VA353 – Hackney – Senior Veterinary Surgeon

<div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Say hello to Hackney! This hugely popular clinic in the heart of East London is looking for a senior vet to jump in make this practice their own!</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong><u>Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:</u></strong></p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong><u>​</u></strong></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Our senior vet salary band is <strong>£63,000 to £83,000 (FTE)</strong> depending on experience and allowing room for growth within the role.</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>This role is ideally a 4-day week position, yet there is flexibility with the rota to explore options and how your hours could look.&nbsp;</strong></p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong>​</strong></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong><u>As a Goddard Vet, you’ll benefit from:</u></strong></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong><u>​</u></strong><br><br>- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays<br>- Generous relocation assistance<br>- CPD budget every year<br>- Up to 5 days paid CPD leave every year<br>- Flexible working options<br>- Private Medical Insurance<br>- Colleague introduction reward<br>- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme<br>- Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more<br>- Professional membership fees covered<br>- Shopping discounts<br>- Generous colleague discounts<br>- Petplan 20% colleague discount</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><p><strong><u>About the role</u></strong></p><p><strong><u>​</u></strong></p><div style=""><font face="sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 14px;">Our Hackney practice is one of our busiest in the group, and we now work closely with our consult only clinic in Highbury to support them with their surgical cases. </font></font><strong style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This busy and diverse "mini hub" is looking at further investment in diagnostic imaging facilities, to help support our expansive and varied caseload.</strong></p><p><strong style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</strong></p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Our senior vet will be no stranger to a fast-paced environment and will be a keen leader but have ample opportunity to develop their own skills further. You will be involved in the daily caseload of consultations and surgeries, while providing senior support to your team.</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The practice boasts two consulting rooms, a large prep and theatre area, separate cat and dog wards and a well utilised lab area. We continue to invest in clinical equipment to ensure we have the best equipment for patient care and have further exciting investment plans for our Hackney practice, so please do not hesitate to express what would be on your wish list!</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You will be working alongside a support team of vets, RVNs, students and trainee nurses. The team thrive on their unique dynamic for laughter and pulling together on those challenging days and utilising the chocolate corner when needed!</p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br>Hackney is supported by Wanstead 24-hour Veterinary Hospital, so you have the advantage of referring emergency cases within only a short travelling distance for your clients for continuation of care.</p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br>You will also be fully supported by a dedicated regional manager, and experienced regional head vet for any clinical advice or concerns.</p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong><u>About us</u></strong></p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><div style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In 2022 we celebrated our 70th anniversary and have 46 branches, 3 hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors, communicating real time updates, taking polls with live Q&amp;A’s to ensure we're making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are Mental Health First Aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all our new starters.</p><p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">​</p><p><strong><font style="font-size: 10.5pt;" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="black">If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities! </font></strong></p>