Veterinary Surgeon - friendly and close-knit team

Vets for Pets; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CD allowance

Birthday leave

Exclusive colleague discounts

Pastoral care and wellbeing support

OOH provision

RCVS membership

BVA membership

VDS membership

Job summary

Vets for Pets in Canterbury is seeking a personable veterinary surgeon to join a friendly team in the cathedral city. The role offers a 4-day week (min 30 hours), a competitive salary of £45,000–£60,000 (dependent on experience), and a range of benefits including enhanced leave and professional memberships.

You will be part of a team with 2 full-time vets, 5 RVNs, 1 Veterinary Care Assistant and 2 Client Care Advisors, working to deliver excellent patient care and community-focused service.

Qualifications

• Qualified veterinary surgeon with hands-on experience.
• Confident in performing routine surgeries.
• Strong client and team communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with patients, clients and the local community.

Responsibilities

• Perform a range of routine surgeries and diagnostic procedures.
• Provide high standards of patient care and supportive client communication.
• Collaborate with a small team to ensure seamless clinic operations.

Skills

Veterinary surgery

Client communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Shelly and Craig are recruiting for a personable and confident veterinary surgeon to join their team based in the beautiful cathedral city of Canterbury.

In return, Shelly and Craig offer:

• Competitive salary - £45,000 - £60,000 (Dependent on experience)
• Generous CD allowance
• Enhanced annual leave including a day off on your birthday
• Exclusive colleague discounts
• Pastoral care, emotional wellbeing and support
• OOH provision
• Paid memberships - RCVS, BVA, VDS

You will be joining a friendly and close-knit team consisting of 2 full time Vets, 5 RVNs, 1 Veterinary Care Assistant and 2 Client Care Advisors. The team hold a variety of interests including soft tissue surgery and internal medicine.

The team are looking for an approachable vet with confidence in all routine surgery and who enjoys building relationships with patients, clients, the team and local community. Shelly and Craig are happy to support each member of the team with their individual areas of interest so if you have a particular interest, this could be the practice for you!

'Working with your team has reignited my passion for Veterinary medicine.'

'I loved working with your team, they are all wonderful individuals & a brilliant cohesive team.'

This role is full time (min 30 hours), 4-day week 9am - 7pm working 1 in 3 Saturdays 9am - 5pm. We can be flexible on the hours worked and there is no OOH requirement with this role ensuring a great work/life balance.

Location: CT1 1DX

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!