Job Description

Concrete cows & roundabouts? Well yes, but also no traffic jams at rush hour, a city with 4,500 acres of green spaces, parks, and picturesque waterways, a snowdome, football stadium, theatre district, only 40 minutes on the train to London and 25 minutes from the nearest airport!

It’s also got a great veterinary surgery too and we’re looking for a new experienced vet or AVP holder.

At our clinic, we maintain high standards of care and regularly invest in new equipment to make your job easier. Our team is made up of 10 vets with a diverse range of interests and qualifications, from ultrasonography to emergency medicine. We also have 5 RVN’s, 4 students, and 5 veterinary care assistants. As a team, we regularly get excellent feedback that we’re easygoing and a nice bunch to work with. Don’t be fooled though, we’re not laid back either, the clinical team are also really passionate about delivering really great patient care and we love collaborating on an interesting or exciting case!

We have a comfortable environment to work in with the practice situated on 2 floors. There are 6 consultation rooms, 2 operating theatres, and 2 prep rooms, separate dog and cat wards, a colleague room and office. Why not take a google tour around our practice below:

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0414445,-0.7779953,3a,90y,344.83h,65.75t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipOm607B0fOthE-xBqD55U09S4pdan5pHDniJf5_!2e10!3e12!7i7928!8i3964

We're looking for someone who is always eager to learn and passionate about providing exceptional care to our clients. You might be doing a certificate, already have gained one or just be a vet with plenty of real-world experience.

Having regular clinical meetings is important to us, so we can audit our work but also discuss our tricky cases and share knowledge.

Learning and developing are a priority too. We make sure we check in with you regularly and will always aim to support you with new or ongoing clinical interests or even to do research in practice. That way you know you can keep developing clinically and continue to get job satisfaction.

We also regularly invest in new equipment currently our equipment includes:

K-laser
Dental x-ray
Syringe drivers & plenty of infusion pumps
2 Multiparameter monitors plus portable capnography
Orthopaedic equipment - TPLO , ESF , locking systems, Hall autoclaveable drill
Flexible (gastroscope, bronchoscope) , Stortz image capture
Rigid endoscopy (x 4) - rhinoscope/laparoscope/arthroscopes.
Nerve stimulator
Laparoscopy
Logic R8 ultrasound (Doppler)
EPOC - Point of Care blood gases

We have plenty of space (6 consult rooms, 2 theatres, separate dog and cat wards, 2 prep rooms, colleague room, office etc). Our excellent nursing team are encouraged to help as much as possible, for example with x-rays, lab and dental work to make your life easier.

We are very involved in ensuring veterinary work is as sustainable as it can possibly be. We have recently been awarded Green Status from the Investors in the Environment – we were (and possibly still are!) the only first opinion practice in the UK to be given this! You’d be very welcome to get involved with our environmental work too.

Here are more details of the position:

A competitive salary of £50-£75,000 per annum plus quarterly bonus (team and individual)
£2.5k CPD allowance with 5 days of CPD per annum
28 days paid holiday per year (including bank holidays) which increases with length of service
Rota is 4 days a week with 1:4 weekends, no out of hours.
Birthdays off
Generous enhanced maternity pay
20% Pets at Home Discount
Lifestyle discounts in a wide range of areas such as holidays, flights, restaurants etc
Company pension
RCVS, BVA and VDS membership

This is a fantastic opportunity to take your veterinary career to the next level and join a lovely community of people. Don’t miss out – email us to have a chat - alison.sweeting@vets4pets.com
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