Veterinary Surgeon

Job Type:       Veterinary Surgeon

Salary:            From £45,000+ pa DOE

Hours:            42 hrs p/w (4 days) with No OOH’s

Location:        Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

Job ref:           603

Here at Vetfinders we are helping a large, independent practice find their next hire. Due to expansion, they have a new opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to join their team

If you are an individual who is committed to the growth and development of both yourself and your clients, then come and join this small animal team at an independent practice in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire.

Role

• Full Time Hours (Part Time considered)
• 4 days, 8am to 6.30pm = 42 hours per week
• 1:8 weekend, days only (either both days, one day or just a short consult shift)
• No OOH’s, but some shared holiday/absence night cover
• Rota shared at least 1 month in advance, the scheduled day off can change each week as we like to have the weekend vet working on the Friday for consistency

The practice is purpose built with a good range of modern equipment to assist you. They have a progressive team, open to new ideas and take pride in offering a high standard of care to their clients and patients.

They have a growing team, all providing excellent support, contributing to the growth of the team and the practice.

• Vets:    1 Director, 1 Associate Director, 3 Senior Vets, 10 Vets & 3 Night Vets           
• RVN’s: 1 Head Nurse, 1 Senior Nurse, 13 RVN’s & 2 Night Nurses            
• SVN’s: 5 Students
• ACA’s: 5 Assistants                
• Receptionist’s: 2 Head Receptionists & 14 Receptionists

The role requires both on-site work at the busy Hospital in Hook Norton and sole charge at Branch, with realistic 15-minute consults.

They strive to provide outstanding care for all of their patients and exceptional customer service, to achieve this, they have a dedicated in-house Night Team. Weekend consult shifts and weekend OOH are negotiable, and accommodation is available if needed.

You will need the ability to formulate and carry out a clinical plan. You will be able to develop your veterinary skills in any chosen field of interest, in a very supportive environment.

This practice has a large client base, providing you with a full and varied caseload, offering plenty of opportunities for you to further your surgical and medical experience.

A minimum of 2 years’ UK experience is essential, but 3 years plus is preferred.

Benefits

• VDS Paid
• CPD is 1 week/£1,500 per year,
• Holidays start at 7 weeks per year (inc. bank holidays) and increases with length of service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Generous Staff Discount Scheme
• Structured career pathway – from Graduate up to Director Level
• Encourage certificates
• Flexible working pattern
• Access to all XL Vet resources and initiatives
• Supportive wellbeing program

The Practice

40 years established, founding member of XL Vets, offer Equine, Farm and Small Animal but Vets are dedicated to their own departments, they don’t mix (remove this). We are owned and managed by 5 Directors who are all practising Vets so they are fully immersed in the daily operations of the business.  This makes our business both agile and responsive.

What makes them different?

• The bedrock of our business is the care of the animals we treat. From the smallest to the biggest, we will endeavour to seek out the best treatments, deliver them timely, and ensure that the animals always come first.
• The most important investment we have is our staff. We promise to do our best for them, encouraging them to develop & harness their ambitions. We take the well-being of our staff very seriously and are committed to making changes that will enable everyone to “work happy” using our ‘Thriving in Practice’ Team.
• We take time to understand our team and their needs, so much so that we have Vets returning to Practice having left the industry due to work/life balance which we can now accommodate.
• We also introduced our own dedicated night team; we recognised the importance of providing our own OOH to our clients and balancing this with working hours for our Vets. 

What makes them stand out?

• We are a large, progressive, fiercely independent vets practice working to a gold standard and we are continuously developing our software and technology to make us more efficient. 
• Having a dedicated ‘back office’ team consisting of marketing, projects, HR, finance and Practice Management helps us stand out from the crowd and allows the Vets to be Vets.
• We are committed to being sustainable and have a team dedicated to lowering our environmental impact in innovative ways.

This is a great opportunity to be involved in a growing independent practice surrounded by a motivated supportive team helping you to do the work you trained to do.

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