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Veterinary Surgeon

Employer
Whitehouse Veterinary Clinic
Location
Londonderry, Causeway Coast & Glens
Salary
Salary up to £50,000 negotiable depending on experience
Closing date
28 Jul 2022

Job Details

Are you looking for a role that offers a varied and exciting caseload? Then look no further!

The Role

Whitehouse Veterinary Clinic are on the hunt for a talented veterinary surgeon to join their diverse team of 11 vets, 5 RVNs, 3 Student nurses and 4 support staff on a permanent basis. The role is permanent with the successful candidate Ideally covering full time hours (36 hours per week). However, Whitehouse appreciates that everyone’s situation is different so they will support part time applicants as well. A full-time position would require a 4 day week, 1 in 18 weekends and an out of hours night rota (1 in 21 nights). No two days will be the same, you’ll have a varied caseload from rom Orthopaedics, dentals, soft tissue surgery, medicine cases as well as routine surgeries.

What’s on offer?

  • A salary of up to £50,000 DOE
  • Exposure to a great caseload
  • The opportunity to work with an excellent range of equipment
  • The chance to work in the historic city of Derry

About the practice

Located in the heart of Derry, our practice provides a wide variety of extensive services, from hospitalisation and intensive care to routine diagnostic testing performed on-site, the hospital has ultrasound, x-ray, and dental facilities. We have a separate surgical suite and strive to provide the best in anaesthetic and surgical care, from routine spays and neuters to orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. Should the need for referral arise, we have excellent relationships with many specialists in areas such as internal medicine, critical care, surgery, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, and oncology. One of their vets currently holds certificates in both surgery and medicine. The practice has a long-standing history of providing first class service/treatment in the local area, therefore they have an extremely loyal client base!

Derry is a fabulous place to work. It’s rich history and booming cultural scene is not something that every city can boast! You’ll have access to a fine array of leisure facilities, theatres, museums, pubs, restaurants, cafes, outdoor rural walks, nature & wildlife preserves as well as much more!

Because our employee's matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

 

Work-life balance

  • 31 days annual leave including bank holidays
  • Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
  • Your birthday as a paid day off
  • Relocation bonus of up to £3000
  • Accommodation available

Wellbeing

  • Private medical insurance
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
  • Non-accidental injury support

Development

  • £1200 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro-rata
  • Certificate support
  • Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
  • Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
  • All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
  • All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme
  • Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

  • BVA membership
  • VDS cover
  • RCVS fees

Additional

  • Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
  • Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
  • Discounted staff pet care

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 BH6499 when applying for this role.

To submit your application, click the apply now button.

Company

We strive to provide the best veterinary care possible, with attentive and sensitive qualified staff to serve you.

We believe that preventative care is the best way to keep pets healthy and happy. We pride ourselves as a pro-active clinic ensuring we identify any potential underlying problems that may warrant attention or further investigation. We provide a wide range of services such as first opinion examinations, annual physical examinations, routine vaccinations, worming, and flea control.  Our nurse’s offers nail clipping, dental checks, nutrition advice, micro chipping, neutering advice and weight management clinics as part of our service to you.  For your convenience, animals may be dropped off if you are unable to schedule a specific appointment time or a house visit may be arranged.

Our Clinic also provides a wide variety of more extensive services for our patients. We offer hospitalisation and intensive care for seriously ill patients, and routine diagnostic tests that are performed on site in our laboratory. The hospital has ultrasound, x-ray and dental facilities. We have a separate surgical suite, and strive to provide the best in anaesthetic and surgical care, from routine spays and neuters to orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. Should the need for referral arise, we have excellent relationships with many specialists in areas such as internal medicine, critical care, surgery, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, and oncology.

We operate a full on call emergency service 365 days a year for your pet therefore ensuring your pet receives medical care from our own veterinary staff always.

We look forward to meeting you and your pet. Please call any time you have questions regarding your pet's health. We will always endeavour do our very best to practice outstanding veterinary care.

Company info
Website
Telephone
02871 262596
Location
14 Whitehouse Road
Londonderry
BT48 0NE
GB

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