Veterinary Surgeon Required At Alpha Veterinary Practice, Burry Port
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Salary
The salary for this role will be up to £60,000 depending on experience.
Company
Alpha Veterinary Practice
Contact
Jim Dixon
Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity to join us in our South/West Wales area as a Roving Veterinary Surgeon. Offering you a variety of practices, teams, clients and cases - no one day will ever be the same. You will cover 4 of our branches giving you a chance to work with all our fantastic teams across South Wales.
Our ideal candidate will have knowledge of animal physiology, nutrition, and medicine with practical skills to diagnose illness, prescribe medicines, and perform imaging tests, laboratory tests and surgery. We like to keep every day as varied as possible with the appropriate mix of duties, working in accordance with the IVC Vet Charter.
The rota will include working 4 days a week from 8:30am-6:00pm with 1 in 6 Saturdays and no out of hours. We are open to full and part time applications, and we offer brilliant flexible working agreements to maintain that much needed work life balance.
The salary for this role will be up to £60,000 depending on experience.
About Us
We have 18 sites in the area from the beautiful beaches and countryside of West Wales to the equally stunning Gower and south coast of Wales. We are in partnership with Vetsnow, who looks after our Out of Hours Operation on site, we have a great array of talent and experience across the region who are all eager to share their knowledge and skills from orthopaedics, cardiology, soft tissue medicine and internal medicine. We even have our own Hydrotherapy unit in West Wales.
Our main areas of Focus are Burry port, Lakeside Swansea, Skewen and Port Talbot
In our area we are developing a nurturing supportive team culture, we ask for accountability but no blame, we want all of our team to develop and grow from the hard-working receptionists to the great RVN's we have- we empower our team to develop their skills. we have a great experience of clinicians and RVN's across the area, so support is always on hand and we are working more and more in collaboration every day as one area as opposed to 18 individual sites. This opens up more opportunity for skill sharing, development, and growth for all.
Applicant Requirements
Our ideal candidate will have knowledge of animal physiology, nutrition and medicine with practical skills to diagnose illness, prescribe medicines, and perform imaging tests, laboratory tests and surgery. We require you to be RCVS registered, have experience of small animal demonstrate a good understanding of the importance of preventative health plans. We ask that you have experience working in an empathetic customer-focused environment and have an element of flexibility. You will need to be an excellent communicator, paired with being a brilliant listener. You will have the ability to prioritise, delegate, and make challenging decisions and be an avid team player and support your colleagues.
We need a problem-solving Vet who can effectively manage their time. We need you to be able to remain calm under pressure yet be assertive and patient when required. We ask you to have a positive can-do attitude and be passionate about your work. We will need you to have a driving license and be comfortable travelling between our branches.
Because our employee’s matter
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 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
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
- Relocation allowance up to £5000
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch. Please quote BH8673 when applying for this role.
Tel: 07890610129
Address:
40 Station Rd, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom