Veterinary Surgeon

Calder Vets; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Veterinary Surgeon with surgical bias to join a vibrant team in a newly renovated clinic. This role offers the opportunity to perform routine procedures while expanding the surgical services according to your interests. With a commitment to clinical excellence and a supportive environment, you will engage in regular team meetings and have a voice in shaping the clinic's future. Enjoy a range of benefits including generous holiday, CPD funding, and wellness programs. If you are passionate about veterinary care and want to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

RCVS & VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Extensive free online CPD program

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Enhanced equal family leave

Employer contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• Seeking a confident general-practitioner with surgical bias.
• Strong leadership qualities are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Perform surgeries and consultations, operating roughly 4 hours daily.
• Engage in team meetings and contribute to clinic development.

Skills

Surgical skills

Leadership qualities

Clinical excellence

General practice

Education

Veterinary degree

Tools

Radiography

Ultrasound

Dental machine

Job description

Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon (surgical bias)

Salary: £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Location: Calder Vets - Sandal

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 4 days a week

Your role and responsibilities

Sandal is growing and expanding- following recent renovations, we have brand new, high-end facilities including kennels/cattery, sterile ops theatre, radiography, ultrasound, dental machine and dental radiography, in-house laboratory, consultation rooms, reception, office and kitchen.

The team are fresh and motivated with a new lead nurse and senior client care administrator in role. They are ready and raring to make this clinic the best it can be!

We are looking for someone with strong leadership qualities to complete our leadership team. You will be a confident general-practitioner with surgical bias required to support and expand the team. You will be motivated by clinical excellence and gold-standard care.

We are looking for a capable surgeon to operate roughly 4 hours a day, followed by 2-4 hours of consulting.

We can build a rota to suit you- a 40 hour week usually fits into 3.5 days at Calder, but there is a lot of flex here and we can accommodate you.

This role is a new role- initially likely to be a lot of routine procedures- but scope to grow the surgical service into whatever you like- taking more exciting work as you develop.

Engagement is a priority at Calder- you will have a monthly site meeting with your team, plus check-in meetings with your lead vet every 2 weeks, plus you will receive monthly invites to meetings for all our vets- which means you will always have a voice.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

About us

Sandal is a small, tight-knit team who will be dedicated to supporting you. You will also have the support of the larger Calder team and our wealth of clinical knowledge.

Calder has a long established reputation for clinical excellence and are looking for a colleague who would share in our core values. We are also a friendly, welcoming, supportive team who enjoy bringing fun into the workplace; we have a dedicated Champions Team who organise regular events. We are strong advocates for wellbeing at work with trained mental health advisors available on site and we firmly believe that all associates should have a voice within the company. We believe that sustainability is an important part of our future and we have just been awarded Investors in the Environment Bronze Award.

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition Team at [e-mail].