Casual OOH Vet – weekend days and nights available

Wear Referrals is a multi-disciplinary, specialist veterinary referral hospital in the North East of England, close to the historic university city of Durham, the thriving city of Newcastle and set between the north east coast and the Pennines. We have services in neurology, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, oncology, diagnostic imaging and cardiology, as well as a busy out-of- hours emergency service and in-house physiotherapy and hydrotherapy teams. With ongoing growth and success based on an outstanding reputation and a commitment to clinical excellence, Wear Referrals, part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, are looking to recruit additional Casual OOH Veterinary Surgeons to join their growing team. Our hospital facilities include a dedicated ICU staffed 24 hours a day, spacious well-designed wards with many walk-in kennels, in-house 1.5T Siemens Magnetom Essenza MRI, 16 slice Siemens Somatom Emotion helical CT, digital radiography, digital fluoroscopy, a Samsung RS85 ultrasound system and Arthrex / Karl Storz laparoscopic and arthroscopic imaging systems. click https://vimeo.com/448554524 to see a video tour around our hospital. The successful applicant will join an established and growing team of diplomates and residency-trained surgeons and clinicians, with support from a large discipline-specific nursing team. They will provide OOH cover for our referral in-patients, as well as supporting local primary care practices who use Wear Referrals to provide their out of hours cover. They will be part of a large, dedicated OOH team with Intern backshift support over the weekends, and our referral surgeons and clinicians are on call in addition for both in-person and telephone support. This role would suit an experienced primary care vet looking to gain experience in a large 24/7 referral hospital and exposure to a complex and varied caseload. An ECC Cert would be advantageous and we would fully support the successful candidate in undertaking a Certificate or further ECC studies. We encourage an evidence-based multi-disciplinary approach, supporting a process of continuous learning and a collegiate atmosphere. We have an active internship programme and are expanding our residency programmes. Our extensive clinical caseload provides an interesting variety of cases and supports ongoing clinical research that is actively encouraged and supported. Linnaeus Veterinary Limited facilitates a highly collaborative approach between their hospitals and colleagues. Applicants must be highly motivated, proactive and passionate about delivering clinical excellence, with excellent social and clinical skills. Wear Referrals provide a rota pattern that offers a good work life balance, a competitive salary and benefits package including a generous CPD allowance and 2 weeks’ paid CPD leave, 6.6 weeks’ holiday, payment of professional registration fees, professional indemnity cover, health care and discount purchasing scheme. Job Types: Part-time, Temporary contract, Freelance, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm Contract length: 6 months Part-time hours: 20 per week Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Night shift
• Weekends only

Experience:

• in Primary Care: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• RCVS Registration (required)