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Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Grove Lodge Veterinary Group
Gateshead
1 day ago
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced veterinary surgeon to join our well-established friendly and supportive team. Your time will be split between consulting, surgery, medical procedures, imaging, and dentistry, with the opportunity to focus on areas of interest to you!

About the Practice

Sheriff’s Highway is a multi-centre veterinary practice with four locations across Tyne and Wear: Gateshead (main branch), Whickham, Sunderland and Ryton. Our practice is located within easy commuting distance to Newcastle city centre renowned for its culture and social life, the Northeast coastline with multiple award-winning beaches, and the beautiful countryside of Northumberland and County Durham. The area can offer something for everyone!

We have a wide range of high-quality equipment for you to work your patients up to a high standard. As well as the usuals you would expect, we have digital radiography, dental radiography, an excellent ultrasound machine with doppler, flexible and rigid endoscopes, in house lab including haematology, biochemistry and EPOC machines, and a wide range of specialised equipment for performing most soft tissue, orthopaedic, and laparoscopic surgeries.

About the Team

Our main site in Gateshead provides 24-hour emergency cover with a dedicated night emergency and critical care team - so you can enjoy case continuity for your hospitalised patients with no obligation to work a nightshift rota.

Across our branches we have 15 Veterinary Surgeons, 20 RVNs, 2 SVNs, 7 auxiliary nurses, and 10 receptionists. A number of our vets are certificate holders in a variety of disciplines including medicine, surgery, cardiology, and diagnostic imaging, and we are always happy to help and support our colleagues. We have frequent case discussions amongst our vets so you will always find someone happy to discuss cases with you and offer advice. We actively encourage and support further study and CPD in chosen areas of interest.

Fix or flex - find your perfect balance

We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you are looking to fix or flex your work patterns, we can find the right solution for you. Our vets usually work working an average of 41-hours a week. 37 hours over 4 days with a set day off Monday to Friday, 1 in 6 full weekends (Saturday and Sunday 7:45am to 6:15pm), and 1 in 6 Saturday mornings (9am to 12noon). There are no out of hours and we'd be happy to discuss part time working.

Because our people 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 5 days 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 £1250 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.

Up to £63,000 DOE

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