Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to join a new start of the art independent practice in South Hertfordshire?

Are you looking for...

• A new and exciting challenge?
• A great salary of up to £70,000?
• 4-day week? (open for discussion)
• A min of 5% annual profit to all practice staff as a bonus payment each year? 
• A generous CPD allowance?
• A role where you become an important part of the practice's direction?

We have an opportunity for 3 / 4 full or part time Permanent Veterinary Surgeons to join an Independent first opinion small animal practice that is soon to open in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire area.

Join this new exciting journey! The practice is looking for a vets who have good experience gained in a small animal practice, excellent communication skills in order to inform and support clients and the ability to create evidence-based treatment plans. You will be passionate about keeping up to date with your own professional development.

This role is full time with shifts of 8 or 10 hours, along with weekends on a rota. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: If full time this will be a 40-hour week across 4 days and are full open to discuss all options on working hours / rota
• Weekends: On a rota yest to be confirmed, but this won’t be for a while after opening and could just be a Saturday morning on a 1 in 4 say TBC.
• OOH: None
• Sole charge: None
• Branch work: None
• Consultations: Minium 15 minutes
• Team: 4 vets, 4 nurses, HVN, PM and a very supportive non-clinical team
• Other: Birthday leave, free gym membership and Free car parking on site

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintaining and accurately writing clinical notes
• Diagnostics, prescriptions, and surgeries
• Carrying out tests such as x-rays, ultrasound, and blood tests
• Dealing with emergency cases - possibly necessary when clinic becomes hospital status
• Health checks and vaccinations
• In patient care and handover duties on their clinical care correctly communicated to other colleagues
• Managing ethical decisions
• Being aware and knowing of laws surrounding animal welfare
• Client advice about their pet such as dietary recommendations
• Pet passport paperwork
• Potentially some night work once hospital status
• Communicate clearly and effectively with clients with regards to their pets investigations and treatment and advice about after care.
• Investigate and resolve customer complaints
• Utilise advisory boards and fellow staff to ensure clinical excellence is delivered
• Adhere to RCVS regulations and health and safety regulations
• Proactively develop clinical skills and complete CPD requirements

About them:

• Independent practice who have opened another site in a different county which is now thriving, growing and most importantly have a very happy team!
• Clinical interests supported and very much encouraged
• Brand-new purpose-built state of the art air-conditioned practice fully equipped
• Offers a fantastic work-life balance
• Offers you full clinical freedom
• Can provide support for new graduate
• Offers modern veterinary services, diagnostics, and facilities to small animals
• Can provide ongoing training and development where required

About you: 

• Various levels of experience will be considered
• You will be ambitious and motivated looking for a role where you can develop your clinical skills and knowledge and your career further
• You will be comfortable in all routine surgeries and consultations - support for more recent graduates available
• You will always deliver and be committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
• You will have an enthusiastic and caring attitude
• Youi will have strong communication skills and organisational skills
• You will work well under pressure with a calm and confident manner
• You will have excellent people management skills
• A kind and empathetic attitude is essential
• You will be ambitious looking to study towards a certificate or be a certificate holding surgeon looking to progress further
• You will be a team player
• The role is not determined on years of experience and be catered to suit but ultimately the Vet needs to be ambitious looking to develop your clinical skills and knowledge further
• Areas of special interest would be an advantage
• You will want to be at the forefront of the practice help growing and developing the services and facilities provided
• You will have excellent customer facing skills
• You will work well within the team alongside other veterinary specialists and clinicians
• You will be a passionate and motivated veterinary surgeon with a genuine interest for animal welfare

Facilities:
The practice will soon be fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. They also welcome equipment requests from new Vets and the team. They are open to all ideas and would support a new vet who wanted specialised equipment.

The practice will open with 3 consultation rooms, a cattery room, 2 operation rooms, a laboratory, and a pharmacy. They plan to further expand the clinic into the upstairs level in two years.

• Dentistry
• In-house laboratory
• X-ray
• Ultrasound
• Orthopaedics
• Soft tissue surgery
• Neutering
• Anaesthetic monitoring
• Microchipping

Package:

• Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance with 5 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Certificates supported and funded
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards
• Workplace pension scheme
• Health insurance scheme
• Staff discount
• Profit share 5% 

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?

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