Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon - BRANCH VET

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum (D.O.E.) Relocation package available

Location: Blacks Veterinary Practice, Quinton, West-Midlands

Job Type: Permanent, full-time and part-time applicants welcomed

Hours: up to 40 hours per week, with a 1:10 full weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and 1:5 Saturdays with time back in Lieu

Are you a friendly, enthusiastic team player looking for an amazing opportunity?

Are you confident in all areas, including consults, surgery, and dentistry? Then this might be just the role for you…

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our team at Blacks Vets. This role will be mainly based at our Quinton site, but will require cover at our other branches. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who loves branch work and wants to make a branch their home. This role provides a mixture of consults and routine procedures, with support from a dedicated reception team, RVN, and PCA.

Why join us?

• We are a small animal, first opinion hospital offering 24-hour care with a strong vet team of 19, including 7 Certificate holders in cardiology, dermatology, medicine, ophthalmology, and surgery - soft tissue and orthopaedic, plus fellow Vets currently studying further certificates
• Our practices have access to state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment - including CT, a fully equipped dental suite (dental training available) 12 operating theatres, digital X ray, ultrasound, Endoscopy and in house laboratory.
• Our size, insured base, and varied caseload mean we can support a range of skill sets and continued professional development aspirations.
• We have constantly pushed the boundaries on delivering the highest pet care through the calibre and qualifications of our Vets and Nurses and through the friendliness and professionalism of our Client Care teams.
• We work closely with our network of referral sites within Linnaeus

The Team

Here at Blacks Vets, we have a proven track record of producing talent in a variety of disciplines from graduates to certificate holders, to branch management, leadership, and director roles. As a progressive, growing and highly successful practice, we are always on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our award-winning friendly team, at our accredited Veterinary Hospital in Dudley and our surrounding local branches (on the edge of the West Midlands, but all within 30 mins of Birmingham City Centre).

Not only do we have great clinical facilities, we also have a spacious break room - including posh coffees!

We have a dedicated night team on site that covers all OOH work. Our last appointment is at 6.30pm during weekdays, and weekend work is shared fairly amongst the team on a rota basis - with time back in lieu the following week.

What we are looking for

• Ideally, you will be confident across all first opinion work including surgery and medicine
• RCVS registered with extensive first opinion experience
• Enjoys being part of a team and values high standards of care in all areas.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• 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

Blacks Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Lissa in the recruitment team [email protected] or call 07523268918

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Salary Value:£70,000 per annum;

Salary Description:Salary up to depending on experience;