Permanent Veterinary Surgeon
Posted 16/08/2024 by Vet Seekers Ltd
Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Blackpool, Lancashire
- Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
- Are you looking for the opportunity to utilise all of your skills in a hospital environment?
We are looking to recruit a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to work within an established charity hospital in Blackpool.
This practice has a fast pace and varied caseload and will allow you to use your skills to your full potential, making it an interesting and rewarding place to work. They have a passion for personal development, client care and the welfare of pets. Previous experience of clinical coaching is advantageous.
The role is full or part time with weekends on a rota with time off in lieu. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
Key details:
- Type: Small animal
- Hours: Full or part time
- Weekends: On a rota
- Sole charge: None
- OOH: None
- Team: Large hospital team
About the role:
- They are seeking a veterinary surgeon to provide efficient, professional and caring service to all the hospitals clients and to provide a high standard of customer service and clinical care whilst also promoting pet wellbeing and delivering preventive services
- They need someone who can manage the team with confidence
- The hospital building is well equipped with plenty of consulting space allowing them to meet the demands of this busy small practice
- The caseload is very varied on a day-to-day basis
- They are a friendly welcoming team that are very supportive
- They aim to promote a healthy life for all their pets by preventing, educating and treating sick and injured animals with passion and compassion
- Responsible for managing cases cost-effectively, encouraging financial contributions from clients
About them:
- As the UK's leading veterinary charity, with 48 pet hospitals, they strive to improve the lives of companion animals through prevention, education and treatment
- Every year their dedicated vet teams carry out 2.7 million treatments on 470,000 pets
- Their national network of around 120 high street shops helps them provide these treatments through selling both donated and new goods
- They believe that they work better together, so their vets, volunteers, shop teams and office support colleagues are driven to help improve the lives of every pet
Package:
- Salary: £47,523 to £62,543 per annum, commensurate to experience
- Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- CPD: Generous allowance of £1,000 and 1 week to attend
- Memberships: RCVS fees paid
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Paid statutory holidays
- Travel allowance
- Life assurance 4x annual salary
- Contributory pension scheme
- Private medical insurance after 12 months service
- OOH and on-call specific to the role and on-call flat hour rate on top of normal hour rate
- Weekends additional uplift and off in lieu
- Bank holidays will be double paid with time off in lieu
- Travel allowance is dependent on the role
- Sick pay
- Access to online wellbeing centre
- Maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Eye care
- Flu vaccination
- Employee assist programme
- Buy and sell annual leave
- Career break
Must haves:
- RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
- Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
What happens next?
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- Permanent
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- Job Reference:
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- Job ID:
- 1276000000000006709
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