Job Description

Permanent Weekend Veterinary Surgeon - Bicester, Oxfordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking for a weekend role?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Bicester, Oxfordshire for a Permanent Weekend Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This is a weekend role offering 9 hours on both a Saturday and Sunday. The practice can offer flexibility in terms of weekends worked EG The role could be weekly, or once a month.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Saturday and Sundays - 9 hour days
• Weekends: Yes
• OOH: Yes
• On-call: None
• Computer system: Merlin

The role

• The role will be based within the small animal Hospital
• The role will focus on emergency and hospital care of patients however it can be flexible towards the right Vet - For example it can be a consulting only role instead of a mixture of both or surgical
• The role offers a wide variety of cases
• The position offers 9 hours shifts both Saturday and Sunday however the practice are flexible on the frequency of these
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients.

About them

• Established small animal Hospital
• Busy practice offering a varied and interesting case load
• They are able to offer a wide variety of modern veterinary services and offer facilities including Ultrasound - both abdominal and cardiac, digital endoscopy, IDEXX Lab, incubator, ligasure and a multiparameter monitoring equipment.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.
• They encourage Vets to establish strong working relationships with clients therefore they strongly believe in case continuity where possible.
• They can support areas of special interest which they also believe will benefit the services within the practice.

Team culture

• There is a large team of 11 Vets and 13 nurses
• They understand the importance of development and support and encourage clinical interests
• They understand the importance of a happy team and mental health and wellbeing and regularly have case and team discussions
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment

About you

• They will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships.
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills.
• The Vet will always maintain a high standard of clinical care

Package

• Salary: Up to \xc2\xa350,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave pro rata incl bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of \xc2\xa31,500 with 20 hours to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme

Must haves:

RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be

Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

Please quote job reference: 29706

T: 0333 014 7374

E: hello@vetseekers.co.uk

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