Twilight Veterinary Surgeon

CVS Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary service provider in Bristol is seeking a Twilight Veterinary Surgeon to manage emergency care during night hours. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of experience and a strong commitment to high standards of animal care. This role includes a rotating rota and offers extensive support and facilities, alongside a competitive salary of up to £60,000 (FTE). Benefits include additional leave, a cycle scheme, and a colleague discount program.

Benefits

Extra days leave

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Colleague discounts on pet products and treatments

Access to company share-save scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified Veterinary Surgeon with veterinary degree.
• Experience in emergency and critical care preferred.
• Strong interest in providing high standards of veterinary care.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency overnight and weekend care for animals.
• Work on a rotating shift schedule with specific hours.
• Collaborate with a team of veterinarians and support staff.

Skills

Motivated

Enthusiastic

Caring

Experience in emergency care

Education

Veterinary qualification

2-3 years’ experience as a Veterinary Surgeon

Tools

CT

Digital x-ray

Ultrasound

Endoscopy

Laparoscopy

Job description

MiNightVet Bristol is a small animal out of hours veterinary emergency service, welcoming dogs, cats, birds, exotics, poultry and small mammals.We are based in Whitchurch, Bristol providing emergency overnight and weekend care to clients.

We are currently seeking a Twilight Veterinary Surgeon to join the team to support us with the following rota:

Week 1: Mon-Thurs 4pm-midnight
Week 2: Off
Week 3: Fri 4pm-midnight, Sat 12-midnight, sun 12-midnight
Week 4: Off

Salary: up to 60,000 (FTE) (DOE)

The MiNightVet team provide a dedicated emergency service with full-time night staff who will be alert and effective even at unsociable hours. The qualified vets and nurses have a special interest, experience, and training in all aspects of urgent critical care. We are happy to take on a generalist Veterinary Surgeon who has upward of 2-3 years' experience.

We are seekinga motivated,enthusiastic,andcaring Vetto join us at our dedicated out of hours service in Bristol.

Our MiNightVet service complements our fantastic day team within Highcroft Veterinary Hospital, Bristol. Conveniently located within Bristol but away from the city centre; ideal transport links if needed, (20 minutes to Temple Meads Train Station and Bristol Airport).

Our facilities include CT, digital x-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, laparoscopy, multi-parameter monitoring and a wide range of instrumentation to perform specialist orthopaedic surgery.

Our amazing team consist of certificate holders in surgery, exotics, ophthalmology, imaging, ECC, cardiology and medicine to provide support as needed. We have our own exotics department who will provide support as needed in the evening for exotic cases.

We pride ourselves on high standards of care and are looking for like-minded vets, who share these same principles.

Your holiday and CPD allowance worked into rest period (to be discussed). This will ideally be an annualised contract.

The team are friendly, approachable and get on well. Many of the night team choose to work a combination of days and nights which means we have a great working atmosphere between days and nights and see ourselves as one.

Our standard benefits include:

• Receive an extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised gym membership
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme – automatic enrolment and completely hassle free
• Access to First Aid for Mental Health and Wellbeing Champions across CVS and 300 trained CVS colleagues in this role
• Colleague discount on pet products and treatments including free consults, cost price drugs and a discount to our online pharmacy, Animed.
• Access to the company share-save scheme

Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact [e-mail]

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