Equine Veterinary Surgeon

Equine Veterinary Surgeon
Catley Cross Vets, Halstead
Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience

Get to know us

Catley Cross Vets is looking for an Equine Veterinary Surgeon to join our well-established team.
The purpose-built yard consists of rubber matted stables, stocks/examination room, pharmacy, a sand arena, horse walker and hard standing for trot ups/lunging. As part of our team, you will have access to portable x-ray, ultrasound scanners, endoscopes/gastroscopes as well as operating theatres giving you the opportunity to pursue your areas of clinical interest.
Your case load will include providing first opinion care to both hospitalized and ambulatory patients, treating a mixture of leisure and competition horses. We also provide more advanced treatments on site, such as laser surgery and some spinal and orthopaedic procedures with the help of traveling equine vets, who are wanting to teach our team, continuing to expand our experience base.

Rota patterns to suit you

We offer flexible working patterns that flex with you and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to flex your rota hours to balance the school holidays, fix to navigate the school runs or just looking to strike that balance between home and work life. We can offer flexibility that actually works for you.

We are happy to accept full-time (4 days per week) and part-time (3 days per week). There will be an equal share of weekends and weeknights on call.

We have an OOH Vet employed to work every other week so that means they only do one weeknight on call every other week and one weekend (fri pm until mon am) in 8. This may vary slightly if staffing changes.

About our amazing team

Our team consists of 4 Equine Vets, 2 Registered Veterinary Nurses and experienced, dedicated yard staff. We pride ourselves in maintaining a friendly and supportive working environment, encouraging our team to pursue their areas of clinical interests.

Because our employees 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

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• 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

• £1250 CPD allowance with 3 days paid pro rata
• 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 £1250 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 you’ve got this far, thank you for your interest! To be part of our exceptional team or discuss any of our clinical vacancies please contact Taylor Findlay, Talent Partner for a confidential chat on taylor.findlay@ivcevidensia.com / 07977 243 724.

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Taylor Findlay from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.