Job Details: Our client would like to welcome a Vet Surgeon or Senior Vet Surgeon to join their team working on in-patient cases.
Overview of the role:
- A key member of the veterinary practice team providing clinical and professional services to our customers and their animals including preventative, diagnostic and therapeutic care.
- To have an active interest in clinical work, mainly internal medicine and ECC
- To ensure inpatients are fully cared for, worked up as per owners’ consent.
- Communicate with owners on daily basis about hospitalised patients
- Mentor and help more junior vets
Responsibilities:
- Assess all cases, formulating and implementing preventative, diagnostic and treatment plans as appropriate. Work collaboratively with colleagues within the practice to do the same.
- Ensure the treatment is carried out in accordance with practice protocols.
- To ensure the clinical team maintains regular communication with clients regarding case progress and clients are advised of case costs and informed consent is given.
- Complete clinical records and maintain including complete charging out of goods and services.
- Liaise with staff at charities and rescue centres with regard to providing veterinary care for their animals.
- To work alongside and delegate tasks as required with other clinical and support staff.
- To provide mentoring and support of the more junior vets.
- Any other task, consistent with the position of Veterinary surgeon, as required by the Practice Management Team.
- Under the Health & Safety at work Act 1974, whilst at work, must take reasonable care for own health & safety and that of any other person who may be affected by your acts or omissions.
The role will involve 36 hours per week, 8AM-8PM.
Skills/Qualifications:
- MRCVS
- ECC / internal medicine qualification or working towards
- Confident with diagnostic imaging (xrays, US +/- CT)
- Ability to communicate confidently with people at all levels
- Able to prioritise work based on clinical priority and importance
- A proven problem solver
- Attention to detail in all aspects of role – consistently produces work to the highest standard.
Package:
- 6.6 weeks annual leave pro rata
- RCVS, VDS paid + 1 other subscription of choice
- £1750 CPD fund + 5days CPD
- Auto enrolment pension scheme
- Health Shield enrolment
- Sick pay
- Enhanced maternity & paternity package
- Employee discount
- Opportunity to buy/ sell annual leave
- Perks discount
