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Veterinary Surgeon

Employer
Minster Veterinary Surgery
Location
Ilminster, Somerset
Salary
Salary £33k to £60k + VDS
Closing date
18 Jul 2022

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

Job Details

Minster Veterinary Surgery in Ilminster, Somerset is an independent 3 site (1 main, 2 branch) small animal (including the odd “exotic”/wildlife), patient centred practice seeking a full-time veterinary surgeon.

1:4 (reasonable) ooh (supported for as long as necessary), w/e (including Saturday am surgery) and bank holidays (toil), with half day off per week and half day Friday following on call weekend. 5 weeks + B/H annual leave.

Supportive experienced staff with a wide range of interests, Investors in people, VNTC. Cpd funding in a practice wide pro learning environment £1500 pa (other “special” requirements including to certificate level by negotiation). Salary £33k to £60k + VDS etc.

Ilminster is a market town set in a nice part of the country within easy distance of Motorways and the South Coast including Lyme Bay and Bristol Channel. Dartmoor and Exmoor not too far. Appreciative and respectful clients, with the best of both worlds between town and country.

Minster Veterinary Surgery was established in the 1950s as a typical rural farming practice, attending to both large and small animals. The current partners, Mr Ross O’Brien and Ms Joyce Fleming were employed in the late 1990s. In 2005, the practice separated into large and small so that Minster Vets specialised in domestic pets only.

The two partners, Ross and Joyce, have very different interests in the veterinary field and this facilitates a broad spectrum of subjects. Ross’s interests include anaesthesia/pain management, cardiology, dermatology and exotics. Joyce is particularly interested in ophthalmology, feline medicine and soft tissue surgery. The practice manager, Mrs Lisa Thomas, has been working here since 1989 and ensures that all aspects of the business run smoothly.

Our aim is to provide the highest standard of care to your pet, treating them as we would our own, whilst communicating and listening to your input on the most appropriate course of treatment for your animal.

Minster Vets is a RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) accredited practice ensuring that strict criteria are in place. It is also a nurse-training practice and offers work-experience to the next generation of veterinary professionals. We also maintain our “Investors in People” accreditation.

There are three branches to Minster Vets with available parking to each.                                                       

Ditton Street, Ilminster - opening hours Mon – Thurs 8am – 7pm, Fri 8am – 6pm, Sat 9am – 12pm.

Bath Street, Chard – opening hours Mon – Fri 9am – 7pm, Sat 10am – 1pm.

Change in opening hours currently, due to covid restrictions.                                                                                                                                                                                             

St James’ Street, South Petherton- opening hours Mon – Fri 9am – 11am & 4pm – 6pm.  Currently closed due to Covid restrictions.                 

Your pet can be registered at any of these sites and, with computer records, the notes can be accessed from each site regardless of their place of input.

The Ilminster surgery houses the operating suite with up-to-date equipment for both orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. There is a dental room with a powerful ultrasonic descaler and drills for tooth extraction and rabbit correctional procedures. We have modern radiology facilities with the required dark-room and an automatic developer. Our ultrasound machine is a variable frequency colour-Doppler unit, allowing us to perform high quality echocardiograms on all sizes of pets. There is also a computerised ECG machine. Our laboratory is equipped with a “wet” biochemistry analyser, and top-of-the range haematology and electrolytes machines, facilitating rapid blood test interpretation on site.

Minster Vets has a warm and quiet cattery for our feline in-patients, which are housed separately from the dogs in the kennels. Every effort is made to enhance the wellbeing of the animals during their stay with us.

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Company

The practice is equipped with up-to-date facilities, including an in-house laboratory, and can perform high-frequency radiography and doppler ultrasonography. The main practice is in central Ilminster with branches in Chard and South Petherton.

 

The experienced and qualified nurses perform dental clinics, weight clinics and puppy checks and this is often a good time to discuss any concerns a client may have.

 

On call out of hours in shared with an on call provider, ensuring emergency

Company info
Website
Telephone
01460 52487
Location
4 Ditton Street
Ilminster
Somerset
TA19 0BQ
United Kingdom

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