Job description
Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Wareham, Dorset
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
2. Looking for a new opportunity in Dorset?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Wareham, Dorset who are looking for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon. This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with Saturday mornings on a rota. There are two days sole charge with an RVN and a client care assistant.
This practice is part of a large group within the local area and collectively have a long-established history along with an excellent reputation. The role is based within one of these branches.
The practice has a collaborative and shared approach to cases and the Vet would be an advanced practitioner leading the team. The Vets within the team have various levels of interests and bias including medicine, cardiology, ophthalmology, acupuncture, and dentistry. The practice encourages and fund areas of special interest and study.
The ideal candidate would share their ethos and passion for animal welfare and understand the importance of employee wellbeing. The role will offer the opportunity for a Vet to have clinical freedom and the opportunity to develop areas of special interest as they will have additional support from certificate holding Vets at the hospital.
The ideal candidate:
3. The ability to deliver a high standard of veterinary care
4. Excellent client facing skills
5. Will have integrity and honesty.
6. Will be a team player and create a harmonious team culture
7. Will have excellent communication skills
8. Will be confident in routine surgeries and consultations.
Key details:
9. Type: Small animal
10. Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
11. Weekends: Saturday mornings on a rota
12. OOH: None
13. Sole charge: None
14. Team: Large veterinary team
15. Consultations: 15 minutes
About them:
16. Large 6-site practice
17. Their ethos is providing a happy and welcoming environment to work in and providing a high standard of clinical care to all patients and a high level of customer service to clients
18. Nurse Training practice
19. Branch practice
20. Large supportive team of highly experienced Certificate holding Vets and Nurses
21. Offers the opportunity to develop area of specialism
22. Supportive team culture
23. Offers an environment where a Vet can thrive and develop their clinical skills and knowledge
24. Experienced team with certificate holding surgeons
25. On site OOH service
26. 15 minute consultations
27. Offers an exciting and varied case load
28. Support available within the role - can offer the position to various levels of experience
29. Offers a good work-life balance
30. Practice provides clinical freedom for personal growth and development
Facilities:
The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services and facilities, including:
31. Medicine referrals
32. Ultrasound
33. Endoscopy
34. ECG
35. Hydrotherapy
36. Hospitalisation facilities
37. Home visits
38. X-ray
39. Dental suite
40. Nurse clinics
41. Isolation unit
42. In-house laboratory
43. Separate cat and dog wards
Package:
44. Salary: £42, to £70, per annum, commensurate to experience
45. Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
46. CPD: Generous allowance of £1,
47. Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
48. Certificate training funded and encouraged
49. Exclusive company discounts and rewards
50. Workplace pension scheme
51. Health insurance scheme
52. Staff discount
Must haves:
53. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
54. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
55. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills