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!
About your new role!
Our Hackney practice is one of our busiest in the group, and we now work closely with our consult and minor ops clinic in Highbury to support them with their surgical cases. This busy and diverse "mini hub" has recently invested in new ultrasound facilities, to help support its expansive and varied caseload.
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.
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!
You will be working alongside another 2 vets, RVNs, students and trainee nurses. The team thrive on their unique dynamic for laughter and pulling together on those challenging days.
Being senior vet, you will work closely with your senior RVN to ensure the day to day running of the practice is maintained to a high standard, accountabilities ranging from diary management to clinical governance and team engagement.
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.
You will also be fully supported by a dedicated regional manager, and experienced regional head vet for any clinical advice or concerns.
The rota for this role averaging 41 hours per week involves a 4-day week, and is inclusive of a 1:4 branch Saturday and 1:8 hospital Sunday rotation. You will be rota 'd to up to 2 bank holidays per year in Wanstead and be involved in a last resort on-call rotation. Your hours also include approximately 6 short add-on twilight shifts per year.
Location wise, you are just a 6-minute hop and skip away from London Fields Overground station, which takes you all over North and East London, with connections enabling you to reach further out.
Now let’s get to the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
Our senior vet salary band is £64,000 to £85,000 (FTE based on 40 hours) depending on experience and allowing room for growth within the role.
A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard vet:
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)
- Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
- Up to £2,000 CPD budget every year plus up to 5 days' paid CPD leave (pro rata)
- Private Medical Healthcare Insurance with Bupa
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 Rose directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!
Benefits for this role include
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
- Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
- CPD budget every year
- 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year
- Private Medical Insurance
- Paid lunch breaks
- 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
About us
In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three 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 and taking polls with live Q&As 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 new starters.
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!