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SalaryJob Title: Veterinary Surgeon
Salary: Up to £65,000 Negotiable and dependent on experience
Location: Alder Vets, Guildford
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 4-day week (40 hours), 1 in 4 Saturdays, no OOH
Alder Veterinary Practice are seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our amazing team!
Our ideal candidate will be confident in both general surgery and medicine but you’ll have support from us and the wider Linnaeus team, if needed. The most important thing is that you’re friendly, empathetic and have excellent communication skills.
Following a £1.4m investment in 2021, we now have a state-of-the-art practice and equipment (take a look!) including separate dog, cat and exotics wards; dental suite (with dental x-ray); a cat-only consult room; endoscopy and so much more
We strongly believe in investing in our staff, too. Career progression and CPD (including certificates) is encouraged and funded for all staff.
If there is an area or discipline, you’d like to explore, we’re keen to develop this. We currently have a small exotic caseload, with the capacity to grow this further, if desired.
On top of this, we have an excellent rota which gives our associates a great work-life balance. We also have a gym/swimming pool next door – and we get discount!
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
About us
Alder Veterinary Practice is the flagship primary care practice for Linnaeus.
Following a £1.4m investment, we now have a cutting-edge practice to help us to achieve our goal to provide an exceptional service to every patient, every visit.
Our team have a wide range of interests including feline and internal medicine, advanced analgesia, teaching, surgery, behaviour, and ophthalmology and more.
We also have a regular peripatetic orthopaedic vet and visiting cardiologist.
Alongside this, we are proud to be an accredited silver-level (now aiming for gold!) Cat-Friendly Clinic and members of the ISFM (International Society of Feline Medicine) and are working towards an Investors in the Environment (iiE) accreditation.
We actively work to foster a kind, caring team spirit with regular social meetups and getting involved in events to support the local community.
Being part of Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
If you would like to have an informal chat to discuss this further, please get in touch with Lissa at lissa.semerdak@linnaeusgroup.co.uk or call 07523268918
We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars. Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people. Why Linnaeus? - We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets - We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet - We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion - We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one. We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
