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Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you a new graduate looking for your first role?
• Are you looking for a role with no OOH work?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Oxford for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full time with weekends on a rota. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

This is an established practice which has recently won an award for being in the top three veterinary practices within Oxford. It is fully equipped with diagnostics including in house lab, ultrasound and digital x-ray. It also has orthopaedic equipment. They have a varied case load with a mixture of routine and complex cases.

They are looking for a Vet who is confident in routine medicine and surgery and is also confident in lab result interpretation. They will have strong people skills and be able to establish working relationships easily and work well as part of a team. There is some sole charge work involved so it is important that they are confident in this area. A bias or previous experience in Orthopaedics would be advantageous but not essential.

Due to the level of support available they can accept applications from a new graduate surgeon.

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Computer system: RX Works
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 4 vets, 2 RVNs and a supportive non-clinical team

About them:

• Can provide a positive, happy and supportive working environment.
• Offers further progression with post graduate qualifications supported
• Offers a wide range of modern veterinary services
• Supportive and friendly team and practice
• Offers flexible working hours
• Part of a large nationwide network of practices
• Fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipment
• Offers opportunity to expand clinical skill set and knowledge with the varied case load
• Practice provides clinical freedom for personal growth and development
• They offer care for physical and mental health wellbeing

About you:

• You will have good general medical and surgical skills
• You will be confident in some sole charge work when required
• You will have an approachable, empathetic, and caring attitude
• You will be passionate about all aspects of your veterinary work
• You will be happy to share knowledge and mentor others where required
• You will be able to establish good working relationships with clients and be confident in all consultations
• You will contribute to the practice with ideas enabling them to stay at the forefront of clinical thinking whilst also maintaining the ethos of providing a high standard of clinical care to all pets
• You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to develop a great rapport with both clients and staff
• You will be a strong team player
• Ambition to pursue an area of special interest would be supported

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services and facilities, including:

• Emergency cover
• Operating theatres
• X-ray
• Nurse clinics
• In-house laboratory
• Dentistry
• Separate cat and dog wards

Package

• Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days after 2 years of service
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS, BVA and BSAVA fees paid
• Life assurance 4x annual salary
• 1 weeks full pay sick pay after 1 full years' service
• Certificates encouraged and supported
• Private medical insurance
• Exclusive colleague rewards including discounts with high street retailers and restaurants

Must haves:

• RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
• Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

Please quote job reference: 37193

T: 0333 014 7374

Please note: All communications and applications are treated in the strictest confidence. When it comes to your privacy, as an ethical veterinary recruiter we do not send your details anywhere without your permission.

Vet Seekers was established in 2016 and is a multi-award-winning specialist veterinary recruitment agency (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) and acts as an employment business for the supply of locum and permanent staff for the veterinary industry across the UK and overseas.

Vet Seekers is fully compliant with GDPR, is ICO registered and our team are REC accredited. As a business, we take sustainability, environmental impact, and our carbon footprint very seriously and have committed to plant trees for every permanent and locum veterinary superstar we find work for, as well as every referral we receive.

Refer: If this position is not for you but you know someone who could be interested, pass this advert on to them or ask them to get in contact with us. As a thank you, we will plant 50 trees on your behalf.

Thanks from the Vet Seekers team.

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• Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days after 2 years of service
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS, BVA and BSAVA fees paid

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