Graduate Veterinary Surgeon Kent
Job description
Warren House Veterinary Group have been providing surgical, emergency and preventative healthcare services to Rochester and Chatham for over 30 years.
The group is based across four sites, with each site led by an experienced team of vets and nurses and over fifty Associates in total. Each site is well equipped, with an in-house laboratory, digital radiography, dental radiography, ultrasound facilities and surgical theatres.
As a graduate within the Warren House group, you will have dedicated support to explore all areas of primary care practice, including medicine, surgery, imaging and preventative healthcare, under the guidance of an experienced team.
Your role and responsibilities
Linnaeus has already seen a number of graduates progress within the group and we're always on the lookout for future talent to join us. We are committed to supporting you to develop yourself and your career. You will have the opportunity to share your ideas and help shape our continued commitment to developing new treatments and technological advancements in the industry. You'll benefit from:
- A 12-month Graduate Development Programme (GDP) aligned with the RCVS VetGDP
- Subsequent 12-month Early Careers Programme (ECP)
- Starting salary from £34,000 with a review at 12 months
- RCVS membership fees, professional indemnity insurance and an additional membership of choice (BVA or BSAVA) provided
- Graduate roles are available throughout the UK.
Support:
- In-practice primary mentor and trained VetGDP Adviser
- In-practice secondary mentor
- Peer-to-peer support through GDP networking and social events
- Dedicated graduate contact point within the Linnaeus Central Support Team
- Placement at a supportive practice
Education:
Graduate Development Programme (GDP):
- 12 core educational days including an intensive pre-start training camp
- Focus on fundamental primary care clinical and professional skills
Early Careers Programme (ECP):
- Up to 10 days of CPD, including core educational days on more advanced topics
- Flexibility to attend CPD of your own choice
- Graduate specific practical training days
- Additional CPD opportunities outside of the GDP conference attendance, external CPD, practice visits
- Access to an extensive online resource library with 150+ hours of on-demand content
- Access to exclusive Linnaeus CPD courses free of charge.
Ongoing Development:
- Permanent contract within Linnaeus Veterinary Limited
- Support to map out your own career journey
- Flexibility to move within the Linnaeus family on graduation.
Benefits
- Starting salary from £34,000 with a review at 12 months
- RCVS Membership fees, professional indemnity insurance and an additional membership of choice (BVA or BSAVA) provided
- 5 weeks annual leave + your birthday off
- Workplace pension scheme.
- Generous sick pay allowance
- Enhanced equal family leave
- Enhanced sickness leave.
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
We would love to hear from you, please contact Howard Stapleton at [email protected] if have any questions about the role or would like to apply.
