Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
3 weeks ago 
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Salary
Up to £63K depending on experience
Company
Tay Valley Veterinary Centre
Contact
Gillian Gallagher
Perth, Perthshire, United Kingdom
Are you an experienced Small Animal Vet looking to take the next step in your career towards management duties? Would you like to be part of a friendly team that shares knowledge and ideas whilst also maintaining a great work-life balance? Here at Tay Valley Vets, we've got a great opportunity for you...
Tay Valley Vets is an established, well equipped small animal RCVS accredited practice. Our practice is based in the heart of beautiful Perthshire, which has been voted the 5th best place to live in the UK.
You will be joining a friendly, dedicated team of vets, supported by a team of amazingly skilled and capable RVNs, who keep the days running smoothly and provide an excellent standard of care to all patients. As a team we make every effort to create and maintain a positive working environment.
To get a better feel for the team you'll be joining why not watch this short video: Tay Valley Veterinary and Equine Centre - Recruitment on Vimeo
We are fully equipped with 6 consult rooms, an imaging suite, dental suite including dental x-ray, 2 theatres, endoscope, multiparameter machines and other anaesthetic monitoring equipment, as well as lab equipment allowing in house bloods, urinalysis and cytology. We have visiting specialists for orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery. We are keen to support you if you've got a particular area of clinical interest, so whatever your dream job looks like, we'll try our best to make it happen!
We are looking for an experienced vet to join our single site, purpose built practice. The ideal candidate will enjoy being part of a supportive team, building rapport with our long standing client base and thrive on providing a high level of clinical care for our patients. There is the possibility of progression to a senior/CD role available for a candidate who is keen to gain management experience.
We can offer you:
- An approachable, enthusiastic team who are excited to welcome a new vet to the practice
- A forward thinking practice with clinical freedom. We are keen to do as much as possible in house and develop our interests
- 1:5 OOH rota, with a day off after a weeknight on call and a long weekend after an on call weekend, this works out as an average of 29 hours per week on day shifts after TOIL for any OOH worked.
- Nurses are on site in the practice 24/7 for assisting with emergencies, triaging calls and for inpatient care
- Good work/life balance with time back for any rare overtime worked and 3 days with 5pm finish.
- Well managed diary with 15 minute appointments as routine, and double appointments booked for complex cases. There are reserved book on day appointments for emergencies and we also have 30 minutes of catch up time factored in prior to finishing for the day.
Other benefits of working with us include:
- Salary up to £63K depending on experience
- 6.8 weeks annual leave
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- Generous CPD allowance (no reasonable request refused!)
- Certificates funded and encouraged
- Cost price for your own pets
- Enhanced sick pay and maternity pay
- Health shield
- Optional private medical insurance
- Recruitment referral rewards scheme
- Free onsite parking
- Cycle to work scheme
Ticking some boxes? If this sounds like the role you've been looking for, please apply today! For more information regarding the role or to apply please email our clinical practice manager Gillian: [email protected]
To get to know our practice a bit better, take a look at our website:
Tay Valley Vets | Caring for Pets in Perth & Kinross
Address: 8 Whitefriars Crescent, Perth, Perthshire, United Kingdom