Small independent practice needs a Small animal vet to join our team in the rural beauty of the North Pennines. Amazing countryside with our surgeries in the 3 northern counties of Cumbria, Durham & Northumberland.
We are a mixed, mainly small animal practice requiring a full-time small animal only vet as our business moves forward.Ideally, this position would be for a candidate with a few years experience.
The team is led by two experienced vets Karl and Rachel who are available for a chat about this position. We are a 3-centre practice, all of which are RCVS accredited SA, LA & EQ practice, with our main surgery in Alston, Cumbria, and branches at Stanhope and Allendale.
We live and work here in the rural North Pennines, which may not have the city lifestyles and facilities but is only 45-50mins away from Newcastle or Carlisle. If you love the countryside and hate traffic lights, then we have the perfect place for you. Our practice is a 5-vet team, and we all partake in the workload equally.
We diagnose and treat the majority of our cases in-house, and are supported by referral options close by should the need arise. CPD package can be tailored to individual interests.
Support is the biggest requirement we have found from vets that have started with us in the last few years. We all need support, and in all different levels and shapes & sizes. There is no perfect template for how much or little support you need. We obviously encourage and work with the GDP programme but support all our staff as much as possible. We have monthly vet clinical meetings to discuss cases among the clinical team and inform each other of ideas, changes and steps forward.Our experienced vets run 15 minute appointments.
We do have all the usual small animal gear:
* DR dig X-Rays, Ultrasound (with visiting ultrasound Adv Practitioner MRCVS every 2 weeks to provide in house CPD training for our vets),
* in house lab with haematology,
* endoscope,
* in house orthopaedics performed,
* in house case work up encouraged and discussed regularly.
Our package offer is:
* a 4-day week,
* 1 in 5 on call weeknights and 1 in 5 weekends.
* 28 days holidays per yr,
* CPD package,
* RCVS & another subscription funded,
* VDS cover,
* Private health care,
* Pension scheme,
* overnight accommodation in main surgery if needed for in patient care,
* mobile phone costs paid,
* and OOH bonus scheme.
More details of what we do and where we are and about us is available on our website: www.oldstonevets.com and we are more than happy to chat about the position with interested candidates. 01434 381792 and ask for Rachel or Karl.
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