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Graduate Veterinary Surgeon (Rotating Graduate) - London and Grimsby

Employer
Blue Cross
Location
Grimsby and London Hospitals
Salary
Salary £17,200 per annum + benefits
Closing date
16 Nov 2018

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Sector
Charity, Hospital, Veterinary
Job Type
Veterinary Surgeon, Surgeon
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Locations: London and Grimsby Animal Hospitals

Contract: 18 month fixed term contract, Full time

What is the role?
We are currently recruiting for a Graduate Veterinary Surgeon to join our team on an 18 month fixed term contract. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your skills in small animal medicine and surgery in a hospital environment.

We offer superb clinical facilities including two operating theatres, digital x-ray, video endoscopy, ultrasound, multipara meter monitors, ASIF kit, KE ESF kit, air drill, ECG, dental x-ray, in-house lab and separate dog, cat and rabbit wards.

This role involves time spent both at Blue Cross London hospitals in Victoria, Merton and Hammersmith as well as at Blue Cross Grimsby animal hospital.  It is proposed that assignment to each hospital will be applied on a rotation basis with six each months being located at London/Grimsby/London. This fixed term role is a residential post and therefore accommodation will be provided as part of the remuneration and benefits package at one of the London hospitals and then at our animal hospital in Grimsby.  

This is a full time role of 42 hours per week over five days. You will be required to participate in an out of hour’s rota that includes weekends and bank holidays for which equivalent time off in lieu will be given.

What is required?

We are looking for people with the following:

  • Member of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

It would also be great if you had:

  • UK small animal or mixed practice experience
  • UK driving licence

What’s in it for me?

Working for Blue Cross is very rewarding; we have been dedicated to helping pets since 1897! We value our extremely hardworking employees and offer competitive benefits including:

Salary £17,200 per annum
Accommodation allowance offset applied of £7,800 per annum for the onsite residential accommodation provided. This accommodation allowance offset figure applied may alter as advised by figures set by HMRC

  • Support for development of your veterinary and professional skills from the multi-disciplinary team at our hospitals
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension scheme
  • Company Sick Pay
  • Life Insurance

For more information and to apply please follow this

Closing date for applications is Friday 16 November 2018

Blue Cross is a values driven organisation, to view our values then please click here.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

To submit your application click the apply button.

Company

We’ve been dedicated to the health and happiness of pets since 1897. Abandoned or unwanted, ill or injured – we do what’s needed to give every pet a healthy life in a happy home.

We’re a charity, so the more help you give us, the more help we can give pets.

Sick, injured and homeless pets have relied on us since 1897. Abandoned or unwanted, ill or injured, pets turn to us for help every year. Our doors are always open to them, and with your support, they always will be.

Each year, thousands of cats, dogs, small pets and horses turn to our animal hospitals, clinics and rehoming services for treatment and to find them the happy homes they deserve.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0300 777 1897
Location
Shilton Road
Burford
Oxfordshire
OX18 4PF
GB

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