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    Join Gravesend Vets4Pets as a Maternity Cover Veterinary Surgeon on a 1-year fixed-term contract. This full-time role involves 37.5 hours per week with 1 in 3 Saturdays, offering a salary of up to £65,000 per year based on experience in a modern, well-equipped practice.

    Requirements

    • Confident and motivated Veterinary Surgeon.
    • Experience in handling both surgical and medical cases.
    • Ability to take on sole charge responsibility.
    • Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
    • No specific minimum years of experience or degree requirements are explicitly stated beyond being a qualified veterinary surgeon.

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Clinical & Surgical Skills: Deliver high standards of medical and surgical care across various small animal cases.
    • Communication: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients through exceptional customer service.
    • Sole Charge: Exercise independent judgment and handle sole charge responsibilities during the week and weekend.
    • Team Collaboration: Work effectively alongside a multidisciplinary team of vets, veterinary nurses, and support staff.
    • Potential transition routes: People from similar small animal veterinary clinician roles may bring strong clinical and client-facing skills, alongside meeting the essential communication and care standards required.

    Job description

    Maternity Cover Veterinary Surgeon
    Gravesend Vets4Pets

    Will your next career move be part of a fast growing, successful practice based in Gravesend, Kent?

    We are looking for an enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to join our great team on a 1year FTC Maternity cover. The role is full-time, working 37.5 hours per week, with just 1 in 3 Saturdays.

    Our modern practice is purpose built to industry leading standards and has state of the art equipment including digital X-ray, in-house laboratory, Doppler blood pressure, digital radiography, ultrasound, capnography, pulse oximetry, v-gels for cats and rabbits, surgical suction and separate dog and cat wards.

    We are located on the Imperial Retail Park with ample onsite parking, easy access to the A2 and within walking distance of frequent high-speed links to Central London.

    You will be joining a team made up of 3 Vets, 6 RVNs, 2 SVNs, Practice Manager and 5 Receptionists. Partner and Vet Paul Gunning, qualified in 2011 and holds a certificate in small animal surgery as well as having a keen interest in orthopaedics.

    Our ideal new colleague will be a confident and motivated Veterinary Surgeon, who is happy to take some sole charge responsibility at points during the week and weekend once settled into the practice.

    You will enjoy both surgical and medical cases and have excellent communication skills as the team take great pride in the strong, long terms relationships we have built with our clients.

    In return, we offer:

    • Salary up to £65,000 (dependent on experience)
    • 5.6 weeks annual leave
    • Contributory Pension scheme
    • Paid memberships – RCVS, BVA, VDS
    • CPD allowance and happy to support certificates
    • Company car
    • Pastoral care, emotional wellbeing and support
    • Exclusive colleague discounts and rewards including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room and Vet Group.

    If you share our passion for delivering outstanding healthcare and exceptional customer service, we want to hear from you!

    To apply, please visit www.vets4petscareers.com For further information please email lizzie.albutt@vets4pets.com

    We are an Equal Opportunities Employer

    Location: DA11 0DQ

    We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

    Apply now
    Vets for Pets

    Maternity Cover Veterinary Surgeon

    Gravesend
    On-site
    Up to £65,000 per year

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