Permanent Senior Veterinary Surgeon – Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to join a charity animal hospital?

Are you looking for…

• More responsibility?
• No OOH work?

We are looking to recruit a Permanent Senior Veterinary Surgeon to join a charity animal hospital in Stoke-on-Trent. This role is full time for 37.5 hours per week, along with weekends on a rota. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

The hospital is looked upon as a vital part of the local community and they often take part in local events to support this. It is a nurse training practice and soon over the coming years there will be a vet school opening close by so there will be plenty of students for the training hospital. They see a huge variety of case load, so this enables the veterinary surgeon to reach their full potential.

The practice focuses on continual professional development and ensure that each team member is able to develop areas of interest. They also have a strong focus on employee wellbeing and offer additional time off pro-rata to support this, as well as offering the opportunity to buy additional annual leave.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
• Weekends: On a rota
• OOH: None
• TOIL: Yes, for weekends
• Branch work: None
• Sole charge: None

About the role:

• The practice is seeking a veterinary surgeon for the delivery of an 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
• 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 animal lives 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 to provide these treatments through selling both donated and new goods
• They believe that they work better together, so their vets, volunteers, shop teams and to office support colleagues are driven to help improve the lives of every pet

Package:

• Salary: £65,563 to £67,419 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,000 with 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

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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