Mixed or Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

Minster Veterinary Centre Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

House

Car

Phone

Broadband

Society membership

VDS cover

Job summary

Minster Veterinary Centre Ltd in Nottinghamshire is seeking an experienced mixed vet or small animal vet who can be on call. The role can be mixed or small animal only, but on call with a paired 1 in 7 rota would be a requirement.

We offer a progressive, client-focused practice with access to extensive diagnostic equipment across four surgeries, plus in-house referrals and CPD support. On-call balance and generous leave are provided to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified veterinary surgeon with experience in mixed practice or small animal work.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rota (1 in 7).
• Ability to work within a friendly, team-based environment and adapt to evolving interests.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services across mixed and/or small animal caseload.
• Share in-hours and out-of-hours on-call duties.
• Support CPD and professional development for self and staff.

Skills

Mixed practice

On-call rota

Clinical freedom

Client focus

Education

Veterinary degree

Tools

Ultrasound

In-house lab

Endoscope

ECG

Job description

Position available for an experienced mixed vet/small animal vet able to be on call.

We are a fiercely independent, client focussed mixed practice in Nottinghamshire with 4 fully functioning surgeries and two further branch practices. The position can be mixed or small animal only, but on call with a paired 1 in 7 rota would be a requirement.

As you should expect from any good employer we are looking for someone to fit in to a friendly and helpful team dynamic, who can be an asset to the practice while progressing both personally and professionally.

We encourage clinical freedom and allow staff to find a role or niche they enjoy within the practice and all of our positions have the flexibility to adapt to areas of clinical interest and we expect roles to evolve over time.

We have a very good range of diagnostic equipment for all areas of our workload as well as several certificate holders. We are able to offer in house referrals for cardiology, ophthalmology, behaviour, gait analysis/expert OA treatmentand orthopaedic surgery.

For the small animal side we have; digital x-ray with dental xray at all 4 surgical sites, digital endoscope/rhinoscope , ultrasound at all sites, ECG, suction, pulse ox and recently upgraded Idexx lab equipment at every branch alongside an in house microbiology lab.

For the large animal side we have ultrasound for both farm and equine, mobile digital x-ray, hand and power tools for dentals as well as a very nice equine endoscope, gastroscope and dental scope. We have in house biochemistry and haematology for horses, microbiology with some PM facility and daily collections for all other large animal lab samples.

As a practice we like to be progressive in our approach to diagnostics so will invest in equipment that will be utilised and beneficial to the practice. We encourage relevant CPD with a focus on areas of personal improvement and interest. We have a standard pro rata 5 days of CPD allowance and study for certificates is welcomed and funded as part of your CPD allowance.

We currently cover all of our own out of hours work, the on call is currently paired to cover both small and large animal calls. The pairings are set to balance experience and interest so could easily include a vet with a weighted interest. The current rota is 1 in 7 with an additional 1 in 14 Saturday mornings. Additional consulting hours are run from our Newark branch over the weekend to help reduce the out of hours workload, this is run on a separate rota of small animal vets. On call vets currently have the Monday to Wednesday off following a weekend on call and the Friday after a Saturday morning shift to try to keep an excellent work-life balance. There is a rotating late start prior to a night on call where one of the pair is rota'd off for the morning prior to being on call. These days off are on top of the pro rata 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (any worked are given back in leiu).

We have optional CPD evenings at local pubs with great food to keep you up to date with new products, the days of trying to squeeze in lunch and learns are gone!

We have a generous package based on experience and can include; house, car, phones, broadband, society membership and VDS cover.

• house
• car
• phones
• broadband
• society membership
• VDS cover