Veterinary Surgeon

We are looking for an experienced, dedicated Veterinary Surgeon who strives to provide the best level of care for patients and their owners. The successful applicant can expect to work in a happy and supportive environment with excellent remuneration and CPD packages, as well as a flexible rota.
You will be able to prioritise your work based on clinical priority and importance. The successful applicant can expect to work in a happy and supportive environment, from our dedicated experienced nurses, patient care team right through to our client care team.
We want you to enjoy working with us and feel we can provide a great working environment and can offer a well-managed diary with plenty of time to catch up with admin time.
We are seeking a Multisite Veterinary Surgeon to work across Palmerston practices. Proposed rota of 4 day week. Consisting of 2 days/ week at Buckhurst Hill hospital, and a day each at two branches of Oakhill (Woodford)+ Walthamstow. Weekend rota of 1:6 Saturday mornings and 1:6 full weekends. Some on call responsibilities for inpatients shared between vet team. Mixture of GP work- first opinion medicine, surgery and inpatients. Some sole charge when at branches.
Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000 per annum DOE
• 4-day week
• 41.5 hours/week, 8.30 - 7.30pm, 1 hour unpaid lunch which is protected time
• 1:6 full weekend - Friday to Sunday on call for inpatients with some OOH service (Saturday up until 6pm and Sunday up until 1pm. You will have the Friday off after the weekend)
• 1:6 Saturday morning, 9-1pm
• Flexibility to work at all 4 of our sites (although primarily based at Buckhurst Hill, Oakhill and Walthamstow).

Usual Linnaeus benefits:

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• RCVS & 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
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

About us
Palmerston Veterinary Group is a busy first opinion practice with a long-established support team and client base. We are proud to have joined Linnaeus, we have maintained our core values of prioritising patient care and giving our vets clinical freedom.
At 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.