Veterinary Surgeon

Vets for Pets; Northampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension scheme

Gym membership

Paid volunteer days

Paid memberships (RCVS and VDS)

Exclusive discounts and rewards

Job summary

Vets for Pets in Northampton is seeking a forward thinking, driven veterinarian to join our experienced team of 13 vets in a state-of-the-art, 24/7 small animal hospital.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years qualified, though confident 1-year vets are welcome. The role offers day work, with potential OOH if requested, and a supportive environment with a focus on growth and development.

Qualifications

• 2+ years qualified in small animal practice.
• Willingness to work day shifts and OOH if requested.
• Comfort with video consults and technology in daily admin tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in a 24/7 small animal hospital.
• Collaborate with a 13-vet team to deliver high-quality care.
• Utilise video consultations and AI-assisted consult notes.
• Engage in ongoing CPD and professional development.

Skills

ECC

General Practice

Medicine

Team player

Education

2+ years qualified vet

Tools

Endoscope

Sonovet ultrasound

Job description

Want to work in a state of the art 24/7 small animal hospital?

We are looking for a forward thinking, driven and conscientious vet to join our experienced and friendly 13 vet team. We ideally want a vet who is 2 + years qualified, but would invite applicants from confident 1 year qualified vets too.

Our hospital has three theatres, a large prep room, a quiet room, four wards with CASCO heated kennels, 10 consulting rooms, bedrooms for OOH colleagues, and an amazing colleague room and kitchen to enjoy your breaks. We have a dedicated pharmacy team, so you won’t have to dispense your own medications from consults, and they will help process all medication requests. We run on 20 minute appointments, with plenty of diary capacity and space. We do video consults and there is the opportunity to be involved in driving this side of the business if interested. We use AI for our consult notes, and are keen to use technology to help you with your day to day admin tasks.

We are proud of our internal out of hours service. We can keep our interesting and exciting cases in house, and don’t need to refer out. We don't do OOH as "on-call" – you work your OOH shift as your paid hours for the week. We already have a team of night vets in place, so working OOH is not necessary for this role. However, if you want to explore OOH / ECC work we can accommodate this in your rota.

We have a culture to develop and grow the vets – you are never on your own, no branch work and we can support you to thrive in the workplace, and enjoy being a vet. This is the opportunity to work in an interesting environment with a varied caseload, where no 2 days are the same.

Key points:

• Advanced Practitioners in ECC, Medicine and General Practice
• 70% dogs, 30% cats and the odd rabbit/small furry
• 24/7 in patient facilities – case continuity and no transfers
• 20 minute appointments with dedicated in patient time
• Brand new endoscope and Sonovet ultrasound machine
• 5 days paid CPD with no financial limit, certificates paid for
• Full time position is 38 hours - 8am-7pm x 2 days, 8am- 5pm x 2 days and a day off
• Solely day work, opportunity to cover OOH with support if requested
• Part time position available also – we are a “jigsaw” practice and can slot your rota into ours
• Consulting only role available
• 1 in 4 weekends (working with another vet), with 2 days off in the week in lieu
• Salary £42k-£70k depending on experience/ skills matrix

As you would expect from the market leader in small animal veterinary care, we offer:

• Contributory Pension scheme
• Gym membership
• Paid volunteer days
• Paid memberships (RCVS and VDS)
• Opportunity to work full or part time.
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards

To apply please contact Lizzie on [e-mail] or call her on 07719 014 826.

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. 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!