Veterinary Surgeon

Veterinary Surgeon
The Avenue Vet, Ealing
Salary up to £70,000 DOE plus up to £5,000 Welcome Bonus and up to £7,500 Relocation Allowance

Find professional development with The Avenue Vet

Here at The Avenue Veterinary Clinic, we are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our passionate and dedicated team. You will ensure high standards of care and service and experience a varied caseload consisting of a nice mix of consults and surgery. Clinical freedom, style and areas of special interest are yours to enjoy. The role is currently sole charge but we are wanting to expand our team, which you will have the opportunity to be involved in. If you are looking to progress, we can also offer you the opportunity to mentor the team and take The Avenue Vet forward into further growth as a Lead Vet with the support of the IVCE family.

Fix or flex – work life balance that works for you

At The Avenue Vets we understand everyone has priorities outside of work, that’s why we believe in offering true flexibility when it comes to rota patterns. We are open to suggestions of working days / hours to suit you, for example hours around school runs or condensing your hours to get more days off. We haven’t set the hours per week as we are open to a discussion however our normal working week is 40 hours. Overall, we offer a great work / life balance with no weekends or OOH.

Join us in a prime location

The Avenue Veterinary Clinic is a London clinic based in a prime location. The area is regenerating and with many new homes being completed within walking distance of the clinic and a mainline and Crossrail station on our doorstep, this area is set to grow for years to come. Established in 2015, we have an excellent reputation locally for providing the highest client care standards, attentive personalised preventative health care, and high-quality treatment. Our practice is well equipped including an operating theatre, brand new digital x-ray, ultrasound, multi parameter with ECG and much more. Our waiting areas and kennels are separated for cats and dogs, we also are a silver status cat-friendly clinic.

We are a small but mighty team made up of an experienced Practice Manager who joined us from Hong Kong, 1 Receptionist, an experienced Clinical Director who is based at a neighbouring practice and we are also joined by a locum Vet and Nurse.

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 –

(Subject to pro rata)

Work life balance

• 6.6 weeks number of holidays including bank holidays
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• 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

• £1,250 CPD allowance and up to 5 days per annum
• Certificate support
• 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.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.