Out-of-Hours Emergency Vet & ECC with Teaching

Langford Vets; Langford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contributions matched

5 weeks annual leave

Simply Health benefits

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Employee referral bonus scheme

University benefits access

Job summary

Langford Vets is offering an opportunity for an experienced veterinary surgeon to develop OOH emergency skills within our primary care practice and multidisciplinary referral hospital.

You will triage and provide emergency care for our primary care pets, work with rotating interns and nursing team, and contribute to teaching our University of Bristol undergraduates during their rotations.

The role includes an OOH rota with weekend day and bank holiday work, with an average of 22 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Provide telephone emergency advice and support for clients of practices using Langford Vets OOH service and to appropriately triage these calls.
• Provide a consultation service for clients whose pets require emergency medical treatment.
• Carry out the necessary medical or surgical treatment to the standards expected of the RCVS, ensuring that appropriate consent is obtained from the client.

Responsibilities

• Advise and triage emergency cases over the phone and in person.
• Provide emergency consultations and in-patient care for urgent cases.
• Maintain accurate patient notes and records, including treatment costs and discharge information.
• Assist with training and development of veterinary and veterinary nursing undergraduates during their rotations.
• Work as part of a rotating OOH rota including weekend days and bank holidays.

Skills

Telephone triage

Emergency care

Communication with clients

Job description

Langford Vets is offering an opportunity for an experienced veterinary surgeon to develop OOH emergency skills within our primary care practice and multidisciplinary referral hospital.

You will triage and provide emergency care for our primary care pets, work with rotating interns and nursing team, and contribute to teaching our University of Bristol undergraduates during their rotations.

The role includes an OOH rota with weekend day and bank holiday work, with an average of 22 hours per week.