Veterinary Surgeon

Vets for Pets; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a passionate team at Vets for Pets in Loughborough as a Vet. This role offers a supportive work environment, excellent career development opportunities, and competitive salary with additional benefits, including a welcome bonus, varied case load, and no out-of-hours requirements.

Benefits

Welcome bonus payment of £2,000

Enhanced annual leave of 6.6 weeks

Contributory pension scheme

Generous CPD budget

Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, etc.)

Exclusive company discounts

In-house discounts for colleagues' pets

Qualifications

• Must be a confident Vet with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in veterinary practice is essential.
• Ability to work in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent pet healthcare and customer service.
• Conduct surgeries and make use of state-of-the-art facilities.
• Mentor and support junior vets and team members.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidence

Collaboration

Education

Qualified Vet

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to take your career to the next level?

At Loughborough Vets for Pets you will be part of a practice where you will be well cared for and part of a friendly, fun and passionate team. Where you will be supported to reach your veterinary career goals.

Luke, the Practice Partner, and his wonderful colleagues are looking for an ambitious Vet with great interpersonal skills and a drive for excellence to join their team.

We would like someone who is confident in themselves and their abilities and is happy to “give things a try” to enable the best outcomes for our patients whatever their budget.
You will join a practice where we can offer exciting new challenges and professional development. So, if you are an experienced Vet looking for your next leap then we may just have the job for you!

Our stand-alone Practice is situated on the outskirts of the university town of Loughborough in a busy residential area with on-site parking; great motorway and train links to Nottingham, Leicester, the Peak District, Birmingham & London and being centrally located to the rest of the UK.

What makes this role different?
We can offer a friendly, inclusive work environment, and are happy to support individuals’ areas of special interest. You will be joining a hard-working team who are dedicated to providing outstanding pet healthcare and fantastic, caring customer service.

Join a dynamic team of 5 vets, including 3 recent graduates mentored by Ben (5 years qualified) and Luke (Practice Owner / Head Vet). Supported by 6 RVNs, 2 SVNs, a VCA, 5 CCAs, and a Practice Manager, all vets are encouraged to take on a mix of ops and consults, pushing their comfort zones and growing professionally. The team values strong communication, daily huddles, and a collaborative, supportive atmosphere.

We see a wide range of medical and surgical cases. Our Partner, Luke Knowles, who qualified at Bristol, in 2003, has a post-graduate surgery certificate which offers our clients more in-house complex and orthopaedic surgeries, and opportunities for our Vets to develop their surgical skills. The surgery offers state of the art facilities including digital x-ray, digital endoscopes, ultrasound, lab and an array of surgical and orthopaedic equipment.

Our benefits include:

• Salary up to £70,000 (dependent on experience & FTE)
• A full time four-day week and one in four Saturday rota (9-12pm), can consider part time hours for the right candidate
• No out of hours
• Welcome bonus payment of £2,000 for applicants that apply directly to Vets for Pets (T&Cs apply)
• Enhanced annual leave of 6.6 weeks including bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme and life assurance of 4x annual salary
• Excellent career opportunities and development due to our varied and busy case load
• 20-minute pet consultations, as standard
• Generous CPD budget including up to 5 days of paid CPD, including funding of certificates
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, VDS, BSAVA)
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards - including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room and Vet Group
• Generous in-house discounts for veterinary care of colleagues’ own pets

For more information or an informal chat with Jo, our Practice Manager, please call the Practice on 01509 238340. Alternatively, you can contact Jo by email at [e-mail]

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email; [e-mail] for an informal and confidential conversation.

Welcome bonus payment only applicable to candidates that apply directly via Vets for Pets. 100% of bonus payment will be made upon successful completion of candidates’ probationary period.

Location: LE11 2HN

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!