Veterinary Surgeon

About Us

We’re recruiting a vet surgeon to join us at our Block Fen Animal Centre in beautiful rural Cambridgeshire.

This is not your average vet placement – what’s different? I hear you ask! Well, we can offer great hours and you’ll rarely have to stay late. There will also be little to no interaction with the animal owning public on a day-to-day.

Team and Culture

Block Fen has a wonderful vet team which is made up of a veterinary surgeon and a veterinary nurse. As a centre team we enjoy working to high welfare and clinical standards and we are a friendly bunch, always on hand to help out. 

Inspectorate

• 35-hour standard working week - Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm with no out-of-hours, weekend or bank holidays

• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service) plus bank holidays

• Access to private healthcare scheme

• Circa £39,000 per annum

Closing date: Friday 02 September 2022

The Role

Overseeing the rehabilitation of injured/ ill strays and victims of cruelty and neglect. Demonstrating competence across veterinary disciplines, including neutering, dentistry, shelter medicine. sole charge, training centre staff in standard procedures and protocols Implementing RSPCA policies in regard to the re-homability of animals including decision making on individual cases. Welfare support work for the RSPCA.

Successful Candidate,

• Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• Interest or previous experience in shelter medicine
• A pragmatic welfare-oriented approach
• Happy to handle dogs, cats, small furries and possibly bird and wildlife initial triage (although not expected to be an expert on wildlife) We also have farm animals at the centre, but you don’t need to be an expert in this area.
• Previous clinical experience
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make informed decisions
• Great communication skills
• In line with above you will have the ability to explain complex clinical and welfare decisions in a clear and compassionate way to a variety of non-clinical staff, including the Animal Centre team and Inspectorate

The Package

• 35-hour standard working week - Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm with no out of hours, weekend or bank holiday work
• 25 days annual leave (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
• 5 days CPD
• £1000 CPD allowance
• Paid VDS and MRCVS registration fees
• A generous pension scheme with associated life assurance and group income protection scheme
• Access to private healthcare scheme
• Support for professional development after qualifying period
• Access to our employee assistance programme

So, if you want to get genuine job satisfaction from helping the animals most in need and seeing the animal's journey through rehabilitation to rehoming - come and join us!

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch. Please quote VS2984 when applying for this role.

To submit your cv and covering letter, click the apply now button.

Closing date: Friday 02 September 2022