Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal
Highgate Veterinary Clinic, Highgate, Kendal, North West
Discipline: Small Animal
Full Time, Part Time, Flexible
up to £63,000 DOE

Practice

We are a close-knit bunch of 3 vets, 3 nurses and support staff, working in a first-opinion small animal practice on the edge of the Lake District. Our clinical staff range in experience from a few years graduated, an excellent Student Vet Nurse to many years qualified.

All our staff work across our two clinics within Kendal; Highgate covers more hospitalised and sick patients and Beezon hosts dentistry and day cases. Our Beezon site was a Petplan practice of the year finalist in 2021 (top 3 from 15,000 entries)!

Our practice supports the local Greyhound rehoming centre, and some of our staff volunteer for local pet blood bank collections!

Role

This role is ideal for an enthusiastic individual who is looking to be part of a caring, fun and dedicated team, with the drive to give excellent client experience and high-quality care to our patients. This role can truly be tailored to you! With a highly experienced veterinary team, whether you are newly qualified or maybe have been out of the industry for a while, we have the right support network to help develop and nurture your talent.

Team

Our fantastic nursing team are always ready to help, either when on call or throughout the day shifts. We have a supportive learning culture with morning huddles, monthly clinical club and lots of treats.

Special interests are encouraged within the team; Julia is studying Emergency Medicine and Ultrasound, Liz is studying for a GP certificate and we have recently hosted certificates in dermatology and dentistry.

Rota

We are lucky enough to be able to offer flexible working, whether that’s part time, flexi time or differing days week on week to suit your lifestyle - leaving plenty of time to enjoy the beautiful countryside around us.

We work a maximum of a 4-day week, our day usually starts with a huddle at 8:30 am and ends between 5.30 -7 pm depending on the day/rota.

We are happy to discuss part time work.

Salary

We offer a competitive salary for this role of up to £63,000 depending on experience, and a relocation payment of up to £3,000 and Welcome Bonus of up to £5,000.

Because our employee’s matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work life balance
6.6 weeks annual leave
Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing
Private medical insurance
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
Cycle to Work scheme
Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
Non-accidental injury support

Development
£1200 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata - extra funding for further professional development available with discussion
Certificate support
Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
All our Vets & Nurses can for research funding
All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
Infection Prevention and Control Programme
Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships
BVA membership
VDS cover
RCVS fees

Additional
Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
Discounted staff pet care

IVC150
Highgate Veterinary Clinic, Highgate

173 Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4EN, United Kingdom

Animals treated

Small animals

Any questions before ing?

Speak to Mike Burrell from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before ing for this role.

Talent Partner

Mike Burrell

mike.burrell@ivcevidensia.com

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Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal