Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon – Colchester, Essex

We are recruiting on behalf of an established small animal practice in Colchester, Essex for a Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon. You must have the confidence to lead a clinical team and work sole charge as this will be required on occasion. This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with 1 in 6 weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

The practice benefits from a multi-vet team, as well as a large support staff of qualified RVNs and administrative staff. This role is perfect for an experienced vet looking to take on a new challenge with more responsibility.

With modern facilities the practice is able to provide a range of services including health check, haematology and biochemistry blood tests, radiology, inoculations, neutering, dental hygiene, endoscopy, microchipping, full operating facilities, blood pressure monitoring, in house ultrasonography along with a visiting cardiology specialist.

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 their nearest 24hr animal hospital.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: 1 in 6 weekends
• OOH: None
• Sole charge: On occasion
• Team: 5 vets, 5 nurses and reception team

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

Package:

• Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,500 with 3 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees covered
• Workplace pension after 6 months
• Further study supported and encouraged

Must Haves

RCVS Registered (or soon to be)
Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What Happens Next?

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