Locum Lead Veterinary Surgeon – St Neots, Cambridgeshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to join an established small animal practice?

Are you looking for…

• A long term locum role?
• No weekends or OOH work?
• A great salary of up to £75,000 pro rata?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in St Neots, Cambridgeshire for a Locum Lead Veterinary Surgeon to provide maternity leave cover for 12 months on a fixed term basis. This role is full time for 4 days per week. There will be no weekends, OOH work or on-call duties.

They are looking for a Vet who has an extensive level of small animal experience and someone who has excellent client facing skills and can build rapport easily. You will work to a high standard and have the passion and drive required to move the practice forward.

You will be confident in making clinical decisions, be a team player and be happy with working sole charge occasionally. Full support and further training can be provided as you will be supported by the other practices within the region. Further career progression opportunities are available with further post graduate training to a certificate level along with in house training courses and this role offers the sought-after work-life balance as there are no OOH involved. The practice is fully equipped with all the latest technology and the Vet will be involved in a wide variety of interesting cases.

Benefits of the role:

The practices provide a high standard of clinical care and prides themselves on having staff members who stand apart from the rest and have a real passion and vision for how they work. They provide ongoing training and support to all team members through dedicated training centres.

All staff and patients benefit from the access to the best diagnostic equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners and state of the art operating theatres in this nearest 24hr animal hospital.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: None
• Sole charge: Some
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Team: 1 vet, 1 RVN, 1 SVN and a supportive non-clinical team
• Computer system: Freedom
• Consultations: 15 minutes

About them

• Large nationwide group of practices and small animal hospitals
• Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
• Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
• Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
• Provides advanced Veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
• Career progression opportunities available
• Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
• Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
• Access to a wide variety of cases including more complex cases to ensure continual learning and development

About you

• You will be self-motivated and enthusiastic
• You will be a team player
• You will have a bias or area of specialism that you would like to pursue
• You will be ambitious, driven, and forward-thinking
• You will set a positive working environment
• You will enjoy mentoring and coaching others and sharing knowledge and experience
• You will have a calming approach when dealing with a busy practice environment
• You will be passionate and dedicated to providing excellent clinical care
• You will have excellent customer service and communication skills.
• You will have career aspirations to continually develop your clinical skill set and knowledge

Facilities

The practices are fully equipped with all the latest diagnostic equipment and there is a wide range of state-of-the-art services available, including:

• Ultrasound
• X-ray
• Endoscopy
• ECG
• Multiparameter machine
• Keyhole surgery
• Isolation wards
• CT scanner
• MRI
• Hospitalisation

Package:

• Salary: Up to £75,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,500 with 3 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Paid 4-week sabbatical after every five years of service
• Access to a learning and development platform
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance
• Accommodation allowance
• Access to employee assist programme
• Internal courses available ongoing
• Attendance bonus schemes
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme

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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