Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Vets for Pets; England; On-site; GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Vets for Pets is looking for a Lead Vet Surgeon to join their newly built practice in Ilford. This role involves performing a variety of small animal cases with state-of-the-art equipment, mentoring colleagues, and providing excellent pet healthcare. Competitive salary and career growth opportunities available.

Benefits

Generous CPD allowance

Company discounts and rewards

Qualifications

• Experienced Lead Vet Surgeon needed with strong medical and surgical skills.
• Desire to mentor colleagues is essential.
• A keen interest in veterinary medicine, particularly surgery.

Responsibilities

• Perform surgical and medical procedures in a busy practice.
• Mentor and support veterinary team members.
• Engage in continuous professional development.

Skills

Medical skills

Surgical skills

Mentoring

Job description

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Practice owner Cheryl Lucas is looking for an experienced and confident Lead Vet Surgeon to join her team in Ilford! This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious vet to join a purpose built, brand new and growing practice. Also for the right individual, there are partnership opportunities. Ilford Vets4Pets is based at the busy Newbury Park retail site and has easy access to the M25 and transport links into central London. The practice sees a wide variety of small animal cases and has state of the art equipment including ultrasound, digital X-ray and full in house laboratory. You will be joining an expanding and energized team of 4 vets, 1 RVN, 3 student veterinary nurses, 2 veterinary care assistants and 1 receptionist.

This is a key role within the team therefore you will have strong medical and surgical skills and the desire and capability to help mentor colleagues. Cheryl is a supportive practice owner who has a keen interest in all aspects of veterinary medicine but a particular leaning towards surgery and has recently completed her surgical certificate. There is a generous CPD allowance and huge development opportunities available so if you have an area of particular interest, this may be the practice for you! This is a full time role working 40 hours per week and 1 in 3 weekends.

We also offer a competitive salary £85k plus (dependent on experience)

As you would expect from the market leader in small animal veterinary care we offer a supportive and friendly working environment together with career development opportunities and an excellent package and benefits that includes; competitive salary, generous CPD allowance and exclusive company discounts and rewards - including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room and the Vet Group. If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service and would like to join our team, then we would love to hear from you.

Location: IG2 6BE

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!