Community Veterinary Surgeon

Cats Protection; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cat welfare charity in the UK is seeking a Community Veterinary Surgeon to join their remote team. In this role, you will provide veterinary support and guidance across the South West, Wales, and West Midlands, with a salary of up to £63,142.93 per annum and excellent benefits including generous leave and health insurance.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Contribution pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience of working in small animal veterinary practice with associated shelter/charity experience.
• Sound, current knowledge of feline medicine and animal welfare.
• Must be currently registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to practice in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Veterinary Officer in developing veterinary services.
• Collaborate with other vets to implement policies for cat welfare.
• Assist in training and educating volunteers and staff.

Skills

Experience in small animal veterinary practice

Knowledge of feline medicine

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree in veterinary medicine

Registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Job description

Overview

Community Veterinary Surgeon

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Veterinary Surgeon to join our team. You will join us working 35 hours per week, on a permanent basis and will be based remotely in the South West/Wales/West Midlands.

In return you will receive a salary of up to £63,142.93 per annum plus excellent benefits.

About us

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

About the role

Responsibilities of our Community Veterinary Surgeon:

• To support the Chief Veterinary Officer in the development and delivery of veterinary services throughout the Charity with specific responsibility for the South West/Wales and the West Midlands.
• Support centre and volunteer site management through visits, conferences, and meetings to ensure effective operations and adherence to veterinary and welfare standards.
• Collaborate with the Chief Veterinary Officer and other vets to develop and implement unified policies for cat welfare, treatment, and homing, with Trustee approval.
• Assist in training and educating volunteers, staff, vets, and the public; deliver presentations and work with Education and L&D teams to enhance training programs.
• Provide veterinary-related support and guidance to centres, volunteer sites, regional vets, the complaints department, and the Helpline.

About the Community Veterinary team

• We are a team of 4 Community Veterinary Surgeons who are all regionally based providing veterinary advice to the Cats Protection network across the UK
• The Community Veterinary Surgeons report into the Senior Community Veterinary Manager
• We are all remote workers but successfully support each other through weekly catch-up meetings, in-person meetings and a strong team ethos of collaboration and case discussion
• We support many other teams across the organisation involved in the welfare of our cats in care. These teams include our operational colleagues, the cat welfare team and our team of regional behaviourists

What we’re looking for in our Community Veterinary Surgeon

• Experience of working in small animal veterinary practice with associated shelter/charity experience
• Sound, current knowledge of feline medicine, contextualised care, animal welfare, veterinary medicines legislation
• Degree in veterinary medicine
• Must be currently registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to practice in the UK
• Able to work accurately and under pressure
• Must be based in South-West/Wales/West Midlands

The package

• Salary up to £63,142.93 per annum, plus excellent benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Range of health benefits, including private medical insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme and more

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