Lead Veterinary Surgeon - Scottish Borders
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £60,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | Scottish Borders, Scotland, Scottish Borders |
| Company: | Purosearch |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 52613660 |
Summary
Lead Veterinary Surgeon - Scottish Borders
• Fantastic opportunity for a Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join a well-established mixed animal practice on the Scottish Borders
• Well-equipped practice with all the usual gadgets including DR x-ray, ultrasound, full in-house laboratory suite and endoscopy
• Competitive salary of £60,000 plus DOE
• Generous benefits package including a recruitment referral reward-scheme and relocation support
Are you looking to take the next step in your career? If so then we have the perfect opportunity for you…
Our client is a mixed veterinary practice located in a stunning village on the Scottish Borders, only 45 minutes from Edinburgh and an hour from Newcastle, with access to a wealth of amazing outdoor pursuits on your doorstep. They are looking for a Lead Veterinary Surgeon with a real enthusiasm for farm work who is looking to take on the challenge of leading a large animal team.
They are a mixed practice with approximately 70% small animal, 30% farm animals and a stand-alone regenerative medicine and rehabilitation unit which accepts referrals from all over the country. They have a purpose built facility for this service that includes a hydrotherapy underwater treadmill and qualified veterinary physiotherapists as part of the team.
You will be joining a wonderful team of 10 vets who are enthusiastic and dedicated to the practice. The team is also supported by a large RVN, PCA and front of house team. The team all enjoy their working days together and are very supportive of each other. They have team members with lots of different interests and fully support ongoing study.
Our client is looking for a vet with a real enthusiasm for farm work who is looking to take on the challenge of leading a large animal team. The role includes line-managing the 5 large animal vets and supporting the Clinical Director to ensure the farm side of the business continues to thrive. They have a loyal client base of mainly spring-calving beef and sheep clients with one dairy (fortnightly routine).
The main site is well equipped with all the usual gadgets including DR x-ray, ultrasound, full in-house laboratory suite and endoscopy. They also have dedicated Large Animal facilities for small ruminant ops and hospitalisation.
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, friendly farm-only or mixed veterinary surgeon with good communication skills.
This is a rare opportunity for a permanent vet to join a super friendly, family feel practice where they pride themselves on providing a good work: life balance along with lots of on-the-job support for colleagues.
The Rota:
• Full time role - 36 hours
• 4 day week
• 1:5 OOH
The Benefits:
• Competitive salary of £60,000 plus DOE
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Paid Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Relocation support
For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Lily on 01904 570056 or email l.thorpe@purovets.com
To view all our vacancies, please visit www.purovets.com
And don't forget, if this position is of no interest to you but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on our details. We offer £250* for every successful candidate referral. *Terms and conditions apply.
Ref no: J82280/LT
• Fantastic opportunity for a Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join a well-established mixed animal practice on the Scottish Borders
• Well-equipped practice with all the usual gadgets including DR x-ray, ultrasound, full in-house laboratory suite and endoscopy
• Competitive salary of £60,000 plus DOE
• Generous benefits package including a recruitment referral reward-scheme and relocation support
Are you looking to take the next step in your career? If so then we have the perfect opportunity for you…
Our client is a mixed veterinary practice located in a stunning village on the Scottish Borders, only 45 minutes from Edinburgh and an hour from Newcastle, with access to a wealth of amazing outdoor pursuits on your doorstep. They are looking for a Lead Veterinary Surgeon with a real enthusiasm for farm work who is looking to take on the challenge of leading a large animal team.
They are a mixed practice with approximately 70% small animal, 30% farm animals and a stand-alone regenerative medicine and rehabilitation unit which accepts referrals from all over the country. They have a purpose built facility for this service that includes a hydrotherapy underwater treadmill and qualified veterinary physiotherapists as part of the team.
You will be joining a wonderful team of 10 vets who are enthusiastic and dedicated to the practice. The team is also supported by a large RVN, PCA and front of house team. The team all enjoy their working days together and are very supportive of each other. They have team members with lots of different interests and fully support ongoing study.
Our client is looking for a vet with a real enthusiasm for farm work who is looking to take on the challenge of leading a large animal team. The role includes line-managing the 5 large animal vets and supporting the Clinical Director to ensure the farm side of the business continues to thrive. They have a loyal client base of mainly spring-calving beef and sheep clients with one dairy (fortnightly routine).
The main site is well equipped with all the usual gadgets including DR x-ray, ultrasound, full in-house laboratory suite and endoscopy. They also have dedicated Large Animal facilities for small ruminant ops and hospitalisation.
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, friendly farm-only or mixed veterinary surgeon with good communication skills.
This is a rare opportunity for a permanent vet to join a super friendly, family feel practice where they pride themselves on providing a good work: life balance along with lots of on-the-job support for colleagues.
The Rota:
• Full time role - 36 hours
• 4 day week
• 1:5 OOH
The Benefits:
• Competitive salary of £60,000 plus DOE
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Paid Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Relocation support
For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Lily on 01904 570056 or email l.thorpe@purovets.com
To view all our vacancies, please visit www.purovets.com
And don't forget, if this position is of no interest to you but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on our details. We offer £250* for every successful candidate referral. *Terms and conditions apply.
Ref no: J82280/LT