Veterinary Surgeon – Full or Part-Time – Maternity Cover - Bristol

Ever fancied charity work? Or coming to beautiful Bristol? Here’s the chance to try both.

The Practice
Purpose built 100% small animal charity practice (RCVS General Practice accredited) with great facilities and a good range of equipment (x-rays, ultrasound, new dental machine ,endoscopy, ECG, lab).

We are a friendly, cheerful and passionate team, with low staff turnover. We all enjoy working to a high welfare standard and feeling that we are working for the benefit of the patient first and foremost.

The practice is part of the RSPCA Bristol branch and we work closely with our adjoining RSPCA animal centre.

Location
Bristol - close to the beautiful West Country, good motorway links and the most desirable place to live in Britain (Sunday Times 2017)!

The Role
Due to an ‘epidemic’ of pregnancy we have 2 roles to fill. Presently these are a 4.5 day /week position and a 3 day/week position…but we are open to other combinations.

Working hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm (no evening surgeries) + 1:5 quiet on-call makes for a very pleasant work life balance.

The veterinary team forms part of an RSPCA animal centre, which provides a uniquely interesting and variable caseload:

• Subsidised service for low-income clients
• Injured/ill strays
• Shelter medicine for onsite rehoming centre
• Wildlife triage
• Welfare casework for the RSPCA Inspectorate

We are looking for experienced vets (minimum 2-3 years) with good surgical and medical competency to slot into the veterinary team.

Successful Candidate
We envisage the successful candidates will be experienced (minimum 2-3 years), self-reliant and confident vets. She/he will have a broad range of surgical experience, both routine and emergency. (e.g. GDV, diaphragmatic hernia, splenectomy, multiple RTA injuries, urinary obstructions etc.) as well as having  good all round medical knowledge.

We are looking for candidates who remain calm under the everyday pressures of veterinary practice and are always approachable to their colleagues.

The nature of our work involves a lot of pragmatic decision making and the ability to take a logical approach to clinical conditions.

Above all, we need vets with a friendly, confident disposition and an ability to get along with the rest of the team.

The Package
Salary package £38 – 45K pro rata, including out of hours payments (depending on experience)
2  week days off after quiet weekend on call
Holiday 25 days + paid Bank Holidays
5 days CPD pro rata
£1200 CPD allowance  pro rata
Clinic van use for on call
Paid RCVS/VDS
Subsidised vet fees

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