New Graduate Vet– Bridgend, South Wales
We at Lloyd & Cowan are pleased to be working with a practice who have an exciting opportunity available for a New Graduate Vet to join their expanding small animal team on the beautiful South Wales coast!
About:
They work out of a high-quality hospital premises and are committed to excellent clinical care and extremely high standards. Their practice has silver level cat friendly status from the ISFM and they have been awarded “outstanding” in 5 separate RCVS awards.
They have extensive experience of employing new or recent graduate Vets, with many of their current Vets having started their professional careers with themselves. They understand that although you graduate with your day one competencies, it takes time to develop confidence in your abilities.
Location:
Their hospital is situated in Bridgend, which is nestled between the bright lights of Cardiff to the East, and Swansea to the West, the rugged Brecon Beacons to the North, and the award-winning beaches to the South. So, whether it’s a night on the tiles or a day spent hiking or surfing, this area really does have it all. The Welsh have a great word called ‘hiraeth,’ which translates in English to a deep longing for home, and it is easy to understand why the Welsh always return home.
How they Can Help:
With the assistance of their fantastic and diverse team of nurses, support colleagues, and Vets (including advanced practitioners in both medicine and surgery), they would relish the opportunity to assist you in developing your skills and grow your confidence within the profession, allowing you to flourish. Alongside the support from their team, you will also be enrolled on the VetPartners new graduate program and the new RCVS Graduate Development Program.
As a practice, they host regular in-house CPD and clinical clubs. You would also be eligible to join any of the countless number of special interest groups within VetPartners, allowing you to discuss, amongst many other things, complicated cases, new literature, or upcoming CPD with fellow peers from all over the UK. The job currently involves a varied mixture of consulting, medical investigations, and surgical caseloads. Vets generally have 1 full operating day a week and 3 days of consulting, operating, and procedures.
As a practice, they actively encourage their Vets to follow their cases through from consultation to diagnosis and treatment. Once your confidence has grown, they would love for you to be able to carry out some branch work, with the reassurance of always having the ability to ask for help when needed.
The Rota:
Veterinary Surgeons currently work a 1:12 out-of-hours rolling rota, which includes 2-part weekends, 2 Saturday mornings, and 1 week of nights. The remaining 11 weeks are an average 4-day week. Whilst on-call, you will always have the full support of one of their friendly senior Veterinary clinicians, who will be there to advise and help you with anything that you may need.
Benefits:
6 weeks paid holiday, including Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
Part of Vet Partners Graduate Programme
Health Shield
2 weeks full sick pay and 2 weeks half sick pay
Royal College fees, VDS, and another professional subscription of your choice
Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, and surrogacy pay
Discounted veterinary fees
Regular pay reviews
Focus on employee wellbeing
Career progression opportunities
Salary:£32,500
If you wish to apply send a CV through the link with a mention of when you will be available for a registration call.
For a confidential discussion about our opportunities call Sophie on 07519119233 or email a CV to sophie@lloydandcowan.com
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us on 02887658068.If you know someone else who may be interested, why not pass this advert on to them. If we successfully place someone, you've referred to us; we'll give you £200 in high street vouchers as a way of saying thank you.
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