Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend Out of Hours

VC Evidensia UK; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Generous CPD allowance

Discounted staff pet care

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Wetherby seeks a passionate Veterinary Surgeon for its Weekend Out of Hours team. This role involves providing emergency care and assisting in surgeries. Ideal candidates will have a veterinary degree and experience in critical care. The position offers competitive benefits, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for development. Join a talented team dedicated to first-class patient care.

Qualifications

• Passion for Emergency & Critical Care.
• Experience in out-of-hours veterinary care is advantageous.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency care to patients after hours.
• Assist with first-opinion emergency surgeries.
• Support inpatient care with round-the-clock monitoring.

Skills

Emergency & Critical Care

Consulting

First-opinion emergency surgery

Inpatient care

Education

Veterinary degree

Job description

Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend Out of Hours

Swift Veterinary Referrals are accepting applicants from veterinary surgeons with a passion for Emergency & Critical Care to join our fantastic OOH team. This position is based at our multidisciplinary referral hospital in Wetherby and is perfect for those seeking a better work/life balance or a new professional challenge.

About The Role

This role provides an interesting and diverse mix of consulting, first-opinion emergency surgery/ procedures and inpatient care and there is always support from our on-call referral clinicians, who are just at the end of the phone. You will also be supported by our talented and experienced nursing team, most of whom have many years’ experience and further qualifications in emergency and critical care.

This position involves working within our emergency hospital running our first opinion out-of-hours service, as well as assisting our Referral Clinicians to provide round-the-clock gold standard care to our inpatients. 2 shifts every other weekend, Saturday and Sundays, 9am - 8pm.

About Us

Swift Referrals and Emergencies is a specialist-led referral and emergency hospital located on the outskirts of Wetherby in West Yorkshire.

We have state of the art technology including a purpose-built intensive care unit, which has all the emergency equipment you should need including point-of-care ultrasonography, oxygen kennels, ICU bays and cots for critical patients, multiparameter monitoring and its own radiography suite. Our extensive in-house laboratory facilities include tests such as coagulation profiles, blood gases, cortisol, CSF cytospin, as well as the usual blood and urinalysis equipment you would expect. Our diagnostic equipment includes a 1.5T siemens MRI scanner, 128 slice GE CT scanner, doppler ultrasound and endoscopy.

Most importantly, we have a large team of talented veterinary professionals including: our referral clinicians, which are led by two European Specialists; hospital clinicians who support our referral departments and run our out-of-hours service; nursing and ACA teams who provide gold standard care to our patients; and our client care team, who provide our clients with the best service.

We are committed to the wellbeing and development of our team and regularly have in-house CPD sessions as well as fun team building activities and treats.

We are looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, challenging yet supportive environment, where first class patient care is at the core of everything we do. Previous experience in out of hours, specifically within a referral setting, would be advantageous.

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 -

• 6.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Enhanced holiday entitlement with additional day off for your birthday

Development

• Generous CPD allowance of £1625 per annum (pro rata)
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets gets £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway offering discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

Swift Referrals, Wetherby

Unit 706, Avenue E West, Wetherby, LS23 7GA, 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 Kris Reilly from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.