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    Join Derby Kingsway as a Part-Time Veterinary Surgeon in a supportive team environment located in Derby (DE22 3FA). This role offers 15-30 hours per week, including a 1 in 3 Saturday rota with no out-of-hours (OOH) work, and a salary of up to £65,000 (FTE) depending on experience.

    Requirements

    • Veterinary degree and eligibility to practice.
    • Good general small animal surgical and medical skills.
    • Good knowledge of working up cases.
    • Passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and customer service.

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Small animal surgery and medicine: Deliver high standards of medical and surgical care for small animals, utilizing state-of-the-art in-house facilities.
    • Case management: Accurately work up complex cases and provide thorough clinical investigations.
    • Client communication: Build strong relationships with clients, providing exceptional customer service and empathetic care.
    • Sole charge and teamwork: Work effectively both independently during sole charge periods and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
    • Potential transition routes: People from emergency veterinary roles or full-time general practice may bring strong clinical problem-solving and surgical skills, alongside meeting registration requirements.

    Job description

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time veterinary surgeon to join our fun and friendly team at Derby Kingsway!

    "It has been an absolute pleasure working at Derby Kingsway. The working environment is amazing, and it truly has made a difference knowing that I would be able to share some laughs in the workplace every day as well as feeling cared for on a personal level. I could not speak more highly of Emma or the team."

    About us

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a veterinary surgeon to join our fun and friendly team at Derby Kingsway! This successful small animal practice is close to the A38 with good transport links to Nottingham, Burton and the Peak District.

    Our modern surgery has been designed to industry leading standards, with state-of-the-art equipment and in-house laboratory facilities. We are a silver standard ICC Cat Friendly Clinic and are also rabbit friendly.

    Our Partner, Emma Gilbert, is an experienced Bristol graduate and leads a supportive team of 3 other vets, 5 nurses, 3 client care advisors and a practice administrator.

    About you

    The ideal candidate to join our professional team will have good general small animal surgical and medical skills as well as a good knowledge of working up cases. You will be part of a team dedicated to providing superb standards of client and animal care.

    This is a part time role working 15-30 hours per week including a shared weekend rota of 1 in 3 Saturdays, some sole charge but no OOH. Flexibility with full or part days to work but ideally to include a Friday.

    As you would expect from the market leader in small animal veterinary care, we can offer:

    • An attractive salary of up to £65,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
    • A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
    • 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service!
    • A contributory pension scheme
    • In-house career development opportunity
    • Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
    • Funded sponsorship visas
    • Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
    • Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA

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

    If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Lizzie from our Talent Acquisition team via email; northvet@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.

    Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!

    Location: DE22 3FA

    We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!

    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

    Veterinary Surgeon

    Derby
    On-site
    Up to £65,000 (FTE)

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