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Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Cardiff

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Cardiff

  • Location

    Cardiff

  • Sector:

    Veterinary Surgeon

  • Job type:

    Permanent Full-Time

  • Salary:

    £40,000 - £70,000 p/a (DOE)

  • Contact:

    John Watchorn

  • Contact email:

    info@recruit4vets.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    JN -072022-25900

  • Published:

    8 months ago

  • End date:

    N/A

  • Expiry date:

    2023-10-06

  • Start date:

    ASAP

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Cardiff

Type: Small Animal

Location: Cardiff, South East Wales

Practice Type: Part of a group - a brand-new independent clinic is opening within 3 months looking for a Nurse

Team Info: Joining a new team in a brand new practice

The Role:

Duties: This role would involve both clinical work and the opportunity to get involved with some admin tasks related to running a clinic which include:

  • Handling and restraining animals in a safe and controlled way.

  • Provide first-class nursing care to injured/sick patients, including documentation, monitoring, health checking, feeding, and grooming.

  • Administer treatments including injections, tablets, drips, and blood transfusions.

  • Perform diagnostic tests, e.g. Blood sampling, urine analysis, and x-rays.

  • Prepare animals for surgery and perform some minor procedures, e.g. Suturing wounds and dental hygiene.

  • Collect and preserve laboratory samples that must be shipped offsite for more comprehensive testing

  • Assist veterinary surgeons with operations.

  • Maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the practice.

  • Providing patient paperwork to doctors

  • Coordinating patient payments with the payments department or process payments on their own

  • Resolving employee conflicts

  • Resolving patient issues

Hours: The role is full-time and each candidate is required to be flexible on working hours and days. They are happy to discuss details but generally, the working pattern for Surgeons is to be 4 days per week from 8.30 am to 6.30 pm, along with 1 in 2 Saturdays from 8.30 am to 1 pm.

OOHS: No night work or on-call initially however, once the practice is registered as a hospital, surgeons may be required for night work or on-call work in line with a schedule.

Skills/Exp: They are looking for a few good all-around Veterinary surgeons, who will be covering all routine first opinion small animal work with consults and ops where required.

Person Requirements

  • Degree in Veterinary Medicine or equivalent

  • Registered with the RCVS or suitable to register.

  • Good routine small animal surgical and medical skills in emergency surgery.

  • Already residing in England and Wales or will be resident


Salary: They are offering a competitive salary of between £40,000 - £70,000 p/a (DOE)

Benefits:

  • Our company commits to giving min 5 percent of its annual profit in a way to be shared equally with all doctors as a bonus payment in a year.

  • VDS fees paid

  • RCVS fees paid

  • 5 days of paid CPD leave

  • Genuine CPD Allowance per annum. They see CPD as an investment in the individual, as well as for the practice, and are keen to support study for certificate qualifications.

  • Birthday leave

  • Gym membership

  • Free uniform in a number of roles

  • Free car parking on site

  • Discounted treatment for staff pets

  • UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee / 3% Employer

  • Death in service of two times the annual salary

  • 21 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Ref: JN -072022-25900

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