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Veterinary Surgeon

Employer
Riverside Vets, Spalding
Location
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Salary
Salary up to £70,000 per annum depending on experience.
Closing date
17 Aug 2022
Phone number
07977XXXXXX

Job Details

The Role

We have a unique opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our long-established friendly team here in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Your time will be split between 1st opinion consultations and theatre work, providing a varied workload. Our current team have a wealth of experience and hope to support those with varied experience levels. The Rota will include 4.5 days (Monday – Friday) with 1:3 weekends. Time off in Lieu will be given for weekend work. Weekends consist of Saturday mornings only until 12pm. No OOH is included in this role.

Salary is up to £70,000 per annum depending on experience.

About Us

Riverside Vets has been in Spalding for over 100 years and in that time has built up an exceptional reputation for its client and patient care. We are a 100% small animal, 1st opinion practice that is accredited with the RCVS and holds the silver ISFM award. Our team is well established, and we pride ourselves on our professionalism and teamwork.

About the Team and Culture

Our friendly team consists of 4 experienced Veterinary Surgeons, 3 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 3 Student Veterinary Nurses and 3 Veterinary Receptionists. Between our Veterinary Surgeons they have a keen interest in Acupuncture, cardiology, and Ophthalmology. We are proud to say our team is much more like a family and we have an embedded ethos of encouragement and support throughout the practice. We are a busy practice and therefore we can be faced with challenges, but we are always there to help each other get through. This is a very rewarding role and one with autonomy that you can very much make your own.

Applicant Requirements

We don’t mind if you are fresh out of vet school looking for your first role, or have many years of experience behind you, we have an opportunity here for you. Our biggest requirements are that you’re an avid team player, passionate about the work you do, have excellent bedside manner and a positive can-do attitude. We are ultimately looking for the right individual to complement our existing team.

Benefits - Subject to Pro Rata:

Work-life balance
- 5.6 weeks amount of holidays per year
- Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
- Your birthday as a paid day off

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
- £1,500 CPD allowance per year
- 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

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 and quote reference BH5946. 

To submit your application click the apply now button, or for more information regarding this role please contact Bartosz on the phone number above.

Company

At Riverside Vets, our experienced and dedicated team are here to offer you and your pet the very best in veterinary care. We pride ourselves on being a small and friendly team meaning you will benefit from a more personal experience with continuity of care for your pet.

Our practice has been based in Spalding for over 100 years and is easily accessible from Boston, Peterborough, and all the smaller villages in between. We also have lots of free on-site parking to make your visit as easy as possible.

We are accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and have achieved silver status by the ISFM for being a cat friendly practice.

Company info
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Location
Riverside Veterinary Surgery
Cradge Bank
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 3AB
United Kingdom

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