Veterinary Surgeon- ​Salary up to £75,000 plus No OOHs!

Location Kesgrave
Discipline: Small Animal Vet, Veterinary Surgeons
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £75k
Contact name: Sophie Gould

Contact email: sophie@lloydandcowan.com
Job ref: SG2239
Published: 3 months ago

Our client who we are pleased to be working with are looking for a small animal Veterinary Surgeon to join their team and participate in the consulting or surgery rota. You will need a full driving license to drive between their main hospital and 2 branch surgeries. 

Their caseload is small animal including dentistry (including dental x-ray), basic orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, imaging (digital x-ray, new ultrasound machine and endoscopy), medicine, laparoscopic surgery. 

Rota:
They can be flexible on the number of days and hours per week, dependant on the right candidate.
Shifts are normally 08.30-18.30 however early and late shifts occur during the hours of 8am and 7pm. 
There will be a requirement to work some weekends, but this will depend on the amount of hours worked in a week. Current full-time vets work 1 in 5 Saturdays 8am-12.30pm. There are no out of hours involved in this role.

About them:

This practice is based in and around Ipswich, Suffolk. They have a tier 3 RCVS accredited hospital and 2 consulting only branches. 

The surgery is based in Suffolk, near Ipswich where you will find a good mix between town and rural settings, the beach is not far away as well as being near a train station with a direct route into London. 

Their practice currently has 8 Veterinary Surgeons, 11 Nurses and a number of Support staff working variable hours across their 3 sites. They currently have a number of certificate holders in their veterinary team (or working towards certificates) including Surgery, Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Imaging and Cardiology. Their close-knit team are friendly, career driven and have a focus on clinical standards, Infection Prevention Control as well as driving to lower the use of antibiotics in practice. They encourage CPD and career progression.

Salary:

​Salary up to £75,000 FTE depending on experience plus bonus of up to £7,500 FTE and a relocation allowance up to £1,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave pro rata

  • Private medical insurance

  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

  • £1500 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata

  • Certificate Support

  • BVA membership

  • VDS cover

  • RCVS fees

If you are interested please email Sophie at sophie@lloydandcowan.com or APPLY with your CV.

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 on028 8744 0649.

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.

All applications will be treated in the STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.