Part-time Veterinary Surgeon

Goddard Veterinary Group; Chalfont St. Peter; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

6.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Relocation assistance

CPD budget £2,000 per year + 5 days CP

Private Medical Insurance with Bupa

On-site accommodation available toRent

Sign-up bonus £5,000

Job summary

Goddard Veterinary Group in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, is seeking a part-time branch veterinary surgeon to join a well-supported team. The role offers flexible days, no on-call, and a friendly practice with ultrasound facilities and a large, bonded client base.

You will work alongside experienced vets and a capable nursing and reception team, with access to Mandeville Hospital for out-of-hours support. Sign-up bonus and generous CPD are part of the package.

Qualifications

• Vet GDP completed and confident with routine surgery.
• Experience with consultations and case management.
• Knowledge of RCVS guidance and medicines.

Responsibilities

• Carry out consultations, examine pets and give evidence-based management.
• Perform surgery within personal competence and overnight care limits.
• Prescribe and dispense medications following medicines legislation.
• Record accurate clinical notes and pet histories for colleagues.
• Refer cases promptly to a GVG Hospital when needed.
• Help maintain a respectful, collaborative team environment.

Skills

Consultations

Surgery

Clinical notes

Teamwork

Job description

Our beautiful Chalfont St Peter practice in Buckinghamshire has the opportunity for a vet who is looking for a first opinion GP position, on a part-time basis.

About your new role!

Your average 20.12 hourly week is inclusive of a 1:3 branch Saturday morning, and 1:8 hospital Sunday rotation. You will be rota ‘d to 1 bank holiday per year in Mandeville Hospital.

There can be flexibility in how your days in the week look, for example a shorter Monday and full Wednesday (9am-7pm) or full Wednesday and shorter Friday. You will be working alongside another experienced vet on both days, this is NOT a sole charge position during the week.

There are NO on-call requirements.

Chalfont St Peter has 3 consult rooms, separate dog and cat wards and is in a peaceful, picturesque village location.

As well as being equipped with everything you would expect for a large branch, Chalfont also has ultrasound facilities.

The practice has very bonded clients, largely insured and for those invaluable breaks when the sun makes an appearance you have a huge garden and a decked out area to have some “me” time.

You will be working alongside incredible long-standing vets, an amazing senior RVN, experienced nursing and reception team and an invaluable regional manager who have all worked in/with the practice for years.

The Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in Northolt provides out of hours support for Chalfont. It has state of the art 24 hr facilities including CT, an excellent ultrasound, scopes, laparoscopic equipment, and an array of specialists.

As a branch veterinary surgeon, some of your duties will include:

• Carry out consultations, thoroughly examining all pets presented and making management and treatment recommendations which are based on best practice and are evidence-based and in accordance with GVG protocols.
• Perform surgery on cases as appropriate and within boundaries of personal competence and limitation of overnight care.
• Maintain, prescribe and dispense all medications in accordance with appropriate current medicines legislation and RCVS guidance.
• Record accurate and thorough clinical notes and ensure that pets’ histories are accurate comprehensive and useful to colleagues.
• Be prepared to refer cases in a timely manner, in the first instance to a GVG Hospital, when there is an inability to undertake a case for whatever reason.
• Help to maintain a respectful and collaborative team environment

Location wise, if you are looking to be within close proximity of London but for day to life not in the middle of the hustle and bustle, Chalfont is perfect! It’s a quiet village with rural charm, yet easily accessible to city life, giving you the best of both worlds.

Being just a 5-minute drive from Gerrards Cross train station, within 50 minutes you are in London Liverpool Street, where you can pick up numerous other lines to get you across the city.

Now let’s delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:

The salary band for this part-time role salary is £22,635 to £36,216 (£45,000 to £72,000 FTE) dependent on prior experience and allowing room for further growth and personal progression within the role.

If you wished to explore additional days, we would be happy to look into this for you.

On site accommodation is available to rent if required.

*If successful, you will receive a sign-up bonus of £5,000. This one-off bonus also applies for internal transfers, and will be discussed in more detail within the application process*

A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard vet:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)
• Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
• Up to £2,000 CPD budget every year plus up to 5 days’ paid CPD leave (pro rata)
• Private Medical Healthcare Insurance with Bupa

Experience

VetGDP completed and confident with routine surgery