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Veterinary Surgeon

Employer
Vets for Pets
Location
Kent
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
20 Oct 2023

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Chatham Vets4Pets
Veterinary Surgeon

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our established team at Chatham Vets4Pets as we are losing a great vet to the lure of specialist practice.
We have just celebrated our 11th birthday here at Chatham and have expanded from our original six (five of whom are still here!) to a team of seventeen. The practice is small but (we think) perfectly formed, with separate cat and dog kennelling, open prep area, dedicated theatre, isolation and consulting rooms. We have most of the usual kit and are open to purchasing more.

Our team currently consists of two full time vets, and two part time vets presently, though we are looking to expand this. All of our vets have a minimum of five years clinical experience, there are currently two certificate holders (surgery and exotics). The vets are supported by an excellent team of qualified nurses, all ably marshalled by our lovely front of house advisers!
We have worked hard to forge a strong reputation locally and have looked after each other during the last challenging two years. We weathered the COVID storm as a team, and believe we have come out stronger the other side.

Like everyone, we have been busy recently, and would like to not only maintain but expand our team in order to continue to offer our clients the fantastic service we are known for.

The role is ideally full time (four day week, inclusion in weekend rota, no out of hours) but we are open to discussion about part time hours. The role can be very flexible, we are happy to have and support someone looking to progress their career with certification (medicine, imaging, ophthalmology, cardiology all desirable) or someone who wants to be a consulting vet only (we know surgery isn't for everyone) or someone happy to simply be a good GP. There is also the possibility of partnership/ownership for the right person if that is of interest. Our biggest demand is that we have someone who fits in with our team and can communicate well with our clients, everything else is a bonus!

What we can offer you:
• Salary up to £65,000 (Dependent on experience)
• Welcome bonus £1500 (Direct candidates only)
• No out of hours allowing for a healthy work / life balance
• 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holidays
• Paid professional memberships including RCVS and VDS
• Dedicated CPD allowance including funding for Certificates
• Life assurance 4 x annual salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Colleague reward hub - exclusive offers and discounts online and on the high street, including 20% off at Pets at Home, Vets4Pets and the Groom Room

We have learned lessons from COVID regarding our working hours and are putting in place a more ‘life friendly' rota to hopefully keep all of our team smiling, most days finish at 6pm and the weekend hours are currently 9-2 on a Saturday.

Location: ME5 9SQ
Brand: Vets4Pets

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