Job Description
Weekend Veterinary Surgeon required at Scarsdale Vets, Pride Veterinary Centre
The Role
Scarsdale Vets Pride Park, Derby is looking for a weekend veterinary surgeon to join their team on a permanent basis.
This role is a unique opportunity to see a diverse and steady case load as we cover OOH for our own practices and a number of surrounding practices. If you enjoy ECC and the challenge of non-routine cases then this role could be exactly what you are looking for. We have an excellent range of facilities and equipment which contribute to a high standard of patient care.
The weekend team consists of covering consults and inpatient care/procedures.
Consults at weekends will primarily be for sick animals only and emergencies, with minimal routine work.
Inpatient care at weekends will be looking after the existing inpatients and undertaking procedures/emergency surgery as required e.g. foreign body removal, GDV, C-Section, dressing changes.
The working pattern is 1 in 2 weekends and there will be a mixture of shift patterns on a Saturday and Sunday. The exact shift pattern can be discussed at interview but will look something like this:
Ward Vet 1 - 7am to 5pm
Ward Vet 2 - 9am to 7pm
Float Vet (combo of wards/cons dependent on need of day) 8.30am to 6.30pm
Cons Vet - 8am to 6pm
Salary £800 per day subject to experience plus benefits
You will solely be based at our Pride Park hospital, supported by an excellent client care team and weekend nursing teams, with support from the referral team if you need to refer over the weekend.
This is a unique way of working supporting a great work/life balance, perfect for fly in fly out vets or someone looking to increase their ECC experience.
The Team
The main hospital is based at Pride Park in Derby and is home to a busy first opinion practice, a multidisciplinary referral service and an out-of-hours service. We have 8 practice sites in addition to the hospital.
We have a talented and enthusiastic experienced team of veterinary surgeons supported by an exceptional team of RVNs, student veterinary nurses, veterinary care assistants and client care advisors.
All our stand-alone practices are RCVS approved. Our main hospital is well equipped with a CT scanner, MRI, advanced ultrasound, endoscopy, digital
x-ray, dental radiography, and multiple surgical suites, as well as an onsite hydrotherapy and rehabilitation centre and benefits from a multi-disciplinary specialist led referral service.
Applicant Requirements
Experienced small animal vet surgeon, good communication skills, ability to work independently and part of the team, desire, and passion to grow and progress in your career, must be RCVS registered.
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
• 6.8 weeks annual leave (Pro rata)
• 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
• £1200 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata (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.
Please quote BH11619 when applying for this role.
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