Veterinary Surgeon

The Role 

We have an exciting opportunity here at Hall Place Veterinary Centre for a Veterinary Surgeon.

Your day-to-day duties will involve a mix of consultations and surgery days, requiring some sole charge work. The successful candidate will be responsible for the workup and care of patients that they see and admit into the practice. The successful applicant would be working across at least two sites. Some sole charge will be expected for branch work so 3-4 years plus experience ideal.

The shift patterns are as follows: 36hrs over a 4-day week - 8am - 5.30pm, 8.30am - 6.30pm, 8.30am - 8pm (1:3).

One full weekend, one Saturday, one Saturday am, in 10 weeks and no OOH is required.

Salary

Salary of up to £55,000 commensurate with experience.

About Us

We are a four-site practice with branches in Marlow, Bourne End and Stokenchurch.  

Our main site at Pinkneys Green is a converted barn on a farm in rural surroundings. This includes a separate cattery & kennels, two theatres, separate dental suite with dental radiography and ultrasound rooms. We also have a mixture of equipment such as Digital X-ray, Endoscope, and Laparoscope along with full lab facilities. 

Support from other 12 vets including ortho AVP, cardiology, ophthalmology & two medicine cert holders.

About the Team and Culture

Our team currently consists of 13 vets, 15 nurses and 13 support staff. We strive to deliver gold standard care to our patients wherever possible. We do all we can to offer personalised attention to each animal in our care and believe patient continuity is a very important part of this and also feel it improves job satisfaction. We are a close knit team who enjoy working together.

Applicant Requirements 

The successful candidate will be a RCVS registered vet with enough experience to run a branch sole charge if required and to include being competent at routine surgery.

You will be caring, confident and have lots of enthusiasm with great team and client communication skills.

Because our employee's matter

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:

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Your birthday as a paid day off

Well-being

• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee well-being
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £1,250 CPD allowance with 36 hours paid pro-rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees 

Additional

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

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch. Please quote BH6845 when applying for this role.

To apply, please email your CV to Michael at michael.middleton@ivcevidensia.com or call 07977242613 for more information.

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