Veterinary Surgeon

VCA Inc.; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in Kirkcaldy seeks an experienced Senior Veterinary Surgeon to join their progressive team. This role offers a chance to lead, mentor, and contribute to the ongoing success of the practice, with a competitive salary of £55,000 - £70,000 per annum. The ideal candidate will ensure high standards of care and support the team's growth in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

5-weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Relocation support

RCVS and VDS fees paid

Life assurance

Enhanced equal family leave

Extensive CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to support the development of the team through coaching.
• Confident in monitoring clinical standards and leading improvement.
• Involved in coordinating clinical workflow.
• Enjoy all elements of small animal work, including consulting and surgery.
• A team player thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical team to improve quality.
• Deliver outstanding patient care during consultations.
• Mentor the veterinary and nursing team.
• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team.
• Ensure adherence to clinical and regulatory standards.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Clinical decision-making

Communication

Collaboration

Education

RCVS Registered Veterinary Surgeon

Job description

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locations Linnaeus St Clair Veterinary Group Kirkcaldy|170129 Linnaeus St Clair Veterinary Group Woodside|170131

time type Full time

posted on Posted 22 Days Ago

job requisition id R-209773

Job Title: Senior Veterinary Surgeon

Hours: 40, 4-day week,1:4 weekends (Saturday morning) with time off in lieu, No OOH’s,

Salary: £55,000 - £70,000 per annum (Depending on experience)

We’re seeking a Senior Vet to partner with our Clinical Director in maintaining clinical excellence, supporting team growth, and contributing to the ongoing success of our practice.

If you're a Lead vet or an experienced vet ready to take the next step into leadership, this is the perfect opportunity to grow, lead, and thrive. come and join us!

• An opportunity to support, guide our clinical team, becoming part of our integral, collaborative, and forward-thinking practice.
• Lead with purpose in a practice that empowers you to make meaningful decisions, mentor others, and elevate standards of care.
• Scope for a veterinary surgeon looking for flexibility in their rota and to take their next steps in working independently by leading and inspiring a progressive veterinary team.
• Varied caseload, everything from routine to more complex cases, giving you the chance to continually develop and grow
• Work alongside a dedicated, friendly team with a range of experience, including postgraduate certificates, who value collaboration and mentorship.
• You will have access to leadership training, CPD support and the freedom to explore your clinical interest.
• Well-equipped hospital with all the latest tools and a highly skilled nursing team to help deliver the best care possible.
• Enjoy a pet-friendly environment – employees are welcome to bring their pets to work.

The team

We have a large team with many areas of expertise, such as imaging, internal medicine, ophthalmology and surgery, available to deliver high-quality client and patient care. We strongly believe that our employees are the most important part of St Clair, and we support our team to constantly grow professionally and personally.

As a team member in St Clair, you will have a voice to create change and to innovate, to improve the quality of our patient and client experience and work in an environment where wellbeing is significant. We actively encourage professional development, including a fully funded certificate, so please do speak to us about your professional interests or goals that you may have, we would love to support you where possible.

St Clair Vets are a busy Primary Care, small animal practice, RCVS accredited, with 2 branch surgeries. We are working closely with our in- House Ophthalmology referral vets at Vet Vision, who are based at the Kirkcaldy veterinary centre. Our practice has long history in caring for pets in our community and we pride ourselves on providing the absolute best care and service for our pets and their owners.

As an Associate at St Clair Vet, you will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic, large, team of vets across our sites. Across the group we also have an experienced nursing team (including certificate holders in ECC and Exotics) & a wonderful client care team who support us daily.

Here at St Clair Vet, we offer fantastic ophthalmology referral, and orthopaedic surgery and medicine services, but we equally champion our primary care vets, and the fantastic service we offer for routine and first opinion caseloads. As a team, we often discuss clinical cases and have monthly team meetings to share knowledge and communications. It is important to us that each team member has a voice and is heard. We work closely with VSS, a local referral centre, who support us with additional in-house CPD events and with advice with more difficult cases.

Our variety of experience levels means that we have been able to offer a fantastic new graduate programme that offers great support. We are a nurse training practice and work closely with local universities & training colleges too. We, therefore, have plenty of opportunities for mentoring if this is something you enjoy. In your spare time, there is a lot to enjoy locally. St Clair Vet is based in wonderful Fife, close to Edinburgh to enjoy some city life and close to the Cairngorms for hiking adventures and the sea for beach walking and water activities. We have excellent travel links, access to good schools and beautiful countryside

What we’re looking for

• Ability to support the development of the team through coaching, mentoring and providing one-to-one support.
• Confident in monitoring and audit clinical standards and quality and lead the team to continuously improve quality and patient and client care
• You would be involved in coordinating clinical workflow,
• A GP vet working towards a certificate or a certificate holder, who enjoys all elements of small animal work, including consulting, surgery, hospitalised patient treatment, and involvement in urgent and emergency cases.
• Clinical decision-making abilities, able to interpret diagnostics and make informed decisions. A team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and remains calm under pressure.
• A confident, collaborative attitude that helps maintain a positive team culture and excellent client care relationship.
• Deliver professional excellence by ensuring adherence to the highest clinical and regulatory standards, by prioritize quality improvement initiatives, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of best practices and regulations, and implementing robust monitoring and feedback systems
• Deliver outstanding care to all patients during consultations and procedures Deliver clear, compassionate, and timely client communication
• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to drive the clinic forward
• Mentor and engage the veterinary and nursing team, fostering clinical development and high-quality standards
• Share best practices with the team and help implement progressive clinical standards
• A confident individual with strong leadership ability, excellent communication and organisational skills able to work in a busy hospital environment.

What we offer

• 5-weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
• Relocation support
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Life assurance
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Extensive internal and funded external CPD

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an experienced team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

St Clair'sis part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about St Clair's, Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].

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Salary Value: £55,000 - £70,000 per annum;

Salary Description: Depending on experience