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SA Veterinary Surgeon - Proudly Independent Melton Mowbray practice

Employer
Purovets
Location
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Closing date
8 Apr 2019

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Job Details

A proudly independent small animal vet practice in Melton Mowbray are looking for a Vet to join the team full steam ahead! They are practice (specially designed) who are on the look out for a Vet to come in and join the incredible - someone who can settle right in like a member of the family and help ensure the practice runs smooth as a dolphin.

The role:
Full time role although would also consider a part time role if they could commit to three full days a week plus the on-call - vet starts 8.30am Mon-Fri, with consults starting at 9am. Generally, in the mornings, there is one vet operating, and two vets consulting from 9-11.30. Afternoon consults start at 2pm. Last appointments are 5.45, except for Thursdays where we do an extra hour until 7pm. Generally the day finishes and vets are leaving by 6.30pm. Every vet has an hour break in the afternoon to catch up on labs / referrals / extra procedures etc. Thursdays generally all done by 7.15-7.30. One night a week on call and one weekend a month to be covered. Weekends involve on call with an RVN on Friday night, consulting Saturday morning (sole charge) 9am-11am, managing the phones and any in-patients or emergencies from 11am on Saturday until Monday morning. During the weekend they have the support of an RVN.

The ideal candidate:
You will be confident in all aspects of first opinion medicine and surgery as there is some sole charge involved. Ideally you will have at least 2 years experience, preferably 3, with at least 1 year working in the UK. Being able to convert consults into procedures and happy to perform general surgery such as enterectomy, splenectomy. caesareans etc. Good ultrasound and radiography skills would also be bonus! Long story short - a good all rounder!

Benefits:
Salary dependent on a finalised role
RCVS membership paid; gym membership (on completion of probationary period). Reduced rates for drugs and medications for your own animals and a discretionary bonus at Christmas.
Holidays: initially 28 days incl bank holidays. although this is open to discussion depending on what the candidate can bring.
CPD: currently 5 days and £1600 per annum but courses are always open for discussion.
The best bit... CAKE AND CHOCOLATE BROUGHT IN BY CLIENTS.
Gym membership after probation period over.  The practice don't provide accommodation, but could do temporarily during a moving phase.

For more information please contact Lorna Vasey t: 01904 570 056.

To view all our vacancies, please visit www.purosearch.com

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Company

Purovets is an established, market leading specialist recruiter within the Veterinary sector. Our mission is simply to provide our clients and candidates with the best recruitment experience they will have encountered. This is obviously quite a claim but with our management team having over 60 years of experience in recruitment and all of our consultants being specialists in their individual skill set, we feel we have the structure in place to have this happen. What does this mean to you?

For our candidates, we work proactively to not just find them a job but to find them THE job. We will utilise our unparalleled network of contacts both nationally and globally to provide you with the biggest choice of the best opportunities available.

For our clients we act as a strategic partner, ensuring we can source not just the candidate with the relevant skill-set but the candidate whose personality will contribute the most value to your organisation. We measure our success in the satisfaction of our customers.

In an industry that is all too often tarred by mediocrity, Purosearch believes in excellence. "The Extra Mile" is not just a slogan we put under our title. It the principle that guides everything we do. We will go the extra mile to ensure our clients and candidates receive the best service they have received from any recruitment company... ever. We will go the extra mile for our clients to find that "needle in a haystack" candidate and we will go the extra mile to make sure our candidates get their dream job. This can only happen when an agency goes above and beyond what is expected from them. Purosearch is that company.

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