Job description
If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.
We are looking for a weekend Vet to join our Team at Blacks Vets in Dudley, West Midlands.
Are you looking to join a multi-award-winning practice and be part of an experienced and forward-thinking team of clinicians where you can pursue and be supported in your genuine clinical interests?
What are your aspirations? We have a proven track record of producing talent in a variety of disciplines from New Grads to certificate holders, to branch management, leadership and director roles?
As a progressive, growing and highly successful practice, we are always on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our award-winning friendly team, at our accredited Veterinary Hospital in Dudley and our surrounding local branches (on the edge of the West Midlands, but all within 30 mins of Birmingham City Centre).
We are on the look out for a weekend vet to join us at our main hospital in Dudley. Whether you are looking for every weekend or every other, we would love to hear from you.
Rota and package
- Salary of up to £65,000 D.O.E.
- Saturday and Sunday (9am-7pm) every weekend, every other, we can be totally flexible
- Opportunity to cover day shifts as desired
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
We are a small animal, first opinion and referral practice with a strong vet team of 16 including 7 Certificate holders, plus a further 6 Vets currently studying. These include cardiology, dermatology, medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, and surgery - soft tissue and orthopaedic. We would also happily support you with any current or future certificate studies both financially and clinically. You will also work closely with our amazing team of experience nurses, including our overnight nursing team! Plus we can give you access to referral centres for future development and caseload exposure.
Our practices have access to state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment - including CT, a fully equipped dental suite (dental training available) and 12 operating theatres. Our size, insured base, and varied caseload means we can support a range of skill sets and continued professional development aspirations.
Twice voted as 'Best UK Vet' by the pet-owning public, Vet Wellbeing award winner in 2018, highly acclaimed in 2019, local chamber of commerce workplace wellbeing winners in 2018, express and star best place to work 2019, RCVS Outstanding Client Experience Award at all branches, BVRA receptionist of the year winner 2019, winner of practice of the year, and featured on prime-time TV, joining the Blacks team places you amongst the best in the industry and at the heart of veterinary excellence. Want to be in our success?
If you would like to apply for this position or discuss in more detail please [email protected]
Part of an amazing global family
Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.
Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.
Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]