Veterinary Surgeon

Description:

Are you looking to join a practice that is passionate about supporting colleagues to achieve their career goals whilst also supporting their well-being?

• There is the option that this role can be a consult only role
• This is ideally a part time role for 2 to 3 days per week but will include 1 in 4 Saturdays (9am to 5pm). We can be flexible with rota.
• No OOH, Sundays or Bank holidays!
• Carefully managed diaries that allow you to work up your cases including protected paid lunch breaks and admin time.
• Your well-being is key, we have a garden space for you to relax in, a well-being board and 2 mental health first aiders in the team
• You will be supported by a very experienced team which allow the days to run as smoothly as possible
• Excellent rates of pay up to £65,000 (FTE, DOE)
• Take a listen to what our team have to say about working at Vets for Pets York -
  
   

About us:

We are an experienced 6 vet team, led by practice owner and vet Helen. With vets from 1 years to 20 years post graduated experience we enjoy a lot of case discussion and support is never far away. Our vets work alongside a fantastic nursing team consisting of 7 RVNs, an SVN, and an experienced front of house team who are all encouraged to utilise their skills as much as possible which means our days run as smoothly as possible.

One area we place particular emphasis on is team well-being. This is demonstrated in the way our diary is arranged allowing you the time to think about and thoroughly work-up cases as well as taking the ‘down-time’ you need in the day. We have a beautiful garden area for the team to enjoy and an indoor colleague area for the colder days. We have a well-being board for the whole team for recognition and to organise social events for the whole team and have two mental health first-aiders in the team. We hold regular practice and vet meetings to allow everyone chance to input into our ways of working and have our own WhatsApp chat groups allowing for extra case discussion and an additional channel of support.

We are an RCVS accredited practice and have achieved ‘Outstanding’ status for ‘client service’ and for ‘team and professional responsibility’ from the RCVS in addition to our bronze ISFM accreditation. We are also an approved veterinary nurse training practice.

Our commitment to client care means we have a loyal and friendly client base with a good percentage of insured pets so get to keep cases in house where appropriate. We also welcome peripatetic orthopaedic surgeons, ultra-sonographers and cardiologists giving us continuity in practice too.

We also support lots of local community events including school visits, brownies and cubs helping to cement our local reputation.

The Role:

As a growing practice we are always interested in hearing from local talent interested in working with us, because everyone is at different stages in their veterinary career, we are open to speak to anyone. So, if you are an experienced vet looking to progress your career we can support further study or looking for a practice where you can mentor and support younger colleagues or a new graduate looking for their first role in a vet practice please talk to us.

This role is ideally for part time with 2 or 3 shifts per week, but we do ask that you join our 1 in 4 Saturday rota for which our opening hours are 9am - 5pm. There are no OOHs, Sundays or bank holidays with this role.

All sick pet consults are 30 minutes and your day will include allocated admin time giving the opportunity to focus on and work-up cases as well as meaning we can provide the excellent service to our clients that we have become known for. The only sole charge in this role would be on weekends where there would be remote ‘back-up’ should you feel you wanted it.

We offer a very competitive package including but not limited to:
 

• 5.6 weeks holiday (increasing to 6.6 weeks after 2 years service)
• Birthday Holiday
• Access to AXA healthcare and Cycle to work
• Relocation package (where applicable)
• Visa sponsorship
• Paid memberships (BVA, RCVS and VDS)
• Generous CPD allowance
• Exclusive discounts across the ‘Pets’ group and a wide selection of high street retailers via Our reward Hub
  
   

Our location:

Our practice is based in the City of York, a city with so much to offer. Whether you’re interested in history, want to spend as much time as possible in the great outdoors or are a lover of city life this area has something for everyone and is also just a short drive from stunning North Yorkshire coastline. York is well serviced by transport links whether travelling by train or car and easily reached from 4 international airports.