Vets Now Veterinary Surgeon - UK

Cutting Edge

Job Ref: 13471
Posted on April 16th 20182018-04-16

Vets Now currently have a full-time job opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our out-of-hours emergency team in High Wycombe, Staines, Canterbury, Caterham, Sutton and Gillingham. Your job will involve triage, emergency and lifesaving treatment as well as management of clinic cases. In your role you will also be supported by a registered veterinary nurse and dedicated support team. The emergency clinical experience and drive of our emergency Veterinary Surgeons is crucial to the successful running of our clinics, therefore sole charge experience in out of hours emergency clinical care is preferable.

Other areas of responsibility required of the role include offering help and advice to clients over the phone as well as those presenting in clinic, providing house visits in emergency situations where the client cannot be brought to clinic, providing clear and detailed clinical case reports, charging appropriately for services, communicating effectively with colleagues and clients and communicating and actively building relationships with member practices. If you feel like you would be a good fit for this role with additional training, we can also offer an inducted route through our Cutting Edge programme.

Skills and experience required:

Must be fully qualified within the field of Veterinary Science and must be MRCVS registered or eligible for RCVS registration
Demonstrable clinical experience and drive to lead your own team of Veterinary Surgeons

Key Benefits:

A full time salary of between £40,000 - £50,000 per annum (Dependent on clinic location)
Plus regional allowance where applicable ranging from £3,835- £6,320 per annum
On-going access to great CPD funding
Annual recognition awards
VDS cover provided
RCVS fees paid
Membership for both IVECCS and EVECCS
Contributory pension scheme
Life insurance
Discounted veterinary fees and products
Free access to company cottages in Arran (Scotland)
Possible Relocation Package available including Visa arrangements
Optional overtime available

Vets Now is a multiple award winning, veterinary owned and led business with a strong focus on the delivery of high quality clinical and professional standards to our patients, clients and professional colleagues. As well as providing clinical care, our clinicians can become involved with our internal training programmes and our evidence based research group which will give them the opportunity to make a wider difference to the profession.

Closing date – 20^th July 2018

Why Work at Vets Now?

Rewards and benefits

As part of the Vets Now team your package will include RCVS membership, EVECCS and IVECCS membership, VDS cover and access to a contributory pension scheme.

Exciting caseload

Working in emergency means no two shifts are the same. You'll see a wide and diverse caseload that will give you the opportunity to use all of your clinical skills.

Owned and run by vets

Vets Now was established by our chairman Richard Dixon, a vet who wanted to help the profession by meeting the growing demand for out-of-hours emergency care. We still put the profession at the heart of everything we do.

Career development

No matter what stage you’re at in your career we’ve got the openings that will help you grow and develop. Whether you want to expand your clinical skills or move into a management role we will support you.

CPD and training

You'll receive a generous CPD allowance and access to one of the most innovative training programmes in the profession. Our team of emergency and critical care specialists shape our clinical training and every year we host the UK’s largest ECC congress.

Working out of hours

We look after our teams, no matter what time of the day or night they work. Working out of hours will give you the opportunity to spend your days doing the things that fit in with your lifestyle.