Job Description

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Job Title:

Night Vet, 7 on 14 off

Location:

Calder Vets Dewsbury

Job Type:

Permanent

We are searching for a confident small animal Vet to join our wonderful OOH's team at Calder Vets Dewsbury!

Your role and responsibilities

We have an opportunity for an experienced out-of-hours (OOHs) Vet to join our night team. We have a Vet, Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) and Patient Care Assistant (PCA) on site all night and duties include looking after in-patients and seeing emergencies that present overnight. Studying for certificates is encouraged and funded.

Our ethos is clinical excellence, and we try and live by our core values. Client and patient care are at the heart of what we do. We are working towards our Investors in the Environment Bronze award. We prioritise mental health and well-being with a team of trained Mental Health First Aiders in practice.

Shifts: 7 on 14 off, Mon-Fri 8pm-8am, Sat/Sun 6pm-8am

Benefits

Competitive salary up to 66,000+ a year depending on experience 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave RCVS and VDS fees paid External CPD funded Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programmes Career progression opportunities Staff discount schemes Enhanced sickness pay Enhanced equal family leave Wellness program including: Employee assistance programme Eyecare voucher scheme Free annual Flu jab Cycle to work scheme Childcare vouchers Recruitment referral reward scheme.

About us

Calder Vets is a Tier 3 Hospital based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, a 13-minute train ride from the city of Leeds with easy access to the beautiful Peak District and the city of York less than 1 hour away. We are a high-standard primary care and referral Tier 3 Hospital with ten satellite clinics. We practice an excellent level of patient care in our first-class facilities and we are proud to provide our own 24-hour on-site emergency care through our dedicated ECC night team. We try to live and breathe our Core Values.


Theatre suite with the scrub area and 3 theatres Separate cat/dog/exotic wards plus ICU Xray (including in-theatre), 2 x ultrasound scanners (including a new state-of-the-art echo scanner) plus on-site modern CT. Large range of scopes including flexible, rigid and laparoscopy Dental suite with twin tub tables and X-ray. Internal lab with Haem/biochem/coags/iSTAT/immunoassay plus urine/faecal sediment etc. Brand new Rehabilitation Centre with physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, canine hot spa and laser therapy and a large, comfortable staff break area.


We are a large, friendly, welcoming team that enjoys bringing fun into the workplace. Our Champions Team organises regular events and we have made an exciting Engagement Action Plan together as a team. We are also working on our well-being agenda, with trained Mental Health First Aiders on-site and working towards our investors in the Environment Silver Award. We often discuss clinical cases through Vet meetings and M and M rounds.


If you would like to apply for this position or discuss in more detail please contact vicky.tanday@linnaeusgroup.co.uk


We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars. Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people. Why Linnaeus? - We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets - We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet - We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing - valuing equity, diversity and inclusion - We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one. We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. 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