Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

Minster Veterinary Centre Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

House

Car

Phones

Broadband

RCVS registration

Society membership

VDS cover

5 weeks holiday

Job summary

Minster Veterinary Centre Ltd in Nottinghamshire is seeking an experienced small animal veterinary surgeon. The role can be full or part time and starts at 8am; there is no mandatory out of hours or weekend work, though fitting into 1 in 5 consulting weekends from the Newark Surgery would be ideal.

The position also offers potential for an out-of-hours package if desired, with generous time back. We have a mix of experience with a supportive team and layout across four surgeries and two

Qualifications

• Experienced candidate for small animal practice.
• Willingness to work full or part-time as needed.
• CPD encouraged with study support and funding.

Job description

We are a long established independent, client friendly practice in Nottinghamshire with 4 fully functioning surgeries and two branch practices. We have a bustling and friendly work place with a fantastic team attitude that we endeavour to prioritise.

We have a position available for an experience small animal veterinary surgeon. The position can be full or part time, but would need to fit our normal start time of 8am. There is no mandatory out of hours or weekend work but fitting into 1 in 5 consulting weekends from the Newark Surgery would be ideal.

The working weekend consists of a Saturday 12.30pm until 5.30pm shift and a Sunday 10am until 4.30pm shift which are compensated with 2 full days rota’d off in the following week (If part time this could be negotiated to be paid if preferred). There are on call staff as back up if surgery or investigations are required and the workload doesn't allow. The on call staff are also available for work that continues beyond closing time.

There is a separate job opportunity to include out of hours on call work if desired with generous time back and on call package if this is preferred.

We are ideally looking for an experienced candidate who is happy to be surgical sole charge on occasion but also be part of a team environment, we would consider a candidate who would prefer a consulting only role but this may include time as sole charge at a consulting only branch.

We have a great mix of experience with certificate holders, vets currently studying for certificates and several of us with 8-20 years experience who are happy with the shorter titles! We also have a very enthusiastic mixed team who cover the on call work.

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

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 with roles evolving over time.

As a practice we like to be progressive in our approach to diagnostics and as such have a very good range of diagnostic equipment with an appetite for investing in equipment that will be utilised.

For the small animal side we have; digital x-ray with dental xray, digital endoscope/rhinoscope, ultrasound, ECG, suction, multiparameter monitors and recently upgraded Idexx lab equipment at all branches alongside an in house microbiology lab run through Southwell. We can perform in house orthopaedics including TPLO, have an in house cardiologist and an ophthalmologist plus many other fantastic vets!

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.

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!

• Generous packages based on role and experience and role can include; house, car, phones, broadband, RCVS registration, society membership and VDS cover.
• We offer 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays.