We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join a long established practice in Romsey.
Find a place to excel
Orchard Vets are situated in the beautiful quiet town of Romsey with a lovely, loyal client base. You are a short drive away from both country life and city life so we are well placed for many events and activities.
We are a first opinion, Cat Friendly Silver Status practice and we are well equipped with on-site diagnostic potential including digital x-ray machine offering dental radiography, ultrasound, in-house blood analysis including an Idexx Imagyst as well as also having K-Laser. We have 4 consulting rooms, separate cat and dog wards, a dedicated dispensary and large prep room with separate theatre.
You will have access to varied caseload with some consulting work and some surgical days. We have varied consulting times throughout the day, with 15 minute consults and built in admin/catch up time.
Join our supportive team
You will be joining a friendly, supportive team that consists of 6 vets, 7 RVNs, 1 SVN, 1 ACA and 6 supporting team members. Our motivated Nurses have great availability for nurse consults and nurse led initiatives, freeing our Vets to focus more on their own clinical caseload. We are supportive of individual interests and encouraging of ongoing development, we have a certificate holder in Emergency Medicine and Surgery.
We also get together as a team and offer activities / events throughout the year such as our Christmas party, practice bake off, sunflower growing competitions and Easter egg hunts!
What we can offer
This is a Full or Part Time position. We operate on a 5 week rolling rota with a mixture of shift matters such as 4x10hrs or 3x 8.30am-7pm and 1 or 2x 8am-2pm. Saturday mornings are 1in5 and there is no OOH. Flexible working is absolutely considered therefore we are happy to discuss a rota pattern that would suit you.
Because our people 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
* 6.6 weeks annual leave
* Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
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
* £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
* Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
* Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, 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.
Up to £60,000 DOE
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