic, welfare-focused approach to doingwhat’sright for every pet.Strong communicationskills areimportant,you’llbuild trust quickly with clients and slot in smoothly alongside colleagues.

You’llbe a team player who enjoys working in a collaborative, supportive environment where people share knowledge and help each other out. Whetheryou’retopping up your hours, balancing othercommitmentsor easing back into clinical work,you’llbe part of an experienced, caring team that values what you bring.

In every shift,you’llhelp champion our mission, support clientcontributionsand contribute to the high standard of carewe’reproud to provide.

About the hospital

PDSA Gillinghamis a highly collaborative, effective hospital,a great placefor teamwork, casediscussionand shared learning. Our teams have varied clinical interests, giving you access to a wide pool of knowledge and experience when discussing cases and treatment plans.

Our Pet Hospitals are modern and well-equipped and include separate dog and cat kennelling facilities, in-house radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, pipedgasesand extensive orthopaedic equipment.

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individualsare able tomake best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members fromdifferent backgrounds.

If you have any questions or concernsregardingaccessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you mayrequirethroughout the recruitment process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

To support this commitment, our recruitment & selection processes are robust and rigorous. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references andappropriate backgroundchecks.