Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Vet Record Careers; Oswestry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

A small animal practice in Oswestry is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon for a part-time role of 18 hours per week. The successful candidate will join a supportive team focused on providing high-quality care and work-life balance, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

£1250 CPD allowance

Company pension scheme

Discounted pet treatment

Qualifications

• Experience in small animal care and surgery.
• Enthusiasm for high-quality service.
• Interest in a senior role in the future.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical and surgical care to small animals.
• Support in-patient care during on-call shifts.
• Participate in case discussions and consult with the team.

Skills

Animal Care

Education

Veterinary Degree

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Salary up to £70,000 DOE (FTE)

We are a small animal GP practice based in the market town Oswestry, in Shropshire near the Welsh border. We have a branch practice 20 minutes away near Wrexham. Park Issa is a memorable practice and I put that down to the people. It is a great team who will support you clinically and personally. We appreciate how important a work life balance is and are aiming to maintain that for our colleagues by hiring and retaining staff. We use VetsNow OOH but have maintained our in-patient care, so we have a nurse onsite 24hrs.

Salary up to £70,000 DOE (FTE)

We are a small animal GP practice based in the market town Oswestry, in Shropshire near the Welsh border. We have a branch practice 20 minutes away near Wrexham. Park Issa is a memorable practice and I put that down to the people. It is a great team who will support you clinically and personally. We appreciate how important a work life balance is and are aiming to maintain that for our colleagues by hiring and retaining staff. We use VetsNow OOH but have maintained our in-patient care, so we have a nurse onsite 24hrs.

The Practice

We pride ourselves in committed client and patient care, we aim to give the best service possible. We have two operating theatres, Imaging suite with modern ultrasound and xray machines and Dental procedures room with dental x-ray. We have a large garden behind the practice often used to spend sunny lunch breaks or exercising inpatients. The vet team consists of 2 small animal clinical directors and 5 part time vets. We have certificate holders in small animal medicine, surgery and ophthalmology.

We have a broad caseload of medical and surgical cases and do our own basic orthopaedics: lateral suture and MMP cruciate repair, patella luxation and simple fractures. We have regular meetings to discuss cases and someone is always around for advice.

We are a social bunch and will often organise meal's out, quiz nights, garden parties, escape rooms and much more!

The Role

We are looking for a small animal vet, to join our fabulous team at Park Issa! The ideal candidate would be a vet with some experience and potentially interested in taking on a senior vet role in the future, to support the CD.

This part time role is 18 hours per week 8:30-6:30pm two days a week, We can be flexible with working days. One of the days you are required for in-patients cover overnight (if we have any). This involves being available by phone in case of emergency, whilst an experienced qualified nurse stays onsite with the in-patients, it is a very infrequent occurrence that you get called.

The weekends are 1 in 8, we open 8:30am-4pm Saturday, we are closed on Bank Holidays but keep in-patients in if they are already with us.

About The Team And Culture

Park Issa is a memorable practice because of the wonderful team who works here. Our team are willing to support you clinically and personally, and we value well-being and work-life balance, making it important to us to find the right people for the job and retain our staff.

Applicant Requirements

The ideal candidate would be a vet with some experience and potentially interested in taking on a senior vet role in the future, to support the CD. You will have animal care at the heart of everything you do and enthusiasm for providing a high-quality service.

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, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
  
  

Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
  
  

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave 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
  
  

Colleague Benefits

• Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice
  
  

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

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Job function

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  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Veterinary

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