Job description
Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon - King's Lynn, Norfolk
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
2. Are you looking to move into a lead role?
Would you like
3. A salary of up to £75,?
4. No OOH work?
5. A 4-day week?
We are recruiting for a Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join a small animal practice in King's Lynn, Norwich. This role is full time for 39 hours per week over 4 days, along with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
The position is ideal for a vet who is looking to take on a lead role within a practice and manage a team. They will be responsible for continually driving the clinical standards within the practice forward. The ideal candidate would be an experienced Veterinary Surgeon who is confident in client communications, establishing good working relationships and leading by example. They will be confident in consultations and surgeries and will have the ambition to drive the practice forward. Previous leadership skills or management experience would be advantageous but not essential.
There is also branch partnership opportunities for the right candidate.
Duties and responsibilities:
6. Ensure that a high standard of veterinary care is delivered each day and that the team provide quality and ethical care to all their patients and clients
7. Examinations and diagnostics of patients
8. Surgeries
9. Prescribing medications
10. Educate clients on preventative care
11. Vaccinations
12. Ensuring practice compliance and protocols and polices are adhered to.
Benefits of the role:
The practice provides high standard of clinical care and prides themselves on having staff members who stand apart from the rest and have a real passion and vision for how they work. They provide ongoing training and support to all team members through dedicated training centres.
All staff and patients benefit from the access to the best diagnostic equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners and state of the art operating theatres in their nearest state-of-the-art Animal practice close by.
The role provides excellent learning development opportunities for the right candidate with a mix of interesting cases and working with state-of-the-art technology whilst drawing from other experienced Vets and certificate holders in the practices.
Key details
13. Type: Small animal
14. Hours: Full time, 39 hours per week over 4 days
15. Weekends: 1 in 3 Saturday mornings
16. Sole charge: None
17. OOH: None
18. Branch work: None
19. Team: 2 vets, 1 RVN and 2 PCAs
20. Computer system: Freedom
21. Consultations: 15 minutes
About them
22. Large nationwide group of practices and small animal hospitals
23. Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
24. Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
25. Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
26. Provides advanced veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
27. Career progression opportunities available
28. Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
29. Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
30. Access to a wide variety of cases including more complex cases to ensure continual learning and development
About you
31. You will be confident in routine surgeries and consultations
32. You will be a goal orientated vet
33. You will be self-motivated and enthusiastic surgeon
34. You will have a minimum of 6 months of experience
35. You will be confident in making clinical decisions
36. An interest in pursuing a certificate would be supported and encouraged
37. You will be ambitious, driven, and forward-thinking veterinary surgeon
38. You will set a positive working environment and lead by example
39. You will enjoy mentoring and coaching others and sharing knowledge and experience
40. You will have a calming approach when dealing with a busy practice environment
41. You will be passionate and dedicated to providing excellent clinical care
42. You will have excellent customer service and communication skills
43. You will have career aspirations to continually develop your clinical skill set and knowledge
44. You will have areas of special interest that you would like to pursue
Facilities
The practices are fully equipped with all the latest diagnostic equipment and there is a wide range of state-of-the-art services available, including:
45. Fleas, ticks and worming treatments
46. Ultrasound
47. Microchipping
48. Vaccinations
49. Home visits
50. X-rays
51. Neutering
52. Dentistry
Package:
53. Salary: Up to £75, per annum, commensurate to experience
54. Holidays: 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
55. CPD: Generous allowance of £1, with 3 days to attend
56. Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
57. Workplace pension scheme
58. Access to a learning and development platform
59. Vehicle or vehicle allowance
60. Accommodation allowance
61. Access to employee assist programme
62. Internal courses available ongoing
63. Attendance bonus schemes
64. Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme
Must haves:
65. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
66. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
67. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
What happens next ?
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