Veterinary Surgeon - Consult only

Vets for Pets; Stanmer; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£1,500 CPD allowance

Contributory pension scheme

Paid memberships (RCVS, VDS, BSAVA)

Free onsite parking

Exclusive company discounts and awards

Job summary

Vets for Pets is a family-run, 24/7 hospital dedicated to clinical excellence and team culture. We seek a full-time consult-only vet to join our expanding practice, with a 35-hour week and one weekend in four. Salary is dependant on experience and a £1,500 annual CPD allowance is provided.

Our hospital offers advanced equipment and opportunities to develop ophthalmology or dermatology clinics, with in-house support for certificates and a strong focus on progression and staff wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Dermatology and ophthalmology interest welcomed and can be incorporated into clinic structure.
• Experience with varied and complex caseloads is an asset.
• In-house support for surgical, medicine and dentistry certificates.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-time consult-only veterinary care with 30 minute consults as standard.
• Manage a varied and complex caseload within a 24/7 hospital setting.
• Collaborate with the team to support ophthalmology/dermatology referral clinics.

Skills

Dermatology interest

Ophthalmology interest

Consult-only capability

Education

Certificate in Surgical, Medicine & Dentistry

Job description

Join a family run 24/7 hospital that offers flexibility in a workplace dedicated to clinical excellence, continuous progression, and providing a team culture where everyone can thrive.

• Due to the practice growing we are looking for a full time Consult only vet to join us!
• Gold standard hospitalisation and Emergency Care
• Salary dependant on experience
• Varied and complex caseload
• Vets with interest in dermatology and ophthalmology welcome as can incorporate into clinic structure
• 30 minute sick pet consults as standard
• Surgical, Medicine, Dentistry Certificate holder in-house vet support
• This will be for 35 hours per week and 1 in 4 weekends
• This would be a great opportunity for someone looking for a role that will give them access to a more diverse case load
• £1,500 Annual CPD allowance, certificate sponsorship is highly encouraged
• Our 24-hour hospital has fantastic equipment to assist in you providing the best care possible

Set up by our JVPs, Keith and Julie Leonard in 2012, we are a family run, RCVS Accredited Hospital and Emergency Service Clinic, providing OOH and referral support to 16 referring surgeries. This is run alongside a thriving first opinion business meaning we get the best of both worlds: the case variety you expect to find in a busy general practice and the continuity to work this caseload up and provide high quality, advanced, referral level care to our patients in-house.

Within our clinical team we a diverse range of skills and interests with many of our Vet and Nursing team holding certificates in their area of expertise. We have team WhatsApp groups for clinical discussions and support and hold regular in-house CPD sessions in a range of subjects. We have a fantastic management team, including a mental health first aider, so that our vets and nurses can concentrate on providing the high-quality care we pride ourselves on. One of nurses is also training as a life coach to provide further support to our team.

We are always looking to progress and increase the services we can provide; a recent extension has tripled our working space, allowed us to grow our team, offer even more flexibility in working patterns, provide further progression opportunities, and expand our ability to provide in-house CPD and training. Even more recently we have started working with an external CT imaging provider, further improving case continuity for both our vets and clients.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience or an interest in ophthalmology or dermatology (with scope to develop own referral clinics).

In addition to joining an ambitious, forward-thinking, and friendly team in a supportive working environment and the opportunity to enjoy a varied and challenging caseload, we offer an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Contributory pension scheme
• Generous CPD allowance
• Paid memberships (RCVS, VDS, BSAVA)
• Free onsite parking
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards

Location: WF17 9AD

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!