Green Lane Vets, Green Lane Veterinary Clinic, Chester, North West
Green Lane Vets are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join them on a permanent basis. We’re keen to support different rotas, shifts and hours to offer you the work life balance that you need. We want to make sure that you have time to follow up on cases and spend more time with your patients, so we run 10-minute consultations with protected admin time and breaks. Ideally, we’re looking for a candidate that’s keen to continue to develop our already excellent clinical services.
Rota patterns that work for you
A typical full-time role would involve covering 40 hours per week over 5 weekdays (09:00 – 18:00), along with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings covering consults only (09:00 – 13:00).
A team dedicated to continuous professional development
We offer a friendly and welcoming team environment, where we fully support each other and enjoy our working days together. Our fantastic team is made up of Vet Surgeons, RVNs, SVNs, VCAs and Receptionists. Our vets frequently talk about the incredible support they receive from the nurse and reception teams. We truly think our team is our greatest asset. We’re keen to support our staff with their development, full certificate support is something that we can offer.
Our practice
At the practice we see a mixture of routine and preventative work, as well as interesting medical and surgical cases. We provide first opinion care to small animals and work up our cases to the highest standard. The practice itself is an extremely well-equipped site. You’ll have access to an ultrasound machine suitable for abdominal studies, Digital X-ray and much more! Our main practice is situated on the outskirts of Chester with the smaller branch located in Caergwrle, Nr Wrexham. Also, we have excellent travel links to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool city centre for those that prefer a more urban setting.
Work-life balance
* 6.6 weeks annual leave
* Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
* 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
* £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid 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 £1250 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 Benefits
* Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
* Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
Speak to Jim Dixon from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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