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Small Animal Vet

Employer
Veterinary Hospital (Button & Allen)
Location
Gorleston, UK
Salary
Up to £60,000 and benefits package
Closing date
18 Aug 2022

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Sector
Small Animal
Job Type
Veterinary Surgeon, Surgeon
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Are you looking for a practice to call home?

We are based on the Norfolk/Suffolk coast on the edge of the Norfolk Broads. If you want join a thriving and well equipped practice we are waiting to hear from you.

The Veterinary Hospital and Surgery group consists of our hospital in Gorleston and our surgery in Lowestoft. Our practice team prides itself in offering exceptional standards of patient and client care within a supportive environment for our teams.

A full time role is 40 hours a week incorporating a 4 day week and 1 in 4 Saturday mornings. Night shifts are covered by our on-site out of hour's service.

Support is available for a recent graduate and a varied caseload and funding for a certificate is available for an experienced vet. We are able to cater for more complex cases in house and perform orthopaedic surgery, endoscopy, bronchoscopy and laparoscopic bitch spays alongside more routine cases. We also have a radioactive iodine unit in our Lowestoft practice due to open and take referrals from our surrounding region.

Each of our purpose built sites is fully equipped with
  • 5 consult rooms
  • Fully equipped pharmacy run by dedicated dispensary team
  • Separate dog, cat and isolation wards
  • 2 operating theatres and a separate dental room.
  • X-ray/Ultrasound room
  • Full In-House Lab facilities


Both practices are accredited with the RCVS, with the Gorleston site holding accredited hospital and emergency care centre status. Our vets and nurses are encouraged to follow their own areas of interest with vets and nurses either studying towards or having gained certificate status.

You will receive a comprehensive range of benefits including:
  • Attractive salary of up to £60,000 for an experienced vet, depending on experience and certificate status.
  • Up to 7 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or equivalent) with our Buy/Sell holiday scheme - allowing you to purchase an additional two weeks of annual leave
  • Receive an extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave benefit
  • Fully funded CPD
  • Visa sponsorship available (must be able to register with RCVS)
  • RCVS & VDS annual fees paid
  • Recommend a Friend scheme
  • Company Pension scheme
  • Sharesave scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme - Our people are our strongest asset
  • Access to Mental Health and wellbeing champions, over 300 trained colleagues across CVS
  • Staff discount scheme
  • Access to a range of flexible benefits to suit your needs - such as Perkbox, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work scheme


To arrange a confidential and informal chat about this role, text/call Karolina on 07770 685 414 or to submit an online application please click 'Apply Now' and upload your CV. If you would like to discuss the role further or have any informal queries please contact the Practice Manager at rachel.billing@cvsvets.com

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