Veterinary Surgeon - join an experienced team

Vets for Pets; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Paid memberships

CPD support

Discounts at Pets at Home

Job summary

Handforth Vets for Pets is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon to join a busy, state-of-the-art practice. You will work with 4 full-time vets and a supportive team, with options for flexible, part-time hours and a 1-in-4 weekend rota.

We support CPD, postgraduate qualifications and development within a friendly, patient-focused environment. Located near Handforth, the practice offers modern facilities and a strong emphasis on work-life balance, with no out-of-hours shifts and protected breaks.

Qualifications

• Small animal experience gained as a general practitioner.
• Weekend availability on a rota basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide veterinary care with guidance from an experienced clinical team.
• Work alongside 4 full-time vets, RVNs, VCA and support staff.
• Pursue postgraduate qualifications, CPD and training in areas of interest.
• Deliver gold-standard care to local pets and clients.

Skills

Small animal GP

People skills

Team player

Education

BVSc or equivalent

Job description

A fantastic opportunity has come to join the great team at Handforth paying up to £70,000 (DOE, FTE )

• You will join a state of the art, busy practice that encourages all of its colleagues to pursue their interests
• You will be supported by a very experienced clinical team
• The RVNs, VCA’s and non-clinical support colleagues go the extra mile to support you in providing the best quality care for your patients
• This role will be for part-time hours, we are fully flexible on hours and shift patterns offering you a real work life balance
• This will include 1 in 4 full weekends
• Generous CPD allowance and Certificates can be supported
• The practice truly believes in putting their colleagues needs first
• Excellent location for commuters and is also only 5 minutes from Manchester airport!
• No OOHs
• Protected breaks throughout the day

Join our state-of-the-art practice in Handforth and you will have the clinical freedom to pursue your area of interest in a growing business. With guidance and development from both practice colleagues and our highly experienced regional team you can develop your skills in a direction of your choosing.

We are seeking a Veterinary Surgeon to join our supportive and engaged team at Handforth Vets for Pets. You’ll be working alongside 4 full-time vets (one new graduate) as well as a team of RVN’s, VCA’s and non-clinical support colleagues who go above and beyond to allow you to focus on the role of a vet. Our practice can offer you the environment, caseload and equipment needed to utilise the skills you have gained to date, whilst also giving you plenty of opportunity to develop further, with support for postgraduate qualifications, CPD and training in your areas of interest.

We are a team that believes in supporting each other and bringing the best out in each other, if you want to work in a practice that puts your needs first, we are the practice for you.

Having opened in spring 2021, the practice has a high calibre of equipment and mod-cons, and is based on the Handforth Retail Park, under 30 minutes from Manchester City Centre and only 5 minutes from Manchester International Airport, making it the perfect location for get aways, or trips home during your time off.

Ideally you should have small animal experience gained as a general practitioner, and great people skills. You will be comfortable with occasional sole charge but will also relish being part of a team, working towards the same vision of providing gold standard care to the local community and their pets. However, we also want to see talented vets grow within our business, so will consider ambitious new grads for this role, providing you the support you need to succeed.

This is a part‑time position, we can consider all shift patterns and hours offering you real flexibility. Weekends are on a rota basis with limited cover to keep it fair for everyone, and there’s no OOHs. Weekend hours are Saturday 8:30am till 6pm and Sunday 9:30am till 4pm.

We pride ourselves on team wellbeing and therefore make sure to have protected breaks throughout the shifts.

As standard we offer all the benefits you’d expect from a major employer (pension, healthcare, paid memberships etc.) plus a few more, such as excellent career progression and exclusive lifestyle and shopping discounts (up to 20% off at Pets at Home), along with a competitive salary up to £70,000 (DOE,FTE)

Handforth Vets4Pets is at the forefront of providing the best pet care, encompassing a 360 approach by working alongside store and grooming colleagues to provide gold standard care to clients and their pets. So, if you think you’re a good match to what we are looking for, and you share our belief that together ‘we’re better with pets’, we’re waiting to hear from you, whatever your background or circumstances.

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!