Part-time Veterinary Surgeon

Your role and responsibilities Village Vet St Albans have a new opening for a Veterinary Surgeon to join their hospital day team on a part-time rota, to work alongside an established, welcoming team of experienced vets with a range of clinical interests. You will get to care and work up complex and interesting cases within an RCVS Hospital and Emergency Centre. Responsibilities
  • Patient/ Client Care – Working to a high level of clinical care within a team. Village Vet prides itself on working to a very high standard of care and supports RCVS Practice Standards Scheme.
  • Client Care – We strive for exceptional levels of client service and satisfaction.
  • Teamwork – Working within your team, and the wider hospital teams, to contribute your skills, efforts and personal strengths to help ensure a harmonious team ethos at all times.
  • Management Team – You will be fully supported and developed to allow you to grow and achieve your full potential.
Village Vet St Albans is a well-established, purpose-built small animal hospital located in Hertfordshire, an area boasting great countryside and unparalleled access to London. Our facilities are a modern and complete including full digital diagnostic facilities, an on-site laboratory, full operating theatres, separate dog and cat hospital wards, ultrasound, laparoscopy equipment, a dental suite, big staff room and ample parking on site. We have a very experienced and empathetic team of vets, nurses and support staff who make this a great place to work. Our clients are loyal and subscribe to our way of working which is to ‘find out the answer’ rather than wait and see’. We look after our staff with generous CPD, rotas that are?sustainable, lots of support both clinical and operational and work with an individual focus on developing the potential of all who join our team. Our rota:30 hours. 3 days per week plus weekends 1:6 weekends (Saturday and Sunday) or alternatively 1:3 Saturdays 1: 12 Sundays Benefits
  • 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave (pro rata’d for part-time).
  • RCVS and VDS fees paid
  • External CPD funded (£1000 allowance with 5 days (pro rata’d for part-time) to attend CPD courses)
  • Access to an extensive range of clinical and non-clinical learning and development programmes
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Staff discount schemes
  • Life Assurance
  • Enhanced sickness pay
  • Enhanced equal family leave
  • E-car salary sacrifice scheme
  • Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Recruitment referral reward scheme
About Us “To be recognized as an exceptional and trusted provider of primary veterinary care to our patients and clients within the communities that we serve. Every patient, every client, every visit”. Village Vet is a progressive, forward-thinking, premium veterinary group with small and medium-sized Primary Care practices, four large 24-hour hospitals, and a referral centre. 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 strong recognizable brand, and we are looking for people who share our vision and our culture. We have over 400 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 Program that is available for everyone.