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Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Employer
Taverham Vets
Location
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Salary
Up to £65,000 DOE
Closing date
26 Feb 2025
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Sector
Small Animal
Job Type
Veterinary Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Salary up to £65,000 DOE plus Relocation Allowance up to £5,000 and Welcome Bonus up to £5,000

Taverham Veterinary Practice has an exciting opportunity for a GP small animal Vet to join our friendly team on a permanent basis. This role is based at our busy first opinion and referral hospital alongside our fantastic team of certificate holders in a range of different disciplines.

The role will involve consultations, surgery, hospital and inpatient shifts, and emergency and out-of-hours care alongside the usual first opinion duties. If you have a particular interest, we will always try to tailor your days to what you enjoy the most!

Fix or flex - find your perfect balance

We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you are looking to fix or flex your work patterns, we can find the right solution for you. Our vets usually work between the hours of 8:00am - 18:30pm and most choose to work their 40 hours over 4 days, however, we are happy to discuss working patterns as we understand how important a good work/life balance is.

There is a share of 1:4 weekends, including out-of-hours work on a rota-basis with our night and twilight team. The successful candidate would be required to work 2 bank holidays per year at the main hospital with time off in lieu for these shifts.

Want to know more about Taverham?

Taverham Vets is an exciting and ever-expanding practice, located in beautiful Norfolk. We pride ourselves on providing great service and care, maintaining high clinical standards and offering a rewarding and progressive career. We accept certificate-level referrals in a range of disciplines and have our own out-of-hours service on-site.

We have excellent facilities, including a new extension and refurbishment of existing hospital is now complete including laparoscopy, CT scanner, new Karl Storx HD endoscopy unit, second Karl Storx laparoscopy/arthroscopy unit, new dental suite, dedicated cat wards with ISFM gold standard kennelling and additional theatres.

We also have 2 super branch practices, which offer a friendly local service to their loyal clients. Last year our practice was awarded 'Outstanding' in 2 of the RCVS PSS awards - 'Emergency and Critical Care' and 'In-Patient Service'.

Come and join our friendly and supportive team!

We have a large team of 34 Vets with 8 new graduates, 41 Nurses and support staff. We are a nurse training practice and offer a structured 2-year programme for new graduate vets. A number of our vets and nurses have achieved and are training for certificates; there is an emphasis on ongoing development and learning.

Our people are advanced in ECC, internal medicine, feline medicine, soft tissue surgery, orthopaedics, diagnostic imaging, dermatology, ophthalmology, cardiology, dentistry, endoscopy & endosurgery. Many of these disciplines we have multiple certificate holders in and many are also AVP status.

The team are enthusiastic and ambitious to continue to improve the services and level of care we can offer. We are a friendly and sociable group who love working together (consistent feedback from appraisals every year is that the best thing about our practice is the fantastic team); we enjoy monthly team meetings and regular social events and activities.

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 5 days paid pro rata

*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

Up to £65,000 DOE

Company

At Taverham Vets we have a large team of Staff that are dedicated to the care of animals. From our highly qualified directors and associate vets through to our reception and nursing staff the Taverham Teams’ individual skills combine to form a cohesive, productive and caring unit. Every one of our team has a vital role to play in the smooth operation of a busy veterinary practice.

Taverham Veterinary Practice was founded in March 1994 by local boy Roger Bannock at our old site on Fakenham Road (where he was born!) with a staff of just 3. Roger was joined by his friend from University and fellow partner Guy Pitcher 18 months later. Rapid expansion led to two extensions being added on to the surgery before it was again too small to fit us all in.

In January 2007 the practice moved to our new “state of the art” purpose-built surgery on Fir Covert Road opposite the Taverham Garden Centre. The practice now boasts facilities that rival any in East Anglia: an attractive, light and airy architect-designed building of over 600 square metres, with extensive car parking and sympathetic landscaping.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01603 867330
Location
Fir Covent Road
Taverham
Norwich
Norfolk
NR8 6HT
GB

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