Out of Hours Veterinary Surgeon

Linnaeus Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A veterinary referral hospital in the UK is seeking a part-time veterinary professional to provide Out of Hours cover for in-patients. Applicants should have experience in primary care and a passion for clinical excellence. This role offers exposure to a varied caseload and the opportunity for professional development with support for further qualifications.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

RCVS and VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Career progression opportunities

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Experienced primary care vet looking to gain experience in a large referral hospital.
• Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) certificate is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide Out of Hours cover for referral in-patients.
• Support local primary care practices.

Job description

Stockton-on-Tees Contract Part time. If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

The successful applicant will join an established and growing team of diplomates and residency-trained surgeons and clinicians, with support from a large discipline-specific nursing team. They will provide Out of Hours (OOH) cover for our referral in-patients and support local primary care practices that use Wear Referrals to provide their out-of-hours cover.

This role would suit an experienced primary care vet looking to gain experience in a large 24/7 referral hospital and exposure to a complex and varied caseload. An Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) certificate would be advantageous and we would fully support the successful candidate in undertaking a certificate or further ECC studies.

We have an active internship programme and are expanding our residency programmes. Our extensive clinical caseload provides an interesting variety of cases and supports ongoing clinical research that is actively encouraged and supported. Linnaeus Veterinary Limited facilitates a highly collaborative approach between their hospitals and colleagues.

Applicants must be highly motivated, proactive and passionate about delivering clinical excellence, with excellent social and clinical skills. We offer rota patterns that ensure a good work-life balance. This role is to cover weekend days and/or night shifts on a full-time or part-time basis.

Wear Referrals (part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, owned by Mars) is a multi-disciplinary, specialist veterinary referral hospital in the North East of England, close to the historic university city of Durham, the thriving city of Newcastle, and set between the northeast coast and the Pennines.

Our specialist services include neurology, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, oncology, diagnostic imaging and cardiology, a busy primary care out-of-hours emergency service, in-house physiotherapy, and hydrotherapy. Our team of 180 staff includes 17 European/RCVS Specialists and 70 registered veterinary nurses.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Staff discounts
• Wellness program including Employee assistance program, Eyecare voucher scheme, Free annual Flu jab, and Cycle to work scheme