We have a unique role for a vet who is all about surgery! Ideally you would have either completed a Surgery Certificate or is close to completing one, to take on an orthopaedic surgical role (with some soft tissue requirement), operating at both at our Stone Lion (Wimbledon) and Mandeville (Northolt) Veterinary Hospitals.
Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
Our orthopaedic vet salary band is £75,000 to £95,000 (FTE) depending on experience.
*To be considered for this role you must be registered (or in process) with the RCVS*
*Competent in orthopaedic surgeries including performing TPLO’s and soft tissue surgeries on occasion*
As a Goddard Vet, you’ll benefit from:
– 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays- Generous relocation assistance- CPD budget every year- 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year- Flexible working options- Private Medical Insurance- Colleague introduction reward- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme- Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more- Professional membership fees covered- Shopping discounts- Generous colleague discounts- Petplan 20% colleague discount
Please feel free to email our fabulous recruitment manager Rose at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk who would be more than happy to arrange an informal chat about the role, or explore other opportunities!
About the role
Both hospitals are RCVS accredited and are busy, expanding first-opinion centres, offering a 24 -hour service to their clients, as well as referral services to the practice’s nearby branch surgeries. We are also able to offer the services of RCVS Specialists in Ophthalmology, Diagnostic Imaging and Dermatology.
The Mandeville Veterinary Hospital has installed a 64 slice CT scanner. Both hospitals are near fully staffed, and training is encouraged for all members of the team with many of our nurses either having completed further certificates or working towards them.
We are seeking a colleague to join the hospital teams on a 4 day week basis, supporting each hospital 2 days per week with their surgical consults and surgeries.
About us
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&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.
If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with Rose! Alternatively please feel free to email vacancies@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries.