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Job Title: Dental Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £70,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Calder Vets – Dewsbury Hospital

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time - 4-days a week plus one in four Saturdays.

Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking a veterinary surgeon with a strong dental bias to work alongside the team at our 24 hour Tier III accredited hospital in Dewsbury. The ideal candidate would have, or be studying towards, a dental certification although consideration would be given towards someone with strong experience in the field. The dental suite is well equipped with all the kit needed for performing high level first opinion procedures alongside more advanced surgeries. You would be working alongside a specialised dental nurse plus an experienced and driven RVN team.

The rota would be four days a week plus one-in-four Saturdays. Your days at the hospital would be spent performing dentistry plus helping out with other first opinion procedures if needed followed by evening consultations. There is no OOH commitment as the site runs a separate night team. Bank holidays are usually one per year and allocated primarily on a voluntary basis with TOIL.

Salary for the role is £65k DOE and skill level. Ideally we are looking for a full time veterinary surgeon but would be willing to discuss part time with the right candidate. CPD allowance is £2k per annum as standard but certification is encouraged and funded by individual discussion.

The clinic has been awarded outstanding in all categories in the Practice Standards Award Scheme. We offer a range of mid-tier surgeries on site and have a brand new CT scanner plus top spec ultrasonography and radiography. The clinic is town centre based and offers good public transport options but is also surrounded by some lovely countryside and good links to cities such as Leeds and Wakefield for anyone considering relocation.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

• RCVS & 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

• Wellness program including:

  • Employee assistance program

  • Eyecare voucher scheme

  • Free annual Flu jab

  • Cycle to work scheme

• Recruitment referral reward scheme

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.

About us

The Dewsbury hospital is purpose built and includes the following:

• Attractive building with good client parking and large client bases

• Large waiting room with separate cat/dog areas 

• Friendly well established team 

• Comfortable, spacious staff rest area 

• Air-conditioned consulting rooms 

• 15-minute consults minimum 

• Silver Cat Friendly 

• Fully equipped theatres

• Xray, good quality ultrasound scanner and CT on site. Visiting MRI

• Dental area with X-ray 

• Middle tier referrals seen on site – dermatology, surgery and opthalmology

Calder has a long established reputation for clinical excellence and are looking for a colleague who would share in our core values. We are also a friendly, welcoming, supportive team who enjoy bringing fun into the workplace; we have a dedicated Champions Team who organise regular events. We are strong advocates for wellbeing at work with trained mental health advisors available on site and we firmly believe that all associates should have a voice within the company. 

We believe that sustainability is an important part of our future and we have just been awarded Investors in the Environment Bronze Award.

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

Salary Value: £70,000 per annum;
Salary Description: Up to and 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]