Veterinary Surgeon
Highertown Vets
Salary up to £52,000 depending on experience
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic veterinary surgeon to join our small but friendly team, providing excellent care to our loyal client base and their pets. Ideally, you will be an experienced surgeon, although a confident new graduate could be considered. You will have great communication skills and be approachable and compassionate. An ability to handle routine surgeries is desirable, as would be an interest in ultrasonography.
Ideally, you will work between 16 and 32 hours per week. We can be flexible with how these hours are arranged in shifts throughout the week. However, we will require Saturday mornings (8:30 am - 12:30 pm) to be worked on a 1 in 3 basis. There is no OOH with this role.
Why Join Our Fantastic Practice?
Highertown Veterinary Clinic is one of the longest-established veterinary clinics in Truro. We are a three-vet practice that take pride in providing our clients with a friendly, approachable service and a high standard of excellent, compassionate care for our patients. Most of our small team of vets, five nurses and a receptionist have been with the practice for many years, and countless numbers of our clients have been with us for even longer (in some cases, over 40 years!). We have a genuinely close bond between team members, clients, and patients alike and regard each other as family. The practice benefits from both general and dental x-ray facilities, ultrasound scanners and the usual laboratory machines for rapid in-house diagnosis, whilst the experienced clinical team is constantly discussing case management daily. As for our location, we are centrally based in what is arguably the most beautiful county in England. With easy access to sandy beaches galore, breathtaking scenery and captivating historical sites, water sports and adventure activities and Cornwall's amazing food scene, it is not difficult to keep yourself busy during your downtime.
About the Team and Culture
The successful candidate for this role will be warmly welcomed into our team, and benefit from a genuinely supportive environment. We actively encourage CPD and are happy to support colleagues who wish to advance their knowledge by undertaking Advanced Practitioner certificates. Equally, if you simply wish to be part of a friendly team and develop your skills on a more informal level, we are happy to encourage that too.
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. Certificate support
10. Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
11. Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
12. All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
13. All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
14. Infection Prevention and Control Programme
15. Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
16. BVA membership
17. VDS cover
18. RCVS fees
Additional
19. Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
20. Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
21. Discounted staff pet care