Veterinary Surgeon (Small Animal)

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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon (Small Animal)

Salary up to: £55,000 FTE per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Shires Vets (Eccleshall & Stone)

Job Type: Permanent (Full-time & part-time applications welcome)

Hours:4x 10-hour days (08.00-18.30 with 30min lunch)

• Equal share of Saturday rota (approx 1:3-1:4 with lieu time within following week)
• Weekday late shifts 2-11pm.
• No Sunday shifts.
• No overnight work.

Your role and responsibilities

Working within fantastic team with great facilities to deliver high standard first opinion consulting and operating/ investigatory works. Ability to work sole charge, although mainly alongside other vets. Smaller team at our Eccleshall clinic but larger hospital setting at Stone. 4 day week and lieu time to promote work:life balance. Building long-term relations with our clients and their pets to offer the best care to fit with clients and animals needs.

Certificate study or a candidate who has completed certificate is welcomed. We have several certificate holders within the practice and experienced vets established at Shires for many years.

Looking for team player who enjoys primary care, developing their knowledge and skills, with benefits of being within larger multibranch team with vets and nurses with different interests. MRCVS with several years relevant clinical experience and excellent communication skills

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

Shires Vets was established over 70 years ago and we are a mixed animal practice serving Staffordshire and the surrounding counties in the Midlands, with sites in Eccleshall, Gnosall, Stoke on Trent, Stone and Stafford. Our small animal, large animal and equine departments run separately from each other and we have designated teams at each of our practices. All of our practices are individuals, but two important things bring us together; a commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Our largest site is our Stone practice which is a busy, purpose-built practice offering a varied and exciting caseload. The practice is well equipped with Laparoscopy, ultrasound, flexible endoscopy, ophthalmic surgical microscope, dental x-ray, in house lab and much more. Our Stafford and Eccleshall practices were also refurbished in 2018/2019 offering light and spacious working environments with ultrasound, digital xray, operating theatres, lab machines and separate dog/cat wards.

The Shires team members are all animal owners and take pride in providing a caring, compassionate, and friendly service to all our clients and their precious pets. The team have high clinical standards, and everyone is striving for clinical excellence. We all support each other and often discuss clinical cases. Our Vet teams are supported by experienced and dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) and a wonderful front of house team.

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.

If you would like to apply for this position or would simply like to discuss in a little more detail please contact vicky.tanday@linnaeusgroup.co.uk or complete the application form below.

Part of an amazing global family Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates. The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. Our Associates are fundamental to our success, and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates. 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