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Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Colchester

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Colchester

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Sector:

    Veterinary Surgeon

  • Job type:

    Permanent Full-Time

  • Salary:

    Up to £65,000 p/a (DOE) FTE

  • Contact:

    John Watchorn

  • Contact email:

    info@recruit4vets.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    JN -012022-23741

  • Published:

    12 months ago

  • End date:

    NA

  • Expiry date:

    2023-08-31

  • Start date:

    ASAP

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Colchester

Role: Permanent Veterinary Surgeon

Type:Small Animal

Location: Colchester

Practice Type:Part of a group - RCVS accredited, two Veterinary Surgeons soon to be three, small animal practice in Colchester.

Facilities: They have excellent direct digital x-ray, high-quality ultrasound, endoscopy, and IDEXX blood machines.

Team:They have one full-time and one part-time Veterinary Surgeon, four qualified Registered Veterinary Nurses, and one Student Veterinary Nurse. They also have three Receptionists and one Veterinary Care Assistant. They also have regular visiting specialists including a sonographer, cardiologist, and an orthopaedic surgeon.

Role:They are looking for a dedicated Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. The position involves carrying out consultations, working up cases, general surgery, and basic imaging.

Candidate:

  • The ideal candidate will be confident with routine consultations and surgery and happy with occasional sole charge.

  • All applicants must be RCVS registered.

  • They encourage and support the development of special interests in all areas of small animal practice including certificates.

  • An OV qualification would also be desirable but not essential.

  • They are looking for a kind, enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to become a part of their lovely team.

Hours:They are looking for a full or part-time Veterinary Surgeon and there is flexibility with the working days. The rota involves working 2-4 days per week, 20-40 hours per week however shift patterns can be negotiated. FTE would be 4 x 10-hour days and 1 rest day. The ideal candidate would participate in 1 in 3 Saturdays and there are no out-of-hours required.

Salary:Competitive - From£65,000p/a depending on experience (FTE)

Benefits:

Work-life balance

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave

  • Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service

  • Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing

  • Private medical insurance

  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

  • Non-accidental injury support

Development

  • £1250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata

  • Certificate support

  • Learning and development opportunities via the Group Academy

  • Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider

  • All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding

  • All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme

Quality Improvement Programme

  • Professional Memberships

  • BVA membership

  • VDS cover

  • RCVS fees

Additional

  • Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

  • Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer

  • Discounted staff pet care

Ref:JN -012022-23741

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