Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

We're offering true flexibility with this role; we can support consults only, part time hours whatever you're looking for, there's a role for you at Shipley. A typical full-time role would involve covering 40 hours per week over 4 weekdays (08:30 - 19:00), along with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings covering consults only (09:00 - 13:00)., At the practice we see a mixture of routine and preventative work, as well as interesting medical and surgical cases. We provide first opinion care to small animals and work up our cases to the highest standard. We are very proud to also work with a local hedgehog charity. The practice itself is an extremely well-equipped site. You'll have access to a brand new state of the art ultrasound machine suitable for both abdominal and cardiac studies, Digital X-ray, Endoscopy both flexible and rigid, Laparoscopy and much more! Our main practice is situated in a lovely market town which is less than a mile from the picturesque World Heritage site of Saltaire, this offers many lovely shops, restaurants, cafes and large parks as well as the stunning Salt Mills, a former textile mill that now houses an amazing gallery. Also, we have excellent travel links to Leeds city centre for those that prefer a more urban setting.

"I started at Shipley Vets not long after qualifying as an RVN. I was welcomed into the team and over the years (nearly 20!) I have progressed in my career. I am very proud of the high standards of care we offer and how we all work together to ensure we are doing the very best for our patients. The practice has also adapted to ensure that work/life balance is achieved and this has been so important to me, having a young family. I am looking forward to many more happy years with great colleagues." Lisa Powell - Practice Manager

Discipline: Small Animal
Full Time, Part Time, Flexible
Up to £75,000 DOE

Salary up to £75,000 DOE , Welcome Bonus up to £5,000 (pro rata) plus Relocation Allowance up to £5,000

Shipley and Idle Vets are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join them on a permanent basis. We're keen to support different rotas, shifts and hours to offer you the work life balance that you need. We want to make sure that you have time to follow up on cases and spend more time with your patients, so we run 15-minute consultations with protected admin time and breaks. We can offer you a caseload tailored to your own clinical interest. If you're looking for a consult only role, we can consider this as well. Ideally, we're looking for a candidate that's keen to continue to develop our already excellent clinical services., 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

• 6.6 weeks annual leave


• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service


• Your birthday as a paid day off


Wellbeing


• 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


• £1250 CPD allowance with 5 days 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


• for research funding


• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund


• Infection Prevention and Control Programme


• Quality Improvement Programme


Professional Memberships


• BVA membership


• VDS cover


• RCVS fees


Additional


• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers


• Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer


• Discounted staff pet care