Lead Medicine Vet Thornbury, West Midlands, England
Job description
Posted on 13/04/2023
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to lead the medicine side of our busy Hospital Site. The successful candidate will work alongside our existing team and our Clinical Directors to continue to provide a high level of care for our patients.
What’s on offer?
- A salary of up to £65,000 depending on experience.
- Relocation support of up to £5000.
- A great workload of medical cases.
- The opportunity to work as a part of a diverse and highly experienced team.
- Genuine flexibility with the role, we’re happy to explore different shift patterns and hours to create the right role for you.
- Excellent career progression/development with certificates supported.
Rota patterns that work for you
We understand that work life balance is more important than ever, we’re more than happy to discuss all shift patters/hours to match your circumstances. We can offer excellent career progression, a Veterinary Surgeon with a medical bias could develop into a Clinical Director role. We will support applications for Veterinary Surgeons with other interests to work at our hospital as well. A full time role would involve covering 40 hours per week. Covering 4 or 5 days per week, either 08:00 – 19:00, 09:00 – 19:00 or 08:00 – 17:00. There’s a shared weekend rota, this sits at 1:6 (08:30 – 16:00 Saturdays and Sundays working 09:00 – 15:00 and 1x Sat am 8:30-12). You’ll receive time off in lieu the following week after working the weekend. No out of hours or on call required!
About Us
Here is what the team have to say about life in practice:
- “One of the major benefits of working for Yorkshire Vets is it’s incredibly dedicated and caring team of vets, nurses and support staff. Since my very first day, I have been made to feel a welcomed part of the family and this supportive environment makes Yorkshire Vets a uniquely pleasant and enriching place to work. We all know that the veterinary industry can be extremely challenging at times but working with such a great team of people makes all the difference on those inevitable tough days. All of our surgeries are modern and well-equipped and patient care is always paramount. I can’t think of a better place to work… which is why I’m still here after 6 years and counting.” – Billie, Veterinary Surgeon.
“I am one of the veterinary nurses at Yorkshire vets, working predominantly in the Thornbury hospital but occasionally you'll find me consulting at our Meanwood and Horsforth branches. I have been here 12 years now, starting as a fresh-faced nursing assistant, being lucky enough to complete my nursing training and I now train the student nurses in my role as clinical supervisor. I have had a couple of stints at other veterinary surgeries over my time, however many things set Yorkshire vets as my home, and I have never felt any need to leave. I feel as a nurse I have had the pleasure of working with a large variety of veterinary surgeons here who have all influenced me and allowed me to grow my own set of skills. I love working with the senior vets and learning from them; however the new graduate veterinary scheme is brilliant as I am able to impart some of knowledge and skills as well as learn what is new in the world of veterinary! – Corrine, RVN.
Applicant Requirements
The preferred candidate will be an experienced small animal vet who is happy with all aspects of first opinion small animal work. They must be happy with sole charge work and be able to support less experienced veterinary surgeons. Ideally, we would like a vet who holds a certificate in small animal medicine or similar but we are more than happy to consider candidates who are working towards or starting out on a certificate.
Because our employee’s matter
Work life balance
- 6.6 weeks annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
- Your birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
- 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
- Non-accidental injury support
Development
- £1250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata
- Certificate support
- Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
- Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
- All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
- All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
- Infection Prevention and Control Programme
- Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
- BVA membership
- VDS cover
- RCVS fees
Additional
- Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
- Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
- Discounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.
Any questions before applying?
Speak to Marcus Alphonso from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
