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    Beckenham Vets for Pets is seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join their brand-new surgery in Beckenham. Offering full or part-time hours, a 4-day working week, no OOH, and a competitive salary of £50,000 DOE / FTE, this role provides an excellent caseload and a collaborative, supportive team environment just 30 minutes from central London.

    Requirements

    • Minimum of 3 years of small animal veterinary experience
    • Confident with 20-minute consultations
    • Proficient in routine and soft tissue surgeries (spays, castrations, exlaps, cystotomies, pyo, c-sections) and emergency medicine
    • Compassionate, enthusiastic team player with strong communication and time-management skills
    • Degree in Veterinary Medicine and MRCVS registration (implied by role)

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Surgery and emergency care: Utilise practical skills in soft tissue surgery and emergency medicine to perform procedures such as c-sections, cystotomies, and exploratory laparotomies.
    • Consultations: Deliver 20-minute patient consultations applying stress-free and fear-free handling techniques.
    • Client communication: Provide exceptional customer service and build strong relationships with pet owners.
    • Team collaboration: Work closely with RVNs, VCAs, and practice administrators within a blame-free, open feedback culture.
    • Potential transition routes: People from emergency veterinary roles or established small animal general practice may bring strong clinical skills and caseload experience, alongside meeting the requirement for 3+ years of practice.

    Job description

    Beckenham Vets for Pets are seeking an experienced small animal Veterinary Surgeon to join their growing team.

    The brand-new surgery is situated inside one of our new concept stores and has been designed to deliver not only the highest clinical standards, but also a pleasant working environment for the whole team. The practice is situated in one of our new look Pets at Home stores, in the heart of Beckenham, with excellent national and international transport links, just half an hour from central London. Beckenham doesn't really feel like part of London, with its leafy suburban streets and village atmosphere.

    Our new practice can offer you the environment, caseload and equipment needed to utilise the skills you’ve gained to date whilst also giving you plenty of opportunity to develop further. We are proactive to continually support postgraduate qualifications and CPD for training in your areas of interest.

    We are a team of passionate and ambitious practitioners with a high standard for patient care and customer service. We aim to maintain a blame free, open feedback, collaborative culture. You’ll be supported by 3 RVNs, 4 VCAs and 1 practice administrator.

    We are looking for a well-rounded vet with 3 years plus experience and confident with consultations (our consults are 20 minutes) and proficient in surgery such as spays and castrations. Also proficient in emergency medicine and soft tissue surgery such as exlap, cystotomies, pyo and c-section.

    The ideal candidate will be a compassionate and enthusiastic team player with excellent time management and client communication skills, who is keen to practice stress-free, fear-free techniques and provide the highest standard of patient care.

    We can consider full or part-time hours for the role, 4 day week (8:45am – 7pm weekday) and the weekend rota is 1 in 4 Saturdays (8:45am – 5:00pm). No OOH required.

    This is a truly exciting opportunity to be part of something special and comes with a competitive salary of £50,000 DOE / FTE. Plus, the generous benefits package you would expect from a major employer in our sector, but with a few added extras!

    If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare, great customer service and would like to join our team we would love to hear from you.

    For more information and a confidential, no strings attached conversation- please contact Lizzie on Southvets@vets4pets.com or click the apply button to submit an application.

    We are an equal opportunities employer

    Location: BR3 3DB

    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!

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    Vets for Pets

    Veterinary Surgeon - team of passionate and ambitious practitioners

    Beckenham
    On-site
    £50,000 DOE / FTE

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