Veterinary Surgeon

*** Veterinary Surgeon-Severn Veterinary Centre- based at Berkeley House ***

About us:

Severn Veterinary Centre is a dedicated small animal practice established in 1999 and since has grown to a four-site practice. Our main aim is to provide exceptional veterinary care to all our customers beloved pets.

Across our practices we have modern well-equipped facilities used by our excellent team. All practices are accredited as an RCVS general practice and Berkeley House holds an RVCS hospital accreditation. We are well equipped with ultrasound, x-ray and dental x-ray at all branches. We have an endoscope, new ultrasound machine, DR x-ray and a CT scanner at Berkeley House. We have had a very busy referral orthopaedic service based at Berkeley House for many years, for in-house and external orthopaedic cases. We are also now able to accept soft tissue surgery, medical, imaging, dermatology, ophthalmology and acupuncture referrals through our certificate holders. We also have in-house hydrotherapy and physiotherapy at our Berkeley House Hospital. Our Berkeley House hospital has gold cat friendly clinic status.

Area:

Our Branches are in two of the UK’s most beautiful counties Worcestershire and Warwickshire and benefit from being centrally located allowing easy access to much of the UK.

Strength:

We pride ourselves on the level of support we are able to provide our vets, both the clinical director, Mary and our senior vet, Alison, are very approachable and passionate about supporting development. We have check-in meetings with our vets every three months. CPD is encouraged both internally with our certificate holders and externally. We run a vets afternoon monthly meeting which focuses on clinical subjects and case sharing.

Team:

Our practice thrives in an environment of collaboration and teamwork, and we are supported by a fantastic group of people with a diverse range of interests and qualifications. We pride ourselves on providing excellent veterinary care, and actively encourage the sharing of knowledge within the team. Our nurses are extremely hands on and many hold certificates.

Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and supportive team. The role is based at our Berkeley House, Veterinary Hospital, with average 1 day per fortnight at a branch. The role is for 41 hours a week (Full time) with a minimum of 1:8 Saturdays (9-5), the current rota is 1:10. There is no requirement for out-of-hours as we are a host practice for Vets Now at our Berkeley House Hospital. This role would suit a Veterinary Surgeon looking to progress in general practice and develop their skills further. This role could be suited to someone wanting to pursue or currently has a certificate.

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary up to £65,000
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays
• £1750 CPD Allowance per annum, 5 days CPD
• Health Shield - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
• RCVS Membership paid
• Two other membership subscriptions
• Mentoring system available to all team members
• VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Discounted veterinary fees
• My Perks – offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
• Cycle to Work scheme
• CPD/training support
• Company sick pay
• Colleague engagement survey
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities

If you’re interested, we would love to discuss with you the current opportunity we have available.

(please apply directly - no agency submissions)