Veterinary Surgeon

The Role
An exciting opportunity has become available for a veterinary surgeon at Saxon Vets & Framlingham Vets!

We are looking for two vets to share between out Framlingham and Saxon sites, you will have a focus in either of the below;

Surgical: you will be an experienced surgeon able to take advanced soft tissue and orthopaedic procedures, with some consulting depending on volume of surgical work.
Clinical: Keen diagnostic imaging and a very strong bias towards customer care and high clinical standards.

You will be at certificate level or keen to work towards this, we would also consider a very experienced first opinion colleague who wants to provide great service towards the end of their career.

The focus for both will be to help our existing teams provide great customer and patient care.
Full time shifts would be 40 hours across 4 days. 1:4 Saturdays recovered as TOIL the following Friday, so you get a lovely long weekend! No out of hours work required. Our rota is fixed several months in advance (unless in exceptional circumstances) and you will only work at one site per day.

Salary would be up to £60,000 depending on experience.

About Us

You will be expected to work across both of our sites which are based 6 miles apart.

We have all the usual toys including great x-ray and ultrasound facilities, separate cat and dog kennels and theatre facilities where orthopaedic work is being carried out. We strongly encourage case continuity.

We are so lucky to have an excellent support team (receptionists, nurses, etc) and the lovely profile of long-standing clients in a well-off and educated part of the Country.
Lovely countryside and very close to the sea whilst only just over one hour from London and Stansted airport

About the Team and Culture
We currently have six veterinary surgeons one who is a certificate holder on ophthalmology and one on internal medicine. Two vets with around 30 years’ experience each, another with 10 years’ experience and a new grad who has just joined us, so you can guarantee you will have a lot of support!

We currently have 4 RVN's and another 3 who will qualify this year, plus a large support team of VCA's and receptionists to make a vet’s life easy.

Applicant Requirements
Ideally you will be a people person who is happy to work with both clients and their team. You will have ample experience to bring to the role and be able to provide a new set of skills to the existing team. Flexibility and understanding of different business models will be a bonus.

Benefits - Subject to Pro Rata:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement and increasing holiday based on length of service
• CPD paid days and allowance
• L&D opportunities through the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• BVA Membership paid
• VDS cover
• Birthday leave
• Discounted veterinary fees
• Various discounts including retail & gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Service-related company sick pay
• Sponsorship for overseas employees
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Relocation packages
• Career progression opportunities
• Free flu jabs

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.

Please quote BH4474 when applying for this role.

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