Job Description
Veterinary Surgeon-Hampton Veterinary Centre
Posted on 20/01/2023
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
The Role
Are you a Veterinary Surgeon looking for a supportive and friendly environment to thrive in? Do you feel that you need additional support or would like to further advance your knowledge and experience surrounded by an enthusiastic and clinically strong team? Are you more experienced in your career but ready for a change? Then look no further!
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Veterinary Surgeon to join Hampton Veterinary Centre’s experienced team at our new, purpose-built surgery in Hampton.
This is a varied role which includes routine appointments/vaccinations, consults, patient care and theatre work. We do our best to accommodate should you have either a surgical or medical bias, and we also treat exotic pets. This position is suitable for an enthusiastic and passionate Veterinary Surgeon looking to expand their knowledge and thrive in a supportive environment, it is a very exciting time to join the team!
We understand that finding the right work-life balance can be challenging in the veterinary industry, but what matters the most to us is that you have high clinical standards and work well within our team and with our clients, we welcome both part-time and full-time applicants.
Salary is up to £63,000 negotiable depending on experience.
Work life balance that works for you
Our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours truly tips the scale on your work life balance. We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you are looking to fix or flex your work patterns, we can find the right solution for you.
About Us
Pengelly and Mizen Veterinary Surgeons are a well-established, long-standing Small Animal and Equine veterinary practice based in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Hampton Veterinary Centre is a sister practice to Pengelly & Mizen. The purpose-built surgery opened its doors in 2003. Our team at Hampton Veterinary Centre has looked after the pets at Hampton and the surrounding areas ever since and are well-known by their beloved community.
Hampton is a developing township just south of the city of Peterborough with good transport links to London and it's close proximity to the A1 makes travel by car easy to the north or south.
This thriving township now boasts six villages in total including Hampton Centre, Hampton Heights, Hampton Gardens, Hampton Water, with two further villages, Hampton Wood and Hampton Beach, still to come.
There is a large shopping centre, a good choice of local restaurants and the city centre of Peterborough is just 10 minutes away for a good range of shopping, leisure and entertainment facilities.
We are an enthusiastic, friendly, and supportive team of vets, nurses and receptionists dedicated to providing excellent veterinary care. A key focus for the practice and the whole team is preventative care, and we are continuously sharing ideas and knowledge with each other and our community.
Our team provides a large variety of services for our loyal clients, including exotics, breeding, geriatric care, travel passports, laboratory diagnostics, ultrasound, x-rays, orthopaedics and much more. Our out-of-hours provider is covered by Vets Now & we work closely with local referral services for those occasions when the situation demands even more specialist care.
Applicant Requirements
Whether you are a newly qualified graduate or a more experienced Vet, we have an opportunity for you in our supportive and friendly team. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, be a motivated and friendly team player with an ability to engage well with our clients. You will be RCVS-registered, have excellent time-management skills and have a desire to practice good medicine and show empathy towards our clients and their pets.
Because our employee's matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:
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
- £1,250 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 are paid for
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.
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Any questions before applying?
Speak to Summer Aiken from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
Summer Aiken
Talent Partner
summer.aiken@ivcevidensia.com+44 (0) 7977 242 401