Permanent Consult-Only Veterinary Surgeon – Kidderminster, Worcestershire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking for a better work-life balance?
• Are you on the hunt for a consult-only role?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Kidderminster for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team, focusing on their varied consultation caseload.

This role is full or part time for 3 to 5 days per week, along with 1 in 4 Saturday mornings from 9am to 12pm. There will be no OOH work, offering a great work-life balance.

The practice has an established team and offers a wide variety of 1st opinion veterinary services including orthopaedics and soft tissue surgery. It boasts an excellent local reputation offering an excellent standard of clinical care. It boasts a friendly small team and is a family run practice. They have state of the art facilities and the practice is purpose built, bright and spacious.

About the role

The practice is looking for a vet surgeon to focus on their varied consultation caseload. You must have good routine surgical experience in order to inform your choices as a consult-only vet. There is some limited sole charge work, so it is also important that you are comfortable within this area. There are opportunities for you to work up cases fully from start to finish. You must also have excellent customer service and communication skills.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full or part time, 3 to 5 days per week
• Weekends: 1 in 4 Saturdays, 9am to 12pm
• Sole charge: None
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Computer system: RX Works
• Consultations: 10 minutes
• Team: 2 vets, 3 RVNs, 1 SVN and a supportive non-clinical team

About them:

• State of the art equipment
• Bright spacious air-conditioned practice with modern facilities
• Offers a wide variety of more advanced surgeries
• Offers an exciting workload
• Offers a good work-life balance
• Offers clinical freedom and the ability to work up cases and see them through from start to finish.
• Offers opportunity to expand clinical skill set and knowledge
• Practice provides clinical freedom for personal growth and development

About you:

• You must have a strong work ethic and provide an excellent high standard of clinical service
• You will be competent in all areas of routine surgeries and medical cases
• You will have a strong passion for consultation work
• You will want to contribute to the practice enabling them to stay at the forefront of clinical thinking whilst also maintaining the ethos of providing a high standard of clinical care to all pets
• You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to develop a great rapport with both clients and staff
• You will be a strong team player

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services and facilities, including:

• Anaesthesia
• Chemotherapy
• Cruciate surgery
• Dentistry
• In-house laboratory
• Isolation ward
• Microchipping
• Nurse clinics
• Operating theatre
• Orthopaedics
• Soft tissue surgery
• Ultrasound
• X-ray

Package

• Salary: £50,000 to £70,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: Generous annual leave
• CPD: Generous allowance
• Memberships: Professional fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Certificates funded and supported
• Healthcare scheme
• Exclusive colleague rewards including discounts with high street retailers and restaurants
• Staff bonus scheme
• Staff discount

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?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

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