Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Penmellyn Vets; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading small animal practice in the UK is seeking a dynamic Veterinary Surgeon to join their expanding team. The role involves working across various branches with a focus on both consulting and surgical duties. Offering competitive salaries, a supportive work environment, and numerous professional development opportunities, this position is perfect for someone looking to enhance their career in veterinary medicine.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays

Birthday as a paid day off

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

£1250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata

Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Must hold a Veterinary Degree.
• Experience in both consulting and surgical procedures is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a mixture of consulting and operating.
• Manage a varied and busy caseload.
• Provide high-quality care to patients.

Skills

Consulting

Operating

Case Management

Education

Veterinary Degree

Job description

Salary up to £60,000 DOE

We are looking for a dynamic Veterinary Surgeon to join our fantastic team!

The role would include work between our branches and our hospital site, undertaking a mixture of consulting and operating, with a varied and busy caseload. We are proud to have a very supportive nursing team and fantastic support staff.

Find Flexibility With Us

Our people have the opportunity to work full/part-time, covering a variety of shifts over 4/4:5 days per week, with a share of the weekend rota and support from our night team.

Welcome To Penmellyn

We are a 6 site small animal practice, with a well-equipped small animal and referral hospital that is in need of a vet or two, to not only fill a vacancy due to one of our lovely vets leaving us to venture around the world, but to expand our forever growing team.

We are lucky to have our Small Animal Hospital at St Columb Major equipped with a team of certificate holders who are happy to provide any assistance required with case management and have internal referrals to our orthopaedic, soft tissue and diagnostics teams. We also have visiting specialists in cardiology and ophthalmology.

Our Ambition

We strive to provide the very best of care to our patients and with our hospital close by our branches, we can seamlessly accommodate patients who require hospitalisation or further referral work-up.

Because Our People Matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

*6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holiday

*Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing

*Private medical insurance

*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

*Cycle to Work scheme

*Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

*Non-accidental injury support

Development

*£1250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata

*Certificate support

*Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

*Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider

*All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding

*All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

*Infection Prevention and Control Programme

*Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

BVA membership

*VDS cover

*RCVS fees

Additional

*Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

*Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer

*Discounted staff pet care

Up to £60,000 DOE