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Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Leeds

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Leeds

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Sector:

    Veterinary Surgeon

  • Job type:

    Permanent Full-Time

  • Salary:

    Up to £63,000 DOE

  • Contact:

    John Watchorn

  • Contact email:

    info@recruit4vets.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    JN -022023-27824

  • Published:

    11 months ago

  • End date:

    Ongoing

  • Expiry date:

    2023-09-15

  • Start date:

    ASAP

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Leeds

Type: Small Animal

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Practice Type: Part of a group

Role:This role will involve a mixture of consults and surgical cases and we are happy to tailor the clinical duties depending on your area of interest.  You will be working across our 2 sites, which are about 15 minutes apart and both practices are very well equipped for both consulting and operating.  

Facilities: You will be working across the 2 sites, which are about 15 minutes apart and both practices are very well equipped for both consulting and operating. They have 4 fully equipped rooms for general consults, a prep room and separate theatre, separate cat and dog wards, and a separate waiting area for feline patients. The facilities offer an extensive array of medical equipment, and they aim to tailor the roles to suit your clinical interests and professional development. The second branch is equipped with two consult rooms, recovery kennels, prep, and a theatre.

Team: The team is composed of 3 full-time Vets, 10 strong RVN teams, 3 ACAs, and 4 SVNs. The clinical team is complimented by a PM as well as a dedicated reception team. The team boasts a wide range of expertise, they have a certificate holder in imaging, as well as a CD that is a member of the faculty of Homeopathy.

Hours: The flexible approach to rota patterns can truly enrich your work-life balance. They know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and they want to make it easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you need to do the school pick-up, need reduced hours during school holidays, or would simply like a more flexible rota pattern they can fix or flex the patterns to suit you. There are no out-of-hours with this role; the ideal candidate would take a share in the weekend rota which is currently 1 in 5 (9-6 Saturday, 9-12 Sunday). 

Applicant Requirements:The successful applicant will be qualified and registered with the RCVS. They are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, positive, and organised with good communication skills. You will be a supportive team player with a high standard of patient care, you will also have a client-focused approach. Because they have a stable and experienced team, they are able to provide support for a more newly qualified colleague.  Equally, this opportunity could suit an experienced vet looking to work in a first opinion practice with high standards of both patient and customer care. 

Salary: A salary of up to £63,000 depending on experience.

Benefits - Subject to Pro Rata:

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

  • CPD allowance

  • 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 -022023-27824

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