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Vet Surgeon - Witham

Employer
Vets Now Ltd
Location
Witham, Essex
Salary
Up to £85,000 DOE plus £10,000 Recognition Bonus pro rata
Closing date
7 Jun 2022

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Sector
Veterinary
Job Type
Veterinary Surgeon, Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Witham - Vet Surgeon

Up to £85,000 DOE plus £10,000 Recognition Bonus pro rata

 

Join our Emergency and Critical Care service in Vets Now Witham

This is an excellent opportunity for a Vet Surgeon to join our welcoming team at our Witham clinic. A Vet Surgeon at Vets Now Witham will see an exciting range of cases and will be fully supported throughout their Vets Now journey.

This role offers:

  • Up to £85,000 DOE pro rata
  • A very attractive recognition bonus - £10,000 pro rata
  • Up to £5000 relocation allowance
  • First-class benefits and rewards package - including 7 weeks annual that you can use through-out the year, as well as your birthday as a paid day off 

 

Be part of an exceptional team

At our Witham clinic you will work alongside a fantastic team, based out of a well-equipped clinic. You will also benefit from the on-going mentorship and support from our District Team.

 

Enjoy a balanced and sustainable career, designed around you

At Vets Now we champion work life balance and understand how important this is for our people. Working a fair share of weeknights, weekend days/nights and bank holidays, you will work an average of 3 shifts per week for a full-time 40 hours per week contract. Typically, our rota patterns incorporate an extended period of time off regularly so you can really maximise your down time. As with any role within Vets Now we appreciate that one size doesn’t fit all. Finding the right work/life balance for you is our priority, so we are happy to consider this role on part-time basis.

 

Take control of your own career development

We take pride and integrity in the work that we do and that’s why we are committed to investing in the career progression of our people. As a vet surgeon you will have access to professional qualifications, progression opportunities, coaching and mentoring. Our CPD package is second to none, VDS and RCVS fees are covered, and we will support you in achieving an ECC certificate.

 

We look after you, so you can look after them

At Vets Now we recognise that our people are what makes us. That’s why we are continuing to invest in first class reward and recognition benefits and initiatives.

 

Your health and wellbeing

  • Private medical insurance
  • Membership of employee wellbeing programme
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Enhanced maternity policy including 6 months full pay
  • Family-friendly policies including paternity and adoption pay schemes

Your work life balance

  • 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
  • Your birthday as a paid day off
  • Paid volunteering days

Your development

  • £1500 CPD allowance increasing annually plus 35 paid hours pro rata 
  • ECC certificate support – financial and paid study leave
  • Access to our ‘Edge’ programmes

Your professional memberships

  • RCVS fees
  • VECCS membership
  • VDS cover

Your additional benefits

  • Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
  • UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer
  • Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
  • Death in service of two times annual salary

 

Enhanced induction

At Vets Now, we are passionate about training and the on-going development of our employees. If this vacancy is of interest and you feel you would benefit from an enhanced induction into our business, then the below option may be perfect for you:

  • AdvantEdge - Two-week programme for experienced, talented Vets that will fast track them into a successful emergency role.

 

Thrive on saving lives and making a lasting difference?

We are at the forefront of emergency and critical care. Working as an emergency vet surgeon will expose you to a diverse range of cases that you simply won’t see in general practice.

 

To be considered for this role, please click apply. To get in touch with Angie in our Talent team to discuss further, please email angie.ritchie@vets-now.com or call 078 150 15538.

Company

Vets Now provides this trusted service to more than 1000 veterinary practices across the UK — from 55 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and three 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. In total, we treat around 100,000 small animals every year — and during seasonal holidays, like Christmas and Easter, our highly-skilled staff answer around five queries an hour from worried pet owners. So whether you’re in Aberdeen, Belfast or Portsmouth we’re there for you and your pet when you need us most.

We’ve also pioneered other ways to help pets, pet owners and the veterinary profession, such as our comprehensive referrals service and providing our staff with industry-leading training and development opportunities. We also support the pet blood transfusion charity, Pet Blood Bank UK. Meanwhile, our three hospitals — in Glasgow, Manchester and Swindon — are home to some of the UK’s leading specialists in the field of emergency and critical care and provide care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Company info
Location
Vets Now Support Office
Penguin House
Castle Riggs
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8SG
GB

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