Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Island Veterinary Associates, Bloxwich; Walsall; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A local veterinary practice in Walsall is seeking a dedicated GP Vet to join their team. The successful candidate will manage a balanced caseload of medicine and surgery, with the opportunity to focus more on surgical procedures if desired. This role offers excellent work-life balance, a welcome bonus, and benefits including private medical insurance and a £1250 CPD allowance.

Benefits

Work-life balance

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Company pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounts for pet treatments

Qualifications

• Experience in both medicine and surgery preferred.
• Must have a degree in veterinary medicine.
• Good interpersonal skills for client communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage a balanced caseload of medicine and surgery.
• Support veterinary practice through client education.
• Participate in a shared rota and cover inpatient care if required.

Skills

Surgery

Veterinary Medicine

Client Communication

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Job description

Overview

Island Veterinary Associates are looking for a dedicated GP Vet to join their team! The successful candidate will be given a well-balanced caseload of medicine and surgery. However, this role has the option to offer more of an emphasis for surgery, so this would be a good match for anyone that has that clinical interest. The role will be based exclusively at our Bloxwich practice. We’re offering a welcome bonus of up to £5000 (pro rata) for new hires too!

Role details

Fix or flex - find your perfect balance

Role type

We are happy to accept both full/part-time applications for this role. A full time role would require you to work a 40 hour week across 4 days per week, on a shared rota with a fair shift pattern. You will be required at work 1:5 Saturdays mornings, and there is no out of hours however you may need to cover inpatient care should the need arise.

About Us

We are a friendly, small animal practice based that is surrounded by the beautiful countryside that will appeal to the outdoors type, such as Cannock Chase great for mountain biking or Hiking or just Dog walking. However, we also have great links to public transport and excellent rail access to anywhere in the UK. Bloxwich opposite the duck pond. It’s a real community based practice with a fantastic varied client base.

About the Team and Culture

By far the best thing about our practice is our fantastic team, who have all been at the practice for many years and are well known by the clients, we have 1 RVN, 1 SVN, a dedicated receptionist and 2 very experienced VCAs.

Here’s what the team have to say

“I started at Island Vets in 2013 after being in the profession for 30 years I felt I wanted to settle down in a practice that had a local community and a team environment. I have been at Island for 11 years and in that time, I have taken on several roles and developed a close relationship with our clients and felt part of a work family for all that time. The past 8 years I have held the position of branch manager at the Wombourne and Gornal practice and I have always felt fully supported in my progression and could not imagine working anywhere else. Work life balance is very high on our priority list at Island, and we promote this and accommodate this wherever possible.”- Sarah, Branch Manager

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 -

Benefits and development

• 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
• Up to £68,000 DOE