Veterinary Surgeon

Our wonderful small animal practice in Leigh-on-Sea is currently looking for an enthusiastic and professional full time Veterinary Surgeon to join the team!

By joining us you will be part of a team consisting of 4 full time veterinary surgeons, dedicated to providing superb standards of client and animal care. As this role plays a key part within a very friendly team, the ideal candidate will be adaptable and flexible.

The practice offers excellent facilities and equipment including digital X-ray, cardiopet, tonovet, a superb ultrasound suite (which can do Doppler), 4 consulting rooms, piped gas and separate dog and cat wards! We also have access to a CT scanner for internal referrals at a neighbouring practice.

Leigh-on-Sea is a beautiful seaside location just 45 minutes from London by train or car. It is only 10 minutes from the airport and voted as one of the best locations to live in UK. Close to Leigh-on-Sea town centre with coffee shops and bars and within just a few minutes walk from the beach.

Ideally, you will have at least 2 year’s experience and possess good medical and surgical capability as well as holding good diagnostic skills. Good interpersonal skills are also essential for this position.

This is a full time role working 40 hours per week max. We are open Monday to Friday (8:30 am to 7:00 pm) and will include 1 in 4 Saturday’s on a rota basis (9:00 am to 3:00 pm). There will be no OOH! And we are closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays, ensuring an excellent work/life balance!

We can offer you

• An attractive salary from £50,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
• A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
• 5.6 weeks initial holiday
• A contributory pension scheme
• In-house career development opportunity
• Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
• Funded sponsorship visas
• Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
• Cycle to work scheme
• 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
• Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes - Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Laura from our Talent Acquisition team via email; eastvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.
Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!

Location: SS9 2SQ

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!