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Experienced Full Time Small Animal Vet - Reading

Employer
Bright Leaf
Location
Reading, Berkshire
Salary
Dependent Upon Experience
Closing date
28 Jun 2021

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Category
Companion / Small animal
Sector
Practice
Role
Veterinary Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

Our client is based in the heart of Reading is looking for an experienced small animal vet to join their team.  Reading is a large town on the Thames and Kennet rivers and is known for its annual Reading outdoor music festival. There is plenty to do in the local area which allows you to really enjoy your time off.

The ideal candidate will have at least 1-2 years’ experience and be confident with consults and routine surgeries. You will be joining a team of 6 vets, 3 registered nurses and additional support staff. The surgeries are well equipped and come with the usual toys including a dedicated x-ray and ultrasound, in house lab and dental machine.

The clinic is very busy and can carry out 20+ ops der day. In return though the Head Vet has vast experience and is happy to mentor, develop and encourage you to fulfill your interests and veterinary passions.

You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and have the ability to work well under pressure, whilst delivering high levels of client and animal care.

This is a full-time position for 40 hours per week, working Monday to Friday and covering a variety of early and late shifts. Saturday mornings on a 1:3 rota but there are no out of hours.

Benefits will include:

  • Generous salary dependent upon experience £35-£38k
  • 34 days paid holiday (increases for length of service)
  • £1250 CPD allowance / 5 days per annum
  • RCVS Membership and VDS paid


For more information on this role or if you would like to apply then please contact Juliep@brightleaf.co.uk or give me a call on 01422 433900.

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Bright Leaf Recruitment is a recruitment agency specialising in veterinary recruitment. We have been placing exceptional veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in great roles around the United Kingdom, Dubai and Australia since 2010. Our team of expert recruiters
have over two decades of experience in the veterinary recruitment industry.

Company

The Bright Leaf recruitment team has over 15 years’ experience in veterinary recruitment, helping match veterinary staff with employers quickly and efficiently. Director Richard Powell has over 10 years’ experience in veterinary recruitment himself, as well as a background in business development, staff management, direct sales and retail.

Working with many independent veterinary practices across the UK, Bright Leaf also provides services for a number of well-known national organisations in the veterinary practice sector. These include the RSPCA, Village Vet, Vets4Pets, Medivet, Companion Care and Goddards.

Within the commercial and academic sectors we also work closely with Nestle Purina, Bayer, The College of Animal Welfare, The College of West Anglia and Askham Bryan College.

Bright Leaf takes a one-to-one approach with candidates and employers. We recognise the importance of listening to clients and matching roles to candidates. Our lengthy experience and specialist knowledge of the veterinary sector means we are the place to go for veterinary careers, such as veterinary surgeon vacancies and veterinary nurse jobs, veterinary commercial and insurance roles, locum positions and fixed term contracts.

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