About us:

We’re a community of passionate veterinary professionals committed to providing truly exceptional care. We’re set on building something extraordinary: creating the most forward-thinking and innovative place in the veterinary industry.

We’re always looking for people who aspire to stand out in their field, and it’s this vision and enthusiasm that forms the foundation of how we work.

Our mission to deliver progressive, around-the-clock care means our employees have the very best equipment and treatment options available, including in-house MRI machines and state-of-the-art operating theatres.

We provide ongoing support to our teams, both in practice and through our dedicated training centre. This empowers you to get the very best from our advanced equipment while being on your journey to veterinary excellence.

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our practice in Stanstead Abbotts. Stanstead Abbotts is part of the Enfield region within Medivet and works closely with our Enfield 24-hour hospital. Our 24-hour hospital provides the out of hours and in-patient care for our practice.

We are seeking a Veterinary Surgeon who has good general practice knowledge and is confident with working up medical cases to a high standard as well as performing routine surgeries. This role will be ideal for someone with at least 1 year of UK small animal practice (or UK equivalent) experience.

You will work sole charge in a supportive environment and a great team of nurses with lots of opportunities to improve your skills and confidence, one day a week you will have a more experienced vet alongside. The role will involve consulting, routine surgery as well as taking part in the weekend, bank holidays, and on-call rota (average 2-3 weeks on-call per year).
The role is full-time working 4 days per week plus 1 in 3 Saturdays. One of the days is likely to be at a nearby branch.

The practice is growing so we are in the process of acquiring larger premises. Once we move the practice will have 2 vets every day.
 

Very competitive salary dependent on experience

• - £10,200 accommodation allowance per annum (FTE)
• - Vehicle or £2,500 vehicle allowance per annum (FTE)
• - £1,500 CPD allowance with 3 days CPD leave per annum (FTE)
• - VDS, RCVS, BVA fees paid
• - 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays per annum (FTE)

Benefits include: fantastic career progression and partnership opportunities, paid sabbatical after every five years’ service, company discounts and reward scheme, access to Employee Assistance Programme, additional benefits including 100% attendance scheme, and ‘peternity’ leave.
We can also support Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa if you meet the criteria and are eligible to register as a Veterinary Surgeon with the RCVS upon arrival in the UK.

Branch:

The practice is situated in beautiful surroundings and has a loyal and friendly client base. The branch is excellently equipped with brand new ultrasound, digital x-ray, separate theatre, and much more! The practice has an amazing dedicated and passionate team. Toys: digital x-ray machine, biochemistry and haematology machines, and a new ultrasound machine with 4 probes that is good enough for advanced echocardiography.