This RCVS accredited practice is now seeking a vet to join their long standing and supportive team where you can achieve your career goals.
Based in Bedfordshire and within minutes of London Luton airport and just 50 minutes on the direct train into London, this is the perfect location if your seeking to be in the South East and be close to London without the high cost of living. This diverse and multi cultural town is on the river Lea and has plenty to see with a busy and bustling town centre, with access to lots of large green spaces such as the Chiltern Hills right on your doorstep. With excellent transport links further south or North being located on the A1 and the M1.
This practice are cat friendly and have separate cat and dog wards. It also has 4 spacious consult rooms, a theatre, prep, diagnostic room, and fully stocked pharmacy. The practice also benefits from having a new Ultrasound, video endoscope, digital x-ray, full IDEXX in house laboratory, K-Laser blood pressure machine and multiparameter monitor. They are looking for a Veterinary surgeon to join their team and help them continue to provide the excellent standards of care to all their patients. They have worked hard to develop a nurturing culture that has seen many of its staff not only join and stay with the stand alone practice over 10 years but progress in their careers with examples such as VCA to Head Nurse!
To achieve this the practice has a robust team in place, this is made up of the practice owner with over 25 years’ experience in the industry and 3 other Vets. They are supported by 3 RVNs, 2 SVNs, 3 VCAs, 4 receptionists and a very experienced Customer Care Manager. All our colleagues are passionate about patient care and high standards, and they have great pride in where they work.
This team believe in a no judgement work environment and always conduct ward rounds in mornings to go through all patients care and often have clinical meetings to discuss matters. There are mixed skills within the team with the owner holding a Surgery Certificate. Here you will be highly encouraged to undertake CPD or certificates that will help you achieve your Veterinary career goals and the care the colleagues can provide. The role can be offered either full or part time and offers 20-minute consults with a 4 day week Monday to Friday, with the excellent addition of an early finish day. The weekend rota is also Saturday 9am to 4pm with a 1: 3 rota. To enhance your work life balance there are no Sundays, no OOH and no Sole charge working! However, if you are looking for part time hours the practice is also very happy to discuss options.
Joining this fantastic team, you can expect to receive a generous salary up to £60,000 per annum, depending on experience, 28 days paid holiday which increase after 2 years service, CPD allowance and 5 paid study days a year, certificate support and funding, visa sponsorship, no OOH, paid professional memberships, pension scheme, company discounts and lots more!
For more information contact Debbie Loding on 07384 551799 or email debbie@vettedrecruitment.co.uk