Veterinary Surgeon

Veterinary Surgeon

Chipping Norton, Begbroke Veterinary Surgery

Salary up to £63,000 depending on experience

Chipping Norton are currently looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. The successful candidate will be an experienced Vet who is confident with sole charge. The role consists of a range of consulting and surgery, duties would also include being part of the successful running of the clinic. You will also be responsible for driving clinical standards and client and patient care.

The rota

This is a full-time permanent role working 3 days a week Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8.30am-6:00pm at our Begbroke Branch. One day (Wednesday) 8.30am -7pm will be at our main hospital in Chipping Norton. There will be 1 in 2 Saturday shifts from 9:00am-1:00pm with no on call.

However, we know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you need to do the school pick up, need reduced hours during school holidays or would simply like a more flexible rota pattern we can fix or flex our patterns to suit your needs.

Want to know more about us?

Begbroke Veterinary Surgery opened in January 2020 and is a new division of Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital, providing consultations and routine diagnostics and surgery. We currently have 2 consultation rooms, x-ray, theatre, and dentistry equipment. Lovely location with easy access to Oxford.

Come and join our amazing team!

Our team consists of 3 Veterinary Surgeons, 3 Registered Veterinary Nurses, an Animal Nursing Assistant and Receptionist.

Among our Vets are a Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine, and Advanced Practitioners in Small Animal Medicine and ECC. Plus, we have regular visits to the main hospital from a referral dermatologist. We receive referrals nationally for exotic pets and for radioiodine therapy of hyperthyroid cats and locally for outpatient CT scanning, and for some internal medicine and orthopaedic-surgery cases. 

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 40 hours 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 £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

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.

Please quote reference BH11266 when you apply. 

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