Veterinary Surgeon

VetPartners; Bridgwater; Remote; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6.6 weeks holiday pro rata

Health Cash Plan

RCVS Membership paid

VDS cover

CPD allowance pro rata

Cycle to Work

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

VetPartners’ Quantock Vets in Bridgwater, Somerset, is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly team in a busy, 100% small animal practice with some exotics. We offer a supportive environment and a four-day week for full-time applicants, with flexible part-time options.

The role features consults, theatre and in-patient shifts, plus a day out at our branch surgery. We operate our own out-of-hours service and welcome a vet comfortable with sole charge from day one, fostering excellent

Qualifications

• Comfortable with sole charge and day-one competencies.

Responsibilities

• Full-time or part-time hours (full-time offers a four-day week with the same day off in the week if preferred).
• Consult days, theatre days, in-patient shifts and a day out at our branch surgery.
• No OOH as we run our own dedicated out of hours service for the area and no Bank holidays.
• If you have a special interest, we would like to support you with this.

Skills

Sole charge

Day one competencies

Job description

Quantock Terrace, The Drove, Somerset, United Kingdom

Veterinary Surgeon

Quantock Vets, Bridgwater, Somerset

We have a great opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and knowledgeable team!

Quantock Vets have been providing outstanding care to the pets of Bridgwater and Nether Stowey since 1985.

The Team:

We are looking to grow our wonderful team. We are a well-established team who are looking for a friendly and approachable team player to join us.

Ideally, we are looking for a vet with who is comfortable with Sole charge and day one competencies.

Our team really are everything to us and so it is very important that as we get busier, we neither want to compromise our patient care or burn out our current staff. Therefore, we are looking to welcome an additional Vet to the team to assist with this, hopefully that’s where you come in!

The Role:

• Full-time or part-time hours (full-time offers a 4-day week with the same day off in the week if preferred)
• Consult days, theatre days, in patient shifts and a day out at our branch surgery.
• No OOH as we run our own dedicated out of hours service for the area and no Bank holidays
• If you have a special interest, we would like to support you with this.

Our Practice:

Our RCVS accredited hospital in Quantock and Nether Stowey branch have purpose-built facilities and offer a huge range of services.

We are a busy first opinion practice doing 100% small animal as well as a good amount of exotics.

We pride ourselves on a high level of patient care and have dedicated inpatient shifts for both vets and nurses, so our patients receive optimal care while with us.

We have digital x-ray, dental x-ray, portable and diagnostic ultrasound, endoscopy and laparoscope equipment to name a few! We also have a dedicated night team.

The Area:

Set at the foot of the Quantock hills the area is only a short distance from the beautiful countryside and west coast beaches, while still having the convenience of the M5 to get you to the nearest big cities such as Exeter and Bristol.

As part of the VetPartners family our excellent range of benefits includes (pro rata):

• Salary - £48,000 - £60,000 depending on experience (pro rata)
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays, with the potential for buy/sell holiday
• £1750 CPD Allowance per annum (pro rata)
• Health Cash Plan - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeingtreatments - from dentistry to sports massage
• RCVS Membership paid
• Two other membership subscriptions
• VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Discounted veterinary fees
• Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
• Cycle to Work scheme
• CPD/training support and certificates encouraged and supported.
• Company sick pay
• Annual pay reviews
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities

We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds. As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our people.