Veterinary Surgeon

goeasy Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Hayes End, UK, is seeking a qualified vet for a part-time position. The role includes consultations, surgeries, and collaboration with an experienced senior vet. Offering a competitive salary between £45,000 and £65,000, you'll enjoy a supportive environment with a 1:4 Saturday and 1:8 Sunday rotation. Enjoy numerous benefits including annual leave, CPD opportunities, and private medical insurance. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make an impact while maintaining work-life balance.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays

Generous relocation assistance

CPD budget

5 days paid CPD leave

Private Medical Insurance

Colleague introduction reward

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Medical cashback plan

Professional membership fees covered

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified veterinarian with relevant experience.
• Comfortable in a surgical environment with skills to perform surgeries as needed.
• Capable of working as part of a team and collaborating with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Carry out consultations and examine pets to provide appropriate management and treatment recommendations.
• Perform surgery on cases as appropriate while adhering to personal competencies.
• Maintain accurate clinical notes and ensure the medical history of pets is comprehensive.
• Refer cases to the appropriate facility when unable to treat.

Skills

Surgical skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Ability to examine pets thoroughly

Education

Veterinary degree

Job description

Welcome to Hayes End! This is an ideal opportunity that will enable a vet who has the confidence to take on a client base and make it their own, while having part‑time support from an established senior vet.

About your new role

This first opinion GP position is part‑time across 3 days per week: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, giving you a lovely long weekend every week to indulge in hobbies, family life or to simply switch off! This part‑time role includes a 1:4 branch Saturday and 1:8 hospital Sunday rotation. You will be rota ‘d to 1 bank holiday per year in the Mandeville Hospital in Northolt. There are no on‑call requirements. You would be supported by a highly experienced part‑time senior vet who has worked in Hayes for years, and experienced RVN and trainee nurses. You will also have the support of our invaluable regional manager, and regional head vet for any of those clinical queries!

As well as being equipped with everything you would expect, the practice is kitted out perfectly for a vet with a surgical bias, as our previous vet was an orthopaedic surgeon. Hayes End also has dental x‑ray, perfect for those budding dentists out there!

As a branch vet some of your duties will include:

• Carry out consultations, thoroughly examining all pets presented and making management and treatment recommendations which are based on best practice and are evidence‑based and in accordance with GVG protocols.
• Perform surgery on cases as appropriate and within boundaries of personal competence and limitation of overnight care.
• Maintain, prescribe and dispense all medications in accordance with appropriate current medicines legislation and RCVS guidance.
• Record accurate and thorough clinical notes and ensure that pets’ histories are accurate comprehensive and useful to colleagues.
• Be prepared to refer cases in a timely manner, in the first instance to a GVG Hospital, when there is an inability to undertake a case for whatever reason.
• Help to maintain a respectful and collaborative team environment.

Goddard Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in Northolt provides Hayes End with its OOH care and support with any complex cases you may need to refer. With state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic support at the hospital with a new CT scanner, a diploma holder in imaging providing our CT and ultrasound service, a strong medical team, and experienced surgeons routinely conducting advanced orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery, your referred patients are in safe hands!

If you are new to the area, Hayes is in the heart of a popular suburb of West London with ample green space, a friendly community and plenty of train stations to get you across the city such as Hayes & Harlington which is on the shiny new Elizabeth Line.

There is on‑site parking available if you drive (a rare occurrence in and around London!)

Now let’s get to the nitty gritty – here is what we offer you:

The salary band for this 3‑day week role plus weekend rotation is £45,000 to £65,000 (full‑time equivalent based on a 40‑hour week) depending on experience and allowing room for growth within the role.

A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard vet

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro‑ratio if part‑time)
• Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
• CPD budget every year
• 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year (pro‑ratio if part‑time)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVN’s)
• 24‑hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Medical cashback plan – refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
• Professional membership fees covered

If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email Rose directly at [e-mail] for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!

About us

In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward‑looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real time updates and taking polls with live Q&A to ensure we’re making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.