Job Description
Veterinary Surgeon-Kingswood Vets, Woking
Posted on 15/03/2023
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The Role
Do you want to be part of a friendly, dynamic team with a surgery cert holder, visiting cardiologist and orthopaedic surgeon to learn from?
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to join our team. We offer a good mix of consults and theatre time but are happy to flex to suit the right candidate this role could suit a consult only vet or someone pursuing a certificate.
During the week, we are open 08:00 - 19:00. We are looking for a candidate to do 20-30 hours per week, preferably with 1:4 Saturdays (alternating am only and all day). We are genuinely flexible about how the hours are split it can be 2-3 long days or 4-5 shorter days. There is no OOH or bank holiday work.
Salary
The salary for this role is up to £65,000 (FTE) depending on experience.
About Us
Kingswood Vets is a well-established local practice in Woking. We moved to a new purpose-built hospital premises in 2018. We have 4 consult rooms, 2 theatres, dental and imaging rooms, separate dog, and cat wards We have a really good mix of well-insured clients wanting gold standard plus RSPCA and other charity work. We have all the usual toys and more including tonopen, slit lamp, surgical diathermy, digital dental x-ray. Plenty of time to work up cases with support available if needed.
As work life balance is important to us, Woking is full of things to do, we are surrounded by golf courses, country parks like Lightwater Country Park, RHS Garden Wisley, unspoiled scenic walks which include Pyrford Lock, a theatre, galleries, and The Living Planet Centre. We have great transport links though being around 30 minutes from London Centre on the train
About the Team and Culture
We are a team of 10 Veterinary Surgeons (6.5FTE), 10 Nurses (8.5 FTE, 7 Registered Veterinary Nurses and 3 Student Veterinary Nurses) with an amazing support team of 12 who do all the hard work to keep the practice running smoothly. We have a surgery certificate holder, dental vet, imager, and a vet part way through an ophthalmology certificate plus a visiting cardiologist and orthopaedic surgeon to learn from. The rota is organised to allow dedicated time for admin to we can ensure we have the time needed to work up cases and provide the excellent care our clients deserve.
Applicant Requirements
We are looking for a candidate with a minimum of 2 years’ experience, who is passionate about the provision of high-quality service to patients and clients. Candidates will need to be competent in routine consultations with any specialist interests being welcomed and supported.
Because our employees 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
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 40 hours 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.
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Any questions before applying?
Speak to Megan Dawson from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
Megan Dawson
Talent Partner
megan.dawson@ivcevidensia.com+44 (0) 7977 242 413