Veterinary Surgeon

Vets for Pets; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a friendly and supportive team as a veterinary surgeon in Southend-on-Sea! This full-time role offers the chance to work with a diverse range of medical and surgical cases, including exotics and orthopaedics. You'll be part of a well-equipped surgery that values communication and teamwork, providing gold standard care in a family-feeling environment. Enjoy benefits like a generous CPD allowance, professional memberships, and exclusive discounts. If you're passionate about veterinary medicine and want to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

5 weeks holiday per year plus bank holidays

£3000 CPD allowance

Support for certificate courses

Professional memberships paid

Free on-site parking

Competitive salary

Contributory pension scheme

20% off at Pets at Home and The Groom Room

Qualifications

• Looking for a personable veterinary surgeon with excellent communication skills.
• Must be independent, proactive, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent gold standard care to a varied client base.
• Handle a wide variety of medical and surgical cases, including exotics.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Independence and proactivity

Team player

Personable

Education

Veterinary degree

Tools

Laparoscopic kit

On-site ultrasound

Digital and dental X-Ray

Multiparameter Monitor

Rigid Endoscope

In-house lab

Diathermy machine

Job description

Southend-on-Sea Vets for Pets are looking for a talented veterinary surgeon to join their friendly and supportive team!

The practice opened their doors as a standalone practice in 2012 and has a lovely, loyal and varied client base. We see a wide variety of medical and surgical cases, including exotics and orthopaedics. We pride ourselves on being a family-feeling team with lots of fun and laughter whilst providing excellent gold standard care.

Our team is led by Gavin Young MRCVS, who has a keen interest in orthopaedics. We are a well-equipped surgery, with a laparoscopic kit, on-site ultrasound, digital and dental X-Ray, Multiparameter Monitor, Rigid Endoscope, separate dog and cat ward, isolation ward, in-house lab, and diathermy machine. The existing team have interests and certificates in areas including feline medicine and Critical Care.

The role is Full Time, 40 hours a week and 1 in 4 weekends (Saturday 9am-12pm, no Sundays, OOH or bank holidays)

The Ideal vet to join us will:

• Be personable
• Be independent, proactive, use their initiative, be a team player, and have excellent communication skills
• Understand the value of good communication, wanting to build a rapport with our clients, patients, and colleagues
• Have special interests that will be encouraged and supported.

Benefits include:

• 5 weeks holiday per year plus bank holidays
• £3000 CPD allowance
• Support if you would like to do a certificate
• Professional memberships paid
• Free on-site parking
• Competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room, and the Vet Group

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

To apply please visit www.vets4petscareers.com or for further information please email [e-mail].

Location: SS1 2AY

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!

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