Senior Veterinary Surgeon Required At Grahams Road Vet Clinic, Falkirk Scotland
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Salary
Up to £68,000 DOE
Company
Grahams Road Vet Clinic
Contact
Margaret Oliver
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom
The Role
Grahams Road Vet Clinic in Falkirk is looking for a senior vet surgeon to inspire, coach and mentor our veterinary team. Covering both consulting and surgery procedures within a 1st opinion small animal clinic whilst providing support to the less experienced vets within practice.
Typical caseloads consist of but not limited to, lots of dermatology, dentistry, medical cases, cardiology, typical surgeries such as neuters, lump removals, entropion’s, cherry eyes, enterotomies, amputations, etc
Senior Vet responsibilities
First line management for vets and their clinical activity, working alongside the Clinical Director to provide leadership, rota management and team development, working alongside the teams in practice to train the student veterinary nurses, deal with client complaints in the absence of the clinical director & mentoring of the vets within medicine, surgery, and dental procedures, devising and implementing protocols for clinical excellence whilst maintaining RCVS accreditation standards.
Rota
Up to 40 hours per week - (Flexibility on hours available)
Full/part time candidates can be considered
Working across 2-4 days per week
No OOH or on call
Salary
Up to £68,000 depending on experience
Relocation allowance of up to £5,000
About Us
We are a 1st opinion small animal practice located in central Falkirk with a busy caseload. Falkirk is a thriving town with close rail links to Edinburgh and Glasgow. We have all the usual equipment, including our own in-house Idexx biochemistry and haematology analysers along with standard diagnostic laboratory equipment, digital x-ray, ultrasound with echocardiography, tonopen, blood pressure monitors and our multi-parameter anaesthetic monitoring machine.
We currently have 4 vets, 4.5 RVN’s & 8 support staff. We have a visiting orthopaedic surgeon, one of our vets has an interest in Cardiology and does regular cardiac scanning as well as a certificate in small animal medicine, we are also a nurse training practice.
Applicant Requirements
Applicants must be RCVS registered and confident with both consulting and routine surgery procedures. Excellent first step into leadership and management for someone aspiring to becoming a clinical director in future. Applicants must have excellent communication skills and a desire to work to a high clinical standard. Further certification is supported and fully funded.
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 including bank holidays
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
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. Quote BH6762 when applying for this role.
Tel: 07977242572
Address:
53 Grahams Road, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom