Permanent Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon - East Grinstead, West Sussex

Type: Small Animal

Location: East Grinstead, West Sussex

Practice: Part of a group - The candidate will benefit from lots of support from colleagues with a wealth of experience in both medicine and surgery

Services: They are a well-equipped practice with spacious consulting rooms and plenty of kennel space. They have an ultrasound, digital x-ray, endoscopes, and a K-laser. Full in-house laboratory and a dedicated dental room with dental x-ray. Their vets all have many years’ experience and include a surgery certificate holder.

Team: They have five experienced vets including a surgery certificate holder and a team of nine nurses. There are six receptionists and two practice managers. They have a friendly team of experienced nurses and are a nurse training practice

Role: They are currently looking for a passionate Veterinary Surgeon to join their fantastic team on either a full-time or part-time basis.

Duties: Day-to-day duties include a mix of consultations, working up medical cases, and some routine surgery. Candidates will be responsible for a wide range of cases with support from experienced colleagues.

Hours:

• For a full-time position, the working week is made up of four days with a full day off every week.
• Shifts are from 9 am to the last appointment 6 pm three days per week and to the last appointment 7 pm one day a week.
• They work alternate Saturday mornings to 12 pm, one in five Sundays they work one or two hours if the duty nurse needs help with non-critical in-patients.
• For the part-time position, it would be three days per week plus one in three Saturday mornings, hours negotiable.
• No out of hours work for either working pattern.

Applicant Requirements:

They are looking for a good team player with some experience in medicine who is keen to work up cases to a high standard. An interest in surgery would be an advantage but not essential. They are a friendly team and looking forward to welcoming a new colleague who is keen to take on new challenges.

Salary: The salary is up to £50,000 p/a depending on experience and relocation allowance available to support relocation. 

Benefits:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement and increasing holiday based on length of service
• CPD paid days and allowance
• L&D opportunities through the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• BVA Membership paid
• VDS cover
• Birthday leave
• Discounted veterinary fees
• Various discounts including retail & gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Service-related company sick pay
• Sponsorship for overseas employees
• Initiatives focussed on employee wellbeing
• Relocation packages
• Career progression opportunities
• Free flu jabs

Ref: JN -022022-23966

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