Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - Part Time
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Summary
We are looking for a sole charge Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and supportive team at Wellpets in Yeovil. You will be working alongside one RVN, one ANA and a branch manager. The role involves consulting and surgery with no out of hours duties.
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Come join our lovely team in Yeovil
We are looking for a sole charge Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and supportive team at Wellpets in Yeovil. You will be warmly welcomed into our lovely team, who pride themselves on running a practice that meets the needs of our local community. You will be working alongside one RVN, one ANA and a branch manager.
Be part of delivering clinical excellence
We are ideally looking for a vet to work every Wednesday and Friday and to join the Saturday rota of 9am - 12:30pm every other week. However can offer up to 30 hours, we are happy to discuss a rota that suits you. There are no out of hours duties as this is provided by Vets Now. We run a well structured diary which leads to a calm and efficient working day. This gives you quality time with your patients for 1:1 care. Our nurses are encouraged to contribute at every level, providing excellent clinical support and care.
Our practice sees a good mix of cases and as you will be the sole vet, your time will be split between consulting and surgery. Although this is a sole charge role, there is always another vet on the end of the phone at our Worle branch to discuss cases. We are looking for someone with a positive contribution to make, fresh ideas and a collaborative approach to growing the practice, allowing you as a talented vet to enjoy your role to the full. Our motto at Wellpets is "treating pets like family" but we also extend this to treating our colleagues like family.
Our location
Yeovil is a large town located in South Somerset. The town is surrounded by picturesque scenery and quaint villages, so provides a happy medium for those wishing to live in the countryside but with the excellent facilities of a modern town close by. It is the perfect place to live for a mix of rural and urban life
Because Our People 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, inclusive of bank holidays
- Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
Wellbeing
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
Development
- £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave 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 £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
- Infection Prevention and Control Programme
- Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
- BVA membership
- VDS cover
- RCVS fees
Colleague Benefits
- Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
- Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
- Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
- Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
- Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice