An exciting opportunity has arisen for a veterinary surgeon to join our fun and friendly team at Derby Kingsway!
"It has been an absolute pleasure working at Derby Kingsway. The working environment is amazing, and it truly has made a difference knowing that I would be able to share some laughs in the workplace every day as well as feeling cared for on a personal level. I could not speak more highly of Emma or the team."
About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a veterinary surgeon to join our fun and friendly team at Derby Kingsway! This successful small animal practice is close to the A38 with good transport links to Nottingham, Burton and the Peak District.
Our modern surgery has been designed to industry leading standards, with state-of-the-art equipment and in-house laboratory facilities. We are a silver standard ICC Cat Friendly Clinic and are also rabbit friendly.
Our Partner, Emma Gilbert, is an experienced Bristol graduate and leads a supportive team of 3 other vets, 5 nurses, 3 client care advisors and a practice administrator.
About you
The ideal candidate to join our professional team will have good general small animal surgical and medical skills as well as a good knowledge of working up cases. You will be part of a team dedicated to providing superb standards of client and animal care.
This rewarding position includes shared weekend rota of 1 in 3 Saturdays, 4-day week with some sole charge but no OOH.
We are ideally looking for candidates for full time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) with some experience but will consider a confident new graduate. Part time hours will be considered for the right candidate too.
As you would expect from the market leader in small animal veterinary care, we can offer:
1. An attractive salary of up to £65,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
2. A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
3. 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service!
4. A contributory pension scheme
5. In-house career development opportunity
6. Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
7. Funded sponsorship visas
8. Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
9. Cycle to work scheme
10. 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
11. Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA
If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service and would like to join our team, we would love to hear from you.
Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!
Location: DE22 3FA