Veterinary Surgeon

goeasy Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in East London is looking for an additional vet to join their team. The role offers a flexible 30-40 hour work week and includes a weekend and bank holiday rotation. Responsibilities involve performing consultations, surgeries, and maintaining clinical records, all with the support of experienced staff. A competitive salary ranging from £45,000 to £61,000 and benefits like CPD allowances and private medical insurance are offered. A love for football is not mandatory!

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Generous relocation assistance

Yearly CPD budget

Paid CPD leave

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Medical cashback plan

Covered professional membership fees

Qualifications

• Experience in routine surgeries and dental procedures is preferred.
• Ability to work well in a busy practice environment.
• Strong communication skills to maintain teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform consultations and examinations of pets.
• Conduct surgeries as per personal competence.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and histories.
• Prescribe medications following legal guidelines.
• Refer cases in a timely manner when necessary.

Skills

Routine surgery

Dentals

Team collaboration

Education

Veterinary degree

Tools

Clinical notes software

Surgical instruments

Job description

Welcome to the home of the Hammers! Is this historic area of East London home to famous West Ham FC is our well‑run first opinion GP practice, and they are looking for an additional vet to join the team. An interest in football is not mandatory!

About your new role!

In the bustling heart of popular East London is this hugely popular first opinion practice that is looking for an additional vet, to work alongside their incredible senior vet.

The rota can offer flexibility with a 30–40-hour weekly option, which is inclusive of a 1:4 branch run Saturday and 1:8 hospital Sunday rotation. You will be rota ‘d to up to 2 bank holidays per year and be included in the last resort on‑call and twilight rotation for the Wanstead Hospital.

Included in your initial induction period is also a hospital induction day to get to grips with hospital working before your first hospital shift.

We are looking for a future colleague who enjoys working in a busier GP environment and is comfortable with routine surgery and dentals, although you will have ample support from your senior vet who loves to teach.

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.

You will be fully supported by a full‑time senior vet, senior RVN, incredibly passionate trainee nurses and a regional manager whose support is invaluable to her region.

West Ham is also fully supported by Wanstead Veterinary Hospital for more complex cases and OOH. It has extensive 24‑hr facilities including CT, an excellent ultrasound, scopes, laparoscopic equipment, and an array of specialists and provides a good environment to develop your ECC skills on your Sundays.

The practice itself is smack bang in the middle between West Ham Park and Stratford, and a short 8‑minute walk from the nearest train station (DLR) to take you all over London and into Essex.

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

The salary band for this position inclusive of weekend rotation is £45,000 to £61,000 (full‑time equivalent based on a 40 hour week) depending on prior 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‑rata if part‑time)
• Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
• CPD budget every year
• 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year (pro‑rata 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’s 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.