Veterinary Surgeon

The Role

Pride Vets have an exciting new opportunity for a Vet who is seeking a good work/life balance!

This is a newly created role working Sundays and Mondays 8 am - 6 pm only, with the possibility of additional hours to cover holidays/sickness on a voluntary basis. 

This role will focus on providing excellent care for both our patients and clients. We also take in cases from our own and other local practices. There are endless opportunities for you to expand your knowledge and develop your skills by working closely with other members of the first opinion and referral teams. 

The salary for this role is up to £52,000 FTE depending on experience.

About Us

We are the largest provider of veterinary care in the East Midlands. Our main hospital is based at Pride Park in Derby and is home to a busy first opinion practice, a multidisciplinary referral service and an out-of-hours service. We have 12 practice sites in Derby, Burton and Nottingham with well-equipped on-site facilities offering a high-quality local service. This role will mainly support the Pride Veterinary Centre.

About the Team and Culture

At Pride Veterinary Centre, you will be working alongside vets and highly skilled Nurses and Client Care Advisors. The multidisciplinary referral clinicians, residents and interns are happy to give case management advice and ensure smooth handover of cases that require internal referral.

Applicant Requirements

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experienced in small animal work
• Great client communication skills
• Ability to make decisions, prioritise and delegate
• An interest in medicine and imaging
• Commitment to continuous development

Would be good to have:

• Previous emergency experience
• Previous hospital environment
• Certificate or a desire to enrol

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 plus bank holidays
• 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

• £625 CPD allowance with 2.5 days 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 BH6885 when you apply.

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To apply, please email your CV to summer.aiken@ivcevidensia.com or call 07977 242 401 for more information.