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Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Colne, Lancashire

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Colne, Lancashire

  • Location

    Colne

  • Sector:

    Veterinary Surgeon

  • Job type:

    Permanent Full-Time

  • Salary:

    £36,700-£51,100 p/a (DOE)

  • Contact:

    John Watchorn

  • Contact email:

    info@recruit4vets.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    JN -122021-23466

  • Published:

    almost 2 years ago

  • End date:

    n/a

  • Expiry date:

    2022-07-14

  • Start date:

    ASAP

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Colne, Lancashire

Role: Permanent Veterinary Surgeon

Type: Small Animal

Location: Colne, Lancashire

Practice: A well-established mixed first opinion practice, running their Farm and Equine Department and Companion Animal Department totally separately.

Team: They have a friendly and supportive team. As a practice, they do take part in a number of social charity events. 

Facilities: Their facilities allow for good case workup and include a state-of-the-art DR digital x-ray machine with cloud-based image storage, ECG, flexible endoscope, ultrasound scanner, tonometer, infusion pumps, and a well-equipped lab including an electrolyte analyser.

Role: They are looking for an experienced, permanent Small Animal Vet to join their friendly professional clinical team.

Hours: They are looking for a full and a part-time Small Animal Vet to join their friendly professional clinical team.

  • Full-time vets involved in the out of hour’s service do work a variation of 3, 4, and 5 day weeks throughout the 8-week rolling rota.
  • If you are a full-time vet doing on-call you will only have two 5 day weeks every 8 weeks. However, many of their vets choose to have extra days off.
  • They are very open to suggestions and happy to discuss what hours may suit you. 

OOHS/Weekends:

  • Their loyal clients really appreciate the in-house out-of-hours service. They understand how this can impact vets and do ensure on-call is kept to a minimum and vets have the following 24 hours off after being on call. There is accommodation on-site for vets to use if preferred.
  • To further improve overnight care and provide major support to vets, they have a team of RVN’s who work through the night. This makes being on call a lot less arduous for the on-call vet and greatly improves in-patient care. 
  • Providing in-house OOH care not only gives clients a better service but also increases case exposure to in-house vets. Thus allowing them to build experience and confidence in dealing with emergency and critical care patients.
  • Their week-end OOH rota is approximately 1.5 in 8 with generous time off in-lieu given:
    • On-call Friday / Work Saturday morning only / Sunday on call
    • (Monday & Tuesday off in-lieu)
    • On-call Saturday
    • (With a Friday off in-lieu)
  • Followed by 6 week-ends off
    • In addition, you would be on-call approximately 1 night every other week with the following day off.
    • The rota is on a continuous 8 week cycle allowing you to plan your life ahead.
    • They have an OOH telephone answering service so you will not be taking calls directly.
    • Recent graduates will be given veterinary back-up OOH.
    • There is CCTV so you can remotely keep an eye on inpatients.

Why Apply:

  • They are a well-established practice giving great job security.
  • They recognise we all spend a lot of time at work and want staff to be happy at work and enjoy a great work-life balance.
  • They are happy to discuss the hours you work around your needs.
  • They have a team of RVN’s working 24/7 at Colne which is extremely beneficial to the vets who do on-call and greatly enhances in-patient care. 
  • Up to 40 days holiday a year, with a holiday buyback scheme too for those who love to travel
  • They have been highly commended in the SPVS wellbeing awards twice.
  • Their main site has undergone extensive refurbishments, you can enjoy using state of the art equipment in beautiful surroundings.
  • You would enjoy excellent support and backup from a well-established clinical team.
  • They have 15-minute appointments
  • They have team meetings so all staff can contribute to the success of the practice and ensure everyone is listened to.
  • For more recently qualified vets they have reflective meetings giving vets a great environment to develop and grow.
  • Tthey offer a generous CPD allowance of £1,700 per annum and certificates are encouraged with a higher CPD budget given.
  • They have a new graduate development program
  • Their main site is cat friendly
  • They are RCVS Accredited and a Nurse training centre
  • They have several apartments available, all within walking distance of their surgeries.
  • They are a friendly bunch who love to socialise.
  • The rota is 1.5 in 8 weekends generous time off is given for on-call.

Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience. To give you an idea of their pay scales. The salary range starts at £36,700 for a one-year qualified vet, up to £51,100 for a vet who has been qualified for 6 years.

Benefits:

  • You will be enrolled on Westfield Healthcare which is a cashback plan and contributes to dentists, opticians, physio, and much more.
  • You will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme
  • You can join their corporate gym membership for only £22.50 a month
  • Pets are treated at cost (within reason)

Ref: JN -122021-23466

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