If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application. We are seeking an experienced full-time vet for a fixed-term maternity cover to join our team of 11 veterinary surgeons. Location: Vet 4 Life Surbiton: 40-44 Brighton Road, Surbiton, KT6 5PL Vet 4 Life Teddington: 160 High Street, Teddington, TW11 8HZ Vet 4 Life Shepperton: 7 Station Approach, Shepperton, TW17 8AR Hours: Full time (38.3) Your role and responsibilities Applicants must have experience in working within a small animal veterinary practice, should be able to work well within a team, demonstrate leadership skills, and be able to focus on maintaining high levels of both patient and client care. You will be self-motivated with a positive attitude and have a warm and compassionate approach to our team, patients, and clients. · Teamwork: Working within the team, to contribute your skills, efforts, and personal strengths to help ensure a harmonious team ethos · Patient care: Providing exceptional levels of patient care. · Client care: Providing exceptional levels of client service. Rota We are committed to maintaining a good work life balance. Hours include a 4-day week alternating between a week of early shifts (8:00 am – 5:30 pm) and late shifts (10:00 am – 7:30 pm) with 1 in 4 Saturdays (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) and 1 in 12 Sundays (10:00 am – 4:00 pm). Benefits · 5 weeks annual leave bank holidays an additional day off for your birthday · Career development through the Linnaeus Veterinary Careers Framework, £1500 (not including VAT) 5 days external CPD allowance, certificates encouraged, extensive free, Linnaeus provided, internal CPD and resources (i.e. Mars Veterinary Health Library with 2,000 journals, 600 textbooks and much more) · No OOH or overnight inpatient care which is managed externally by Vets Now · Employer pension contribution · RCVS and VDS fees paid for · Staff discount · 4 day working week with 1 in 4 Saturdays and 1 in 12 Sundays · Enhanced sick pay. · Life assurance · Discounted gym membership at PureGym · Enhanced equal family leave. · Wellness program including employee assistance programme, eyecare voucher scheme, free annual flu jab and cycle-to-work scheme. · E-car salary sacrifice scheme. About us Vet 4 Life is progressive and forward-thinking. We believe in supporting and investing in our staff, investing in our facilities, and ensuring that our clients and their pets receive only the very best, modern, first opinion care. Our staff are friendly, experienced, and motivated, with career progression across all levels of employment encouraged by additional certifications. We are looking for people who share our vision and our culture. Vet 4 Life is in the heart of the community. Each branch is settled amongst local businesses, cafes and restaurants, where we serve an established and loyal client base in the heart of the community. Public transport links are available at all branches. Vet 4 Life is modern and well-equipped with on-site surgical, diagnostic, and dental facilities. Equipment includes digital x-ray, digital dental x-ray, endoscopes, laparoscopes, colour flow doppler ultrasound, k-laser, orthopaedic kit, tonopens and excellent in-house laboratory equipment; just to name a few This will allow you every opportunity to work up and treat cases to your full potential. We have numerous certificate holders in both medicine and surgery allowing you the opportunity to share knowledge and further develop your skills. Our consultations run by appointment, with a minimum of fifteen minutes allocated per pet. Vet 4 Life is silver accredited in the investors in the environment awards scheme, have GP status with the RCVS practice standards scheme and are cat friendly accredited. We are working towards practice standards scheme awards as well as dog friendly accreditation schemes. We are a nurse training practice and have a graduate training program to support the next generation of vets and nurses. We have approximately 40 staff members across our 3 sites and are very proud of our achievements and our reputation in the veterinary profession. Salary Value:£70,000 per annum; Salary Description:Up to, depending on experience; We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars. Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people. Why Linnaeus? - We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets - We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet - We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion - We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one. We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careerslinnaeusgroup.co.uk