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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon (Primary Care)

Salary: £38,584 per annum

Location: Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, West Midlands

Job Type: Permanent, Part-time

Hours: 31.5 hours per week over 3 days, 8am to 6pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with a 1-in-5 Saturday rota (8am-4pm)

Be part of one of the UK's leading Small Animal Veterinary Centres! 

A great opportunity has arisen for a Primary Care Vet Surgeon to join our team and work within our stunning, purpose-built Veterinary Hospital in Solihull.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Primary Care Team within our specialist multi-disciplinary referral service. Our Primary Care team work closely with our other services including anaesthesia, internal medicine, soft tissue surgery, neurology, ECC, ophthalmology, cardiology, dermatology and orthopaedics and also receive excellent support from our highly skilled nursing and support teams.

Facilities at Willows are second to none, including: 

• Extensive imaging facilities including 1.5T MRI, 64 slice Siemens CT, Ultrasound, Digital X-ray, and Fluoroscopy 
• A broad range of endoscopic equipment allowing flexible video GI endoscopy, video bronchoscopy, flexible video cystoscopy, rigid cystoscopy, rhinoscopy and side-view duodenoscopes for biliary interventions.   
• Dedicated intensive care unit with ECC Specialist supervision 
• Dedicated high dependency Medicine Ward 
• Radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism and thyroid carcinoma 
• Extensive experience and equipment for Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy procedure 
• In-house laboratory 
• True multi-disciplinary support for challenging cases 
• Access to further expertise within the Linnaeus network when appropriate, for example, access to radiation oncology. 

You will work closely with the Clinical Director, your Head of Service, veterinary colleagues and the wider leadership team, as well as all other support staff within the practice in order to provide the highest standards of professional care and service for our clients and their animals.

 Benefits include

• 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave (prorated)
• RCVS and 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  
• Recruitment referral reward scheme 
• Wellness program including:  
• Employee assistance program 
• Eyecare voucher scheme 
• Free annual Flu jab 
• Cycle to work scheme 

About us

Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service is one of the leading small animal referral centres in the world, having been delivering the highest possible standard of pet healthcare for over 30 years.

Our vision is to provide an unrivalled clinical, patient, client and team experience that is recognised for excellence across the world. Our values centre around the care of our patients, our clients, our referring vets, each other, and the environment to make a Better World for Pets.

In joining Willows, you will have the opportunity to work alongside internationally renowned Specialists across our multi-disciplinary team, including Internal Medicine, Soft Tissue Surgery, Oncology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Dermatology, Imaging, Anaesthesia, and Emergency and Critical Care. We are dedicated to providing excellent working conditions, care, support and development for our 250+ associates.

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.

To apply, or to arrange a confidential chat, please contact Lissa at [email protected]

Salary Value:£38,584 per annum;

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 or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]