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    Join Vets for Pets Middleton as a Veterinary Surgeon in Middleton, Manchester. This is a full-time or part-time position offering a salary of up to £90,000 per year (FTE, DOE), featuring flexible rotas with no Sundays, bank holidays, or OOH, and working 1 in 2 Saturday mornings.

    Requirements

    • Experienced veterinary surgeon comfortable with consults and surgery.
    • Ability to work on sole charge on occasion.
    • Enthusiasm and passion for providing comprehensive patient and client care.
    • No specific minimum years of experience or degree requirements stated in the posting beyond being a qualified veterinary surgeon.

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Surgery and consultations: Deliver routine and non-routine surgical procedures, soft tissue surgery, orthopaedics, and daily consults.
    • Sole charge capability: Manage practice operations independently on occasion with the backing of a supportive clinical and non-clinical team.
    • Client communication: Provide an outstanding level of service and a comprehensive care experience to a large, bonded client base.
    • Professional development: Engage in continuous learning, utilize CPD allowances, and pursue postgraduate certificates.
    • Potential transition routes: People from experienced locum or small animal veterinary roles may bring strong clinical skills, alongside meeting patient care and surgical requirements.

    Job description

    We are looking to expand the services we offer our lovely patients and clients – can you help us? Paying up to £90,000 (FTE, DOE)

    • Vets for Pets Middleton have a fantastic opportunity for an additional vet to join our team. The practice has been open for over 11 years and we have a large, bonded client base which provides a varied case load for our busy first opinion practice.
    • Up to £90,000 per year (DOE, FTE)
    • As a practice we are looking for that veterinary surgeon who is looking for a practice that won’t hold them back but instead provide everything they need to hit the ground running!
    • Our colleagues well being is key to our happy, stable practice and to ensure this we are flexible on rotas and can consider full / part time – so please chat to us and lets see what we can do for you!
    • 5 CPD days per year on top of annual leave
    • Watching our colleagues achieve their career goals is vital to us so to encourage this certificates will be supported, and specialist equipment can be purchased to allow you to shape the treatments you can offer*
    • No Sundays, bank holidays or OOH!
    • We can offer a relocation package for direct applicants
    • This will include 1 in 2 Saturday mornings (9am to 12pm)

    About us:

    The practice is independently run, by Dan our Practice Owner, supported by a fantastic team, who are committed to delivering an outstanding level of service in the community and through this they have enabled a real “proud to be part of the team” work ethos. The team are supportive and really like to push each other to achieve their career goals, so as you would expect CPD, and certificates are highly encouraged.

    In practice we carry out both routine and non-routine surgical procedures including orthopaedics and most soft tissue surgery; examples include thyroidectomy, reconstructive surgery, anal gland removal and cystotomy. We also have a dedicated in-house lab, digital x-ray machine, dental machine, and ultrasound machine.

    In practice we have a clinically strong and supportive team including our vets, Head RVN, RVN, 1 SVN, 1 VCA, and our non-clinical team which includes a Practice Manager, Head Receptionist and 2 Receptionists ensuring you have everything you need to provide the care our patients and clients deserve!

    Middleton is located on the North side of Manchester only 30 minutes outside of the city centre and is easily accessible via buses and trains to Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Manchester so is perfect for people wanting access to city living without the cost! However, if the countryside is your way of relaxing, then the nearby Heaton Park and Alkrington Nature Reserve are under 10 minutes from the practice. For commuting routes, the practice is also under 10 minutes from the M60 which provides the ideal commuting journey for those coming from further afield.

    About you:

    Dan, our practice owner, has over 16 years of experience, and he is supported by another experienced vet in practice to provide a service to our clients every Monday-Saturday. We are looking for an experienced vet to join the team to help provide a service to our colleagues which would allow us to increase our surgery days in practice.

    You will ideally be comfortable in both consults and surgery as sole charge is something that will be required on occasion. Enthusiasm and passion for what you do is essential as well as providing an excellent and comprehensive service to all clients and patients.

    Benefits:

    Along with a fantastic practice that will really support you to advance your career and shape your own vet career journey you will also receive:

    • CPD allowance with the option to complete a certificate* 5 CPD days per year, this is additional to your holiday allowance*
    • Generous pension scheme with 6% employer contribution
    • We can offer a relocation package for the right candidate (Direct candidates only)
    • Excellent holiday allowance
    • RCVS fees paid
    • VDS insurance cover
    • BSAVA membership*
    • No OOH
    • Closed on Sunday and Bank Holidays allowing you a healthy work life balance!
    • Excellent colleague discounts with 25% off non-prescription products and 30% off everything else; exclusive to the Middleton practice*. You will also receive 20% off from Pets at Home online and in-store

    Ideally this role is for a full-time vet, working 4 days a week. This will include Saturday mornings 9am to 12pm. However, we are truly flexible to create a role that works for you. So, if you are looking for a part time only role please get in touch, and we can see how we can support you.

    For further information or to apply please email Rachael.bury@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day

    *Subject to terms and conditions

    Location: M24 2QA

    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 - Paying up to £90,000

    Middleton
    On-site
    Up to £90,000 per year (FTE, DOE)

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