Experienced/ Senior Veterinary Surgeon (Hospital Vet)

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Experienced/ Senior Veterinary Surgeon (Hospital Vet)

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Vet to join Coastway Vets, based at our busy RCVS accredited hospital in Brighton.

The Role:

You will be a key member of the veterinary practice team, comfortable with all aspects of veterinary work, including consulting, surgery, diagnostic imaging (xrays, ultrasound +/- CT scan) and managing medical cases independently.

The caseload will be varied, with both emergency and advanced medical cases referred to us from our five branch practices and local practices that we support, hence you should be able to undertake more technically challenging cases and demonstrate a significant depth & breadth of clinical knowledge. Holding a certificate or working towards one would be beneficial for this role.

You will be an experienced and approachable team player who demonstrates excellent leadership skills and is keen to mentor and help less experienced vets and support the team. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills at all levels, and be able to deliver outstanding client service, with a good understanding of contextualised care.

You should also demonstrate an active interest and willingness to help develop and drive the business forward.

• 40 hours per week
• 4 days a week
• 1 weekend in 5 and Monday off in lieu
• Second on-call rota (1 in 15 weeks)

About us:

Coastway Vets has been providing outstanding care to the region's pets for 45 years and our fantastic team of passionate professionals is dedicated to excellence in veterinary medicine

We have a large, purpose-built central Brighton hospital, plus 5 fully equipped branch practices and cover OOH for multiple other practices in the Brighton area.

Our hospital has a range of high-tech equipment including CT scan, ultrasound, digital x-ray, laparoscopy, rigid and flexible endoscopy, and a fully equipped in-house laboratory. We have dedicated cat, dog, exotic, isolation, and day procedure wards, with a fantastic nurse and support team to work alongside.

Our team has multiple certificate holders and staff members with a huge range of clinical interests and expertise, including referral services for orthopaedics, ophthalmology, advanced imaging, and exotics. We run a fully staffed out-of-hours team alongside our day team at the hospital. We are committed to continuing the further development of our team members, with ample opportunity for learning and development through dedicated in-house and external CPD.

You can find out more about working with us at Coastway Vets here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/747982534/

The Area:

Brighton is a welcoming and diverse city with a passion for culture, it also boasts an abundance of shops and award-winning restaurants. For lovers of the outdoors it has eight miles of glorious beach on its doorstep and also borders the magnificent South Downs National Park.

There are great travel links with London only a one-hour train journey away.

Benefits include:

• Salary of £60,000- £65,000
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays

• £1750 CPD per annum fund + 5days CPD (increased if Advanced practitioner)

• Health Shield - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
• RCVS Membership paid
• Two other membership subscriptions
• VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Discounted veterinary fees
• My Perks - offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
• Cycle to Work scheme
• CPD/training support
• Company sick pay
• Colleague engagement survey
• Annual pay reviews
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities

To apply or for more information/an informal chat about this role please contact

Celine Le Rochais, Clinical Director - celine@coastwayvets.co.uk

We look forward to hearing from you.