Weekend Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

IVC Evidensia; Axminster; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Colleague benefits and discounts

Professional development funding

Pet care discounts

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in Axminster seeks a Weekend Veterinary Surgeon for small animals to join their weekend team. Responsibilities include managing consultations and in-patients, collaborating with experienced staff, and performing necessary surgeries. The role offers attractive benefits including professional development funding, private medical insurance, and a supportive work environment. Candidates with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Qualified veterinarian with a degree in veterinary science.
• Experience in handling small animals and performing surgeries.
• Ability to collaborate in a team setting and manage patient care.

Responsibilities

• Carry out consultations and procedures during weekend shifts.
• Manage in-patients and presenting cases from the night team.
• Perform necessary investigations and surgery as capacity allows.
• Collaborate with the existing weekend team (vet, nurse and ANA) to provide high-quality out-of-hours care.

Skills

Veterinary surgery

Consultation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Veterinary degree

Tools

EPOC machine

Job description

Overview

Weekend Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal at Coombefield Veterinary Hospital, Axminster. This role provides weekend day OOH coverage and is being added to the existing weekend day team. 20 hours - 1 in 7 weekends. 7:30am - 6:30pm Saturday and Sunday, plus 1 bank holiday per year. We can be flexible to the frequency of weekends worked. 22 hours per weekend. Holiday entitlement is paid as it accrues, as it is deemed that holiday will not be taken from shifts.

Join our friendly team. This new role will add to our existing weekend day team, which includes a vet, a nurse and an ANA on Saturdays and Sundays, plus a Saturday morning vet. The role involves taking handover from the night team who finish at 8am, followed by a mix of consultations and procedures presented during the weekend. The two weekend day veterinary surgeons will together be responsible for in-patients along with any presenting patients, carrying out investigations or surgery as necessary.

We have excellent facilities including 2 operating theatres, dental room, imaging suite, in-house lab with EPOC machine, cattery, kennels, isolation unit and pharmacy.

This role is attractive to vets who would like to add some OOH on top of an existing role, without sole charge, on-call shifts or night work.

Because our people matter – We recognise that our people are fundamental to our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a mix of consultations and procedures during weekend shifts.
• Take handover from the night team and manage in-patients and presenting cases with the weekend team.
• Perform investigations and surgery as necessary and as capacity allows.
• Collaborate with the existing weekend team (vet, nurse and ANA) to provide high-quality out-of-hours care.

Facilities

Facilities include 2 operating theatres, dental room, imaging suite, in-house lab with EPOC, cattery, kennels, isolation unit and pharmacy.

Benefits

• Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance; Employee Assistance Programme; enhanced family-friendly policies; wellbeing initiatives.
• Development: £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata; certificate support; learning and development via the IVC Evidensia Academy; access to Vetlexicon; research funding opportunities; £1250 per annum Care Fund; Infection Prevention and Control Programme; Quality Improvement Programme.
• Professional Memberships: BVA membership; VDS cover.
• Colleague Benefits: Company pension scheme; Cycle to Work and Green Cars schemes; voluntary benefits options; discounts with retailers; discounted treatment for your own pets at IVC Evidensia practices.

IVC Evidensia is 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 welcome candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.