Veterinary Surgeon Surgical Bias

Petsnvets; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Glasgow seeks a Surgical Vet Surgeon for a full-time role at its Roundhouse Vet Hospital. This position demands a dedication to high-quality medical care and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will hold an Orthopaedic/Soft Tissue Certificate and have experience in managing surgical cases. The practice offers robust benefits including extensive CPD support, a generous holiday allowance, and access to a comprehensive wellbeing package, fostering personal and professional growth.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + birthday leave

Extensive CPD allowance

Admin time included

Free eye test and glasses voucher

Cycle2Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

RCVS Fee Paid

Pension scheme

Discount for own pets

Enhanced family leave

Gym membership discount

Qualifications

• Experience as a Veterinary Surgeon/Advanced Practitioner.
• Commitment to ongoing clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload of patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of clinical care in a Veterinary Hospital.
• Manage your own primary care patients and referred cases.
• Engage in mentorship and contribute to external CPD initiatives.

Skills

Surgical experience

Excellent communication

Clinical auditing

Education

Veterinary Surgery Certification

Orthopaedic / Soft Tissue Certificate

Tools

Advanced ultrasound

Endoscopy

CT

Job description

Job Title:Surgical Vet Surgeon

Salary:Up to £65,000, depending upon experience

Location: Pets’n’Vets, Roundhouse Vet Hospital, Glasgow

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours:40 hours / 4 days per week. Weekend rota in 1 in 3.

Pets’n’Vets is a multi-site practice with branch practices across Glasgow and the surrounding area. The Roundhouse Vet Hospital is a 24hr Veterinary Hospital and the central hub of Pets’n’Vets, based on the Southside of Glasgow.

Whatever you enjoy, be it live music, museums, outdoor activities or sports, Glasgow is the most welcoming of cities and does them with style!

Your role and responsibilities

At the Roundhouse Veterinary Hospital you will join a friendly and enthusiastic team of vets (including multiple certificate holders) providing excellent veterinary care within a Veterinary Hospital practice.

In your role, which benefits a surgical bias, you will join the team to provide a high standard of clinical care, while having the opportunity to progress your skills with shadowing as well as expectation to contribute to driving our clinical services forward.

You will have responsibility for managing a varied caseload consisting of your own primary care patients, those internally referred by our team as well as developing your skills treating those that are externally referred.

Excellent communication with colleagues and external vets is essential to this role, as is a commitment to engage with ongoing clinical audit and QI initiatives, mentorship and contributing to external CPD for local practices.

You will have access to all the clinical kit required to deliver excellent care, this includes advanced ultrasound, endoscopy, CT, full Synthes kit, TPLO, Harmonic and arthroscopy.

The ideal candidate for the role will be an experienced Veterinary Surgeon/Advanced Practitioner with an Orthopaedic / Soft Tissue Certificate or a Surgeon studying towards a certificate.

Whatever stage your surgical career is at, this role will give you the support, freedom and encouragement to allow your skills to develop and progress in your area of interest.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday per year + birthday leave day
• Extensive CPD allowance & we are happy to support certificates.
• Admin time built into the working day
• Access to an extensive in-house library of free online courses/content, both clinical and non-clinical.
• Specsavers Free Eye Test (and voucher for glasses for VDU use if applicable)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured
• Life Assurance
• RCVS Fee Paid
• 1st opinion and referral hospital, excellent team ethos and lovely clients
• Pension scheme – automatic enrolment and completely hassle free
• Discount for own pets
• Enhanced equal family leave policy
• Enhanced sickness policy
• Gym membership discount.

Pets’n’Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services.You’llhave access toa huge networkof specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, pleaseget in touch withPaige in the recruitment [e-mail]

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