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Are you a dedicated Veterinary Surgeon eager to advance your career? Your next opportunity awaits at Roehampton, one of the busiest veterinary practices within the region!
We’re looking for a skilled Veterinary Surgeon with a minimum of 3 years’ experience who is confident in routine surgery. If you’re ready for a leadership position in dynamic environment, this could be the perfect role for you.
The Lead Vet here will have a real opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the clinic’s success and contribute to the well-being of both patients and staff.
We currently have a team of 9 including three Vets two RVNs who are all extremely friendly, making it a very positive work environment.
Our friendly practice features a dedicated kitchen and office space, two consultation rooms, a spacious reception area, separate kennels for dogs and cats, a state-of-the-art theatre equipped with monitoring tools, a dental x-ray machine, and a brand-new ultrasound machine. You can really elevate your career in a well-equipped and modern veterinary practice! We are also RCVS standards accredited small animal practice.
We work in partnership with VVS allowing us to perform cardiac and abdominal ultrasounds under the guidance of specialist.
Our clinic is a very busy first opinion practice, situated on Putney Heath. It has been established for 19 years and has built up a very large and lovely client base. The practice is kept to a great standard and has recently had a rebrand to our reception and consult rooms.
This role will be covering 39 hours a week over 4 days alongside 1:3 Saturdays/Sunday or 1:6 full weekends. However, there is room for negotiation on this contract, so please reach out if you are interested.
We’re based a short drive away from the famous Kew Gardens as well as Richmond Park – the home of the Isabella Plantation gardens and free roaming deer! Chiswick Bridge is also a short walk away, which provides stunning views of the River Thames.
Key Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance from day one.
- Health cash plan from day one (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service.
- Life Assurance 3 x salary.
- Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support.
- Quarterly Lead Vet Contribution Scheme with the potential to earn up to 20% on top of your salary.
- 33 days’ annual leave (including Bank Holidays) rising to 38 with length of service.
- An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish.
- Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days’ paid leave
- Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities
- Funded certificate opportunities.
- VDS, RCVS and BVA fees paid.
- Sabbatical based on length of service.
- Interest free Season Ticket Loan.
- Cycle to Work scheme,
- Discounts on Medivet products and services.
- Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support.
Role Accountabilities
Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at Medivet. That’s the care for our patients, our clients and for each other – we really want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.
In this role you will:
- Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.
- Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.
- Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice and operational compliance.
- Prepare accurate estimates for clients, ensuring payment and minimising debt.
- Work closely with the Practice Manager to maximise commercial performance with a focus on key measures.
- Engage, mentor and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilising these in the most effective way.
- Inspire your team, sharing new or evolving practice standards and changes to processes.
- Complete clinical handover and arrange transfer of any patient needing out of hours or enhanced care.
- Pro-actively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider Medivet community.
Your Skills and Experience
- RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
- Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
- Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.
- An understanding and appreciation of exceptional care and how this improves the client experience.
- Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.
- Experience of delivering strong commercial performance through effective allocation of clinical activity.
- Experienced in working effectively as part of a team.
- Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague.
About Us
Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider, with practices across the UK including a number of 24-hour veterinary centres and referral centres. We also have a growing presence overseas with practices in France, Germany and Spain.
We’re proud to support a large, connected and growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional care that’s always there. That’s more than a strapline for us, we truly believe every interaction we have matters and that we can make a real difference. This is as true for our colleagues as it is for our patients and clients. Being part of Medivet means being part of a forward-thinking and caring environment with the very best equipment and treatment options available, and the very best treatment for you as a valued member of the team.
This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job. Join us and be part of our exciting plans for the future.
