Veterinary Surgeon - Wiltshire

My client in Wiltshire is looking for a forward-thinking veterinary surgeon to join their team. Their practice operates from two sites in Swindon and one in Royal Wootton Bassett. This role will be at their main sight. All three premises are fully staffed, and all have operating facilities. A high nurse to vet ratio makes the working day more successful and satisfying while using the full in house laboratory and diagnostic facilities. There is also good back up from the many receptionists and additional management staff.

Being the best first opinion practice in the area offering an exceptional and ethical approach to client care and veterinary treatment to pets and their families. Suitable candidates must be able to contribute to their provision of high-quality care so medical and surgical skills must be sufficient to cope with the majority of routine cases.

There is a team of five vets with the senior vet based at Purton Road and the assistant vets will work at one of the branches and the main clinic. The working day is a mix of consulting and diagnostics and surgery every day with the vets encouraged to follow through their own cases as much as possible. First consults are at 9 and the last consults are at 6:30pm so you are usually finished in time to enjoy the evenings after work.

Each clinic has a fully functional prep. room and operating theatre plus all have dental bases. In this way, routine and minor ops. and dental care can be carried out at each clinic without the need to transport patients between clinics.  Some days it will be better to remain at one clinic whereas on other days you might finish morning consults and then want to travel to the main clinic for diagnostic work or more involved procedures.

The suitable candidate must be capable, confident, and caring. A special interest would be desirable but more importantly the candidate needs to be competent in all aspects of medicine, diagnostics, and surgery.

You will be will rewarded with a competitive salary depending on experience but is always subject to review and they monitor performance monthly. The rota is a basic four day week with a relatively early finish compared with practice averages. On top of this you will be on a one in four rota to provide weekend cover. Out of hours emergency work is taken care of by Vets Now whose premises are in the centre of Swindon. CPD budget is £1,500pa and we will support any candidate who wishes to pursue further studies.