Consult Only Vet - Small Animal

Bath Veterinary Group; Bath; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Bath Veterinary Group is seeking a Consult Only Vet to join their team at Rosemary Lodge in Bath. This role focuses on delivering high-quality clinical care and fostering client relationships, with no out-of-hours duties. The position offers a competitive salary, generous leave, and numerous professional development opportunities.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

£1250 CPD allowance

Company pension scheme

Discounted treatment for your own pets

Qualifications

• Qualified Vet with a degree in Veterinary Medicine.
• Experience in client communication and clinical care.
• Interest in consulting and building client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional clinical care and maintain high standards of client communication.
• Promote continuity of care as a consult-only Vet.
• Work as part of a team of 5 daily Vets with no sole charge required.

Skills

Clinical care

Client communication

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Job description

Find your future with Bath Vet Group

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consult Only Vet to join our team. The successful candidate will deliver exceptional clinical care and maintain high standards of client communication.

We are open to both full and part time applications, your usual full time working hours would be from 9am-7pm, 4 days per week, and 1 in 3 Saturdays mornings (9am-1pm) at Rosemary Lodge. There are no OOH with this role.

Join our supportive team

Rosemary Lodge is based in the beautiful city of Bath. The hospital is a long-established Tier 3 hospital with on-site MRI, CT, digital X-ray, dental X-ray and in-house diagnostics. Our 5 satellite branches vary in size and facilities but all have established teams and friendly clients. We pride ourselves on our friendly working environment and our focus on staff wellbeing. Staff are actively encouraged to develop their skills and knowledge via in-house learning and CPD, and there any many certificate holders within our first opinion team. We have 110 employees across the group. Bath Veterinary Referrals is based at Rosemary Lodge Hospital, the team includes both Medicine Clinicians and Surgeons

More about the role

This role is ideal for a Vet who is keen on consulting and building relationships with clients. We are keen to promote continuity of care, and having a consult only Vet would help with us to continue this. You will be based at Rosemary Lodge Hospital, and part of a team of 5 daily Vets, there will be no sole charge required.

If you're interested, please get in touch!

Because our employees 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, inclusive of bank holidays

*Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

*Private Medical Insurance

*Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline

*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

*Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

*£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave 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

Colleague Benefits

*Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well

*Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria

*Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you

*Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

*Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Salary up to £66,000 FTE DOE