Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - Consulting Only

VC Evidensia UK; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading veterinary practice as a Veterinary Surgeon focused on consulting only. This role offers the flexibility of full-time or part-time hours, a collaborative environment with specialized staff, and opportunities for professional development. Benefit from a competitive salary and generous perks including CPD funding and annual leave.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

£1250 CPD allowance

Professional memberships covered

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Veterinary Surgeon with qualifications in Veterinary Medicine.
• Experience or interest in internal medicine.
• Strong team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide consulting services at branches.
• Conduct veterinary examinations and consultations.
• Collaborate with a dedicated veterinary team.

Skills

Consulting

Internal Medicine

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Job description

Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - Consulting Only

Rare opportunity for a consulting only veterinary surgeon for our busy branches!

Currently, surgery is once every two weeks so this role would suit a Medicine bias vet. Our practice is dedicated to helping our people develop, if you have an interest in internal medicine this would be ideal, however, we are open to many interests.

Flexibility that works for you

This is a Full-time or Part-Time position. Our full-time Vets typically work a 40-hour week across 4 days with a mix of earlies, (starting at 7:30am) and late shifts, (starting at 11:00am). Weekends are 1:4 and there is a second on-call cover for occasional nights.

Join an exceptional practice

We are a 19 vet hospital with 8 satellite branches with multiple certificate holders (surgery, internal medicine, dentistry, oncology, diagnostic imaging, exotics) and varied equipment, and are looking for a consult only vet for some of our branches

We are an ISFM Gold accredited and RWAF Gold Hospital based in Foots Cray within the London Borough of Bexley. We offer 24/7 care to our loyal clients, and we have a large enthusiastic and friendly team. We have separate cat, dog, and exotics wards, each encompassing their operating theatres, as well as dedicated dental suites, ultrasound facilities, flexible and rigid endoscopy, laparoscopic equipment and of course x-ray, Parkvets have all the toys, bells and whistles you would expect. We also have an extensive lab, staffed by bio-medical professionals experienced in supporting the vet team.

Our supportive team

You will be joining a talented team of vets and nurses as well as admin and supporting team members. You will be working alongside several certificate holders in various disciplines, (Imaging, Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Exotics, Dentistry) and you will have plenty of opportunity to develop skills and knowledge – both formally through CPD and informally through case collaboration.

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
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• 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 40 hours 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

Parkvets, Sidcup

53–55 Maidstone Road, Foots Cray, Foots Cray, DA14 5HB, United Kingdom

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.

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Daniel Rennox from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.