Permanent Night Veterinary Surgeon – Leeds, West Yorkshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking for more referral cases?
• Do you enjoy exposure to more complex cases?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal referral hospital in Leeds for a Permanent Night Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is part time for 7 nights on and 14 nights off with shifts from 8pm to 8am. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

This is a purpose built, large and busy 24hr practice with state-of-the-art facilities. They provide OOH cover and additional support to 15 practices across the West Yorkshire region so referral work, ECC work and inpatient care, routine surgeries and consultations are all provided within the hospital. Ongoing clinical and management support is available. The practice is able to provide support for a bias or certificate in ophthalmology, dermatology or surgery. As this is a hospital, you will also see some ECC work.

Duties:

• Oesophageal tube placements
• Seldinger Chest Drain placements
• Silicone Abdominal Peritoneal Drains
• Pig tail urinary catheters
• TFAST AFAST
• Endoscopy
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
• Urinary Catheterisation
• Caesareans
• Laparotomy with enterotomy and enterectomy

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Part time, 7 nights on and 14 nights on, shifts from 8pm to 8am
• Weekends: Yes
• Sole charge: None
• OOH: Yes
• Branch work: None
• Computer system: RX Works
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 1 night RVN, 1 night VCA and a supportive non-clinical team

About them:

• State of the art equipment with all the latest technology
• Offers the opportunity to play an integral part in the future development of the practice
• Bright spacious air-conditioned practice with modern facilities
• Large team of highly experienced surgeons
• Nurse training practice
• Modern facilities with plan to extend practice further
• Fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipment
• Offers opportunity to expand clinical skill set and knowledge with complex cases
• Practice provides clinical freedom for personal growth and development
• They offer care for physical and mental health wellbeing

About you:

• You will be forward thinking, ambitious and motivated vet
• You will have an approachable, empathetic, and caring attitude
• You will be passionate about all aspects of your veterinary work
• You will be driven and ambitious
• Ambition to study towards areas of special interest are welcome but not essential for the role
• You will be able to establish good working relationships with clients and be confident in all consultations
• You will contribute to the practice with ideas 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:

• Procyte haematology
• Catalyst Dx
• EPOC
• Coags (APTT/PT)
• Angio/Felv/FIV/Gardia/Parvo/Lepto
• Transfusion Medicine
• Lipids
• Digital X-ray
• Advanced ultrasound with doppler
• Visiting CT scanner for follow-up investigations
• Flexible video gastroscope, bronchoscope
• Video Otoscope and Rigid scope
• Multiparameter monitors
• ECG
• Gen11 vessel sealing
• Valleylab monopolar/bipolar
• E20 sterilisation

Package:

• Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: Generous annual leave
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,500
• Memberships: Professional fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Certificates encouraged and supported
• Private 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?

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