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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £50,000

Location: Garston vets, Somerset and Wiltshire

Job Type: Fixed term contract to cover maternity leave

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 days, 1 in 6 weekends (shift based, not full weekend, based at Frome) 1 weeknight in every 2 weeks. Part time applicants welcomed.

Are you looking to join a progressive, forward-thinking, and motivated team?

Are you a veterinary surgeon looking for your next adventure? Want to work somewhere with a wonderful atmosphere, interesting clients, and a fabulous team of skilled veterinary professionals? Then we might have the opening for you!

Garston Vets is based on the Somerset and Wiltshire border within easy reach of the vibrant and historic cities of Bath, Bristol, and Salisbury. The beautiful south coast is an hour away and lovers of the outdoors can find plenty to do in the nearby Mendip Hills and Salisbury Plain. Frome itself is regularly featured as one of the most desirable small towns in the UK.

We are looking for a Small Animal Vet to join our large first opinion practice. Applicants must be confident with consulting, working within the theatre and hospital environment, enjoy working as part of a team and should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and a desire to progress.

We invest heavily in training across the team and are proud to have the latest equipment, and modern facilities in order to offer the most up-to-date advice and treatment for our clients and their pets.

Our sites have excellent facilities including well equipped consult rooms, state of the art theatres, isolation units, onsite lab, ultrasound, digital x-ray, all sites are cat friendly ISFM with designated cat-friendly appointments, laser therapy, and dedicated staff room.

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

About us

We are a very progressive practice based over 5 sites, Frome, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster, and Westbury. All sites are well equipped and supported to offer a high-quality service for all our clients and patients. In 2024 we will be acquiring a CT scanner at our hospital site in Frome providing 24-hour care.

Our team have decades of experience with three Lead Vets supporting our clinicians and Clinical Directors overseeing the running of the practices. Interests within the team include orthopaedics, dermatology, ECC, exotics, cardiology, dentistry, internal medicine, ultrasound imaging & laparoscopic key-hole solutions to surgery with several certificates held in Cardiology, Medicine, Surgery and ISFM Medicine in cats.

We are a very social team and enjoy nothing more than celebrating someone’s birthday which of course, includes cake! Every year, a few of us lucky enough to get tickets, make the 10-mile pilgrimage to the Glastonbury Festival.

We work very closely with our local communities from raising money with our clients to sponsorship for players. We have recently provided football kits for the Frome U9’s team and support local and national charities such as Cats Protection, Guide Dogs and Friends of Animals Wales.  

We have our own 'Garston green team' who have recently achieved the IIE Silver accreditation. They are always looking for new members to join their very proactive and sociable meetings, which often involved food.

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, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information please contact Rebecca at Rebecca.coleman@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

Salary Value:£50,000 per annum;
Salary Description:Salary 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]