VC Evidensia UK
Location
Aberdeen | United Kingdom
Job description
Ardene House Veterinary Practice Ltd, Kingswells Hospital
Permanent, Full time and/or Part time
up to £65,000 depending on experience
Posted on 11/01/2024
We are currently looking for a confident, experienced equine vet to join our fantastic equine team at our Kingswells practice in Aberdeen. Our workload is a mixture of leisure and high-level competition horses with everything in between. Your expertise would cover a wide range of duties including but not limited to ambulatory calls as well as the opportunity to work up cases at our clinic. We also accept orthopaedic, surgical and medical referrals from local practices.
The role could be tailored to the applicant depending on their areas of interest.
The salary will be up to £65,000 negotiable depending on experience. We also offer a Welcome Bonus up to £5,000 and Relocation allowance up to £5,000.
The role can be full-time or part-time, and we are very open to flexible work patterns in order to work around you whether your looking for a 2 day week, 3 day week or more hours we can flex to fit you. We currently work a 1:8 OOH rota, with a half day after a weeknight and a Friday off after a weekend on-call.
We have purpose-built premises including 7 stables, trot ups, a sand school, a treatment room, stocks, a knockdown box and a theatre. We have an excellent range of modern equipment, including portable DR radiography, ultrasound, shockwave, lasers, and video endoscope/gastroscope. We are 20 mins from the beach, less than an hour to a Munro, 90 mins from 2 ski centres and only 10 mins from Aberdeen Airport, which is perfect for those long weekend breaks!
Our friendly team of 7 equine vets, 3 equine nursing assistants and 4 office staff have regular team meetings, as well as lots of social events outside of work. We are a diverse team including certificate holders who can support you with your cases. We also benefit from visiting Dentistry and Orthopaedic Specialists on a regular basis.
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:
Work-life balance
• 6.8 weeks annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support
Development
• £1,250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme
• BVA membership
• VDS Cover
• RCVS membership
Speak to Amelia Bateman from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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