Veterinary Surgeon
Lakeview Veterinary Centre, Thrapston
Salary up to £63,000 depending on experience plus benefits
Here at Lakeview Veterinary Centre, we are looking for a motivated and driven Veterinary Surgeon who shares out values for quality first opinion care. You must be RCVS registered and dedicated to providing high standards of care, ideally experienced in consults and surgery. You will be self-motivated, confident, a great team player and be committed to upholding the highest standards in client and patient care. We encourage and support all CPD up to CertGP and AVP level.
We care about your work/life balance
We offer flexible working patterns that flex with you and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to flex your rota hours to balance the school holidays, fix to navigate the school runs or just looking to strike that balance between home and work life. We can offer flexibility that actually works for you. The full time rota includes working 4 long days per week from 9:00am-7:00pm plus no more than 1 in 3 Saturday mornings 9:00-1:00pm (TOIL provided), although we are happy to speak with candidates looking for part time hours.
Want to know more about us?
We are a 100% small animal practice with a varied caseload. We have a progressive attitude and are inclusive in our approach to change. We work up our cases thoroughly and understand the importance of continuity for both client, patient, and clinician. We have a wonderful, loyal client base; a large number of our clients have been with us for many years.
Our practice is fully equipped with dental suite with digital x-ray, new ultrasound with colour, two K-Lasers, digital x-ray, endoscopy, full in-house Idexx laboratory, gold standard anaesthesia using Humphrey ADE circuits, multiparameter monitors, patient warming, oxygen generators and more.
Northamptonshire is a lovely rural county to live in, Cambridge and Milton Keynes are an easy drive and London a short train journey.
Meet like-minded professionals!
The Lake View Group has eight Vets including three who either hold or are working towards certificates, a team of experienced Registered Veterinary Nurses plus dedicated Student Veterinary Nurses and Support team members.
If you want to enjoy doing your job well with great people, have plenty of time to talk to your colleagues and your clients and still have plenty of energy left to enjoy your time outside work please come and visit us and see for yourself how much we enjoy being Vets and Nurses.
Because our employees matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -
Work-life balance
1. 6.6 weeks annual leave
2. Your birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
3. Private medical insurance
4. Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
5. Cycle to Work scheme
6. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
7. Non-accidental injury support
Development
8. £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid pro rata
9. Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
10. Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
11. All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
12. All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
13. Infection Prevention and Control Programme
14. Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
15. BVA membership
16. VDS cover
17. RCVS fees
Additional
18. Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
19. Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
20. Discounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
If you’ve got this far, thank you for your interest! To be part of our exceptional team or discuss any of our clinical vacancies please contact Taylor Findlay, Talent Partner for a confidential chat on / 07977 243 724.