Due to the continued success of Croydon Companion Care, our partner Obi Amazu and Practice Manager and Head RVN Katie Smithers have exciting opportunities for an approachable Vet to join their fabulous and supportive team! This role would suit a passionate and enthusiastic vet who likes to deliver gold standard service and care, working to high standards- we will consider new graduates also. At Croydon Companion Care we pride ourselves on the ability to adapt and take on new ideas as we grow. These ideas could be from internal, external or new additions to the team which makes new staff feel valued and part of the family. This also translates to Vets and nurses alike, having full clinical freedom in their day to day decisions within our practice.
Being part of the Vet group allows us to benefit from the support on offer, yet we are able to run and provide the services we wish to provide to our clients and our local community with full clinical freedom.
Croydon benefits from direct train links into London Bridge, London Victoria and London Kings Cross in just 15 minutes and the practice has easy access to the M25 and M23, meaning you could drive to Gatwick airport in 30 minutes and Heathrow airport in 45 minutes. We are located next to Waddon train station making in a very easy commute by train, alternatively we are very close to East Croydon train station, with tram links and multiple bus routes. East Croydon station is a very busy station and easy to commute from, with only a 15 minutes train ride away from Gatwick airport.
Croydon Companion Care has an established and friendly team comprising of 5 Vets, 5 RVNs, 1 Practice Manager, 3 Student Nurses, 3 Veterinary Care Assistant and 5 Client Care Advisors.
Obi qualified over 25 years ago from the RVC. He has a particular interest and vast amount of experience in internal medicine and soft tissue surgery.
An interest or knowledge of ultrasonography and/or a bias towards surgery would be an advantage but not essential, but an absolute must is the ability to provide exceptional customer service!
Obi’s practice is very well equipped and he and the team have onsite access to a range of state of the art equipment including digital x-ray, New Doppler ultrasound with ECG, flexible bronchoscope, rigid rhinoscope and gastroscope, Doppler blood pressure machine and a state of the art multiparameter for monitoring patients either during surgery or the immediate post op period, in-house catalyst machine for biochemistry and Idexx Procyte for haematology.
Croydon treats a real variety of cases including simple and complex orthopaedic cases, has a designated echocardiographer for more complex cardiac cases and the team take great pride in working up cases to an extremely high standard.
Obi and Katie actively encourages personal development through CPD and are happy to support study towards certificates for the right individual. There is a bonus scheme in place, which is also a great benefit offered by Obi and Katie.
In return, we offer;
1. Salary up to £55,000 (dependent on experience)
2. 1 in 4 Saturday only
3. No OOH
4. 20 min consultations (ensuring time is blocked out to catch up with work)
5. £2000 of CPD and 3 paid days per year
6. Contributory pension scheme
7. Private healthcare
8. Relocation allowance where applicable
9. Paid memberships (RCVS, VDS and BVA)
10. Exclusive colleague discounts
11. Friendly work environment with open communication
12. Regular Team building events
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!