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Village Vet Whittlesford has an opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to become part of their friendly and supportive team who are known for the highest quality of clinical care and progressive and evidenced based approaches. They believe in doing the very best for every patient, every client, every time.

The Village Vet Whittlesford site boasts a stunning state-of-the-art building, completed in 2012, providing an unrivalled environment for clients and colleagues. Built on the site of the old practice, conveniently next to Whittlesford Parkway station, a local focus is maintained with a commitment to serve the local community, whilst offering support and mid-tier referral options to the surrounding region. There is easy parking, and the practice is only 12 mins away from central Cambridge on the train and only 25 minute to Stanstead Airport.

A range of services are provided, from routine preventative health care to advanced surgery and medicine. There is a separate IM3 dental suite, a Storz laparoscopic tower for lap spays etc, and a consistent flow of orthopaedic procedures. The facilities and set-up is modern and well equipped with digital diagnostic, on-site laboratory, a versatile central prep room, beautiful operating theatres, and separate dog, cat and isolation wards. The whole building has been carefully designed to maximise natural light.

The local and senior leadership team are committed to listen, learn and evolve, deliberately building a culture of openness and trust. Acting with integrity and prioritising kindness and compassion alongside promoting best practice contextualised care for the patient and client, as well as the team. Full time or part-time rotas, flexible hours, permanent or fixed-term contracts will be considered. They are fully committed to constructing roles which meet the needs of the individual.

Benefits

· Village Vet Bonus Scheme

· 5 weeks' holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

· RCVS and VDS fees paid

· External CPD funded

· Extensive included online Linnaeus CPD programmes

· Career progression opportunities and personalised development plan

· 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

· Salary sacrifice E- car scheme

· Childcare vouchers

· Recruitment referral reward scheme

About us

'We strive to listen and act with integrity and empathy, whilst being the very best we can for every patient, every client, every time.’

Village Vet is a progressive, forward-thinking, premium veterinary group part of Linnaeus and Mars. Village Vet is based in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridge. We believe in supporting and investing in our staff, investing in our facilities and ensuring that our clients and their pets receive only the very best, modern first opinion or specialist care. Our staff are motivated and encouraged to gain additional certifications across all levels of employment and we offer career progression within our group. We have a well recognisable brand and are looking for people who share our vision and our culture. We have over 330 staff members across our 32 sites and are very proud of our achievements and our reputation in the veterinary profession.

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.

Salary Value:£60,000 per annum;

Salary Description:Flexible, depending on experience;

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]