Our team in Wembley have gone from strength to strength over the past 2 years. With client numbers booming we now require an additional vet on a part-time basis to help support with the growing workload.
About your new role!
The Wembley clinic has been on this site for several decades and has a long-standing and loyal client base. It has continued to grow in popularity no more so than after our fantastic senior vet started, and they are now in need of an additional GP vet.
This is a 2-day week role, which bar Wednesdays (unless you would like to work an additional half day) can be any combination, and includes a 1:3 Saturday rotation between Wembley and Harrow, and 1:8 Sundays working alongside the Mandeville Hospital team, plus 1 bank holiday per year.
There are NO on-call requirements for this position.
If you were looking for full-time opportunities, we would be happy to explore this for you working at another practice in the region for another 2 days.
As a branch veterinary surgeon, some of your duties will include:
- Carry out consultations, thoroughly examining all pets presented and making management and treatment recommendations which are based on best practice and are evidence-based and in accordance with GVG protocols.
- Perform GP surgery on cases as appropriate and within boundaries of personal competence and limitation of overnight care.
- Maintain, prescribe and dispense all medications in accordance with appropriate current medicines legislation and RCVS guidance.
- Record accurate and thorough clinical notes and ensure that pets’ histories are accurate comprehensive and useful to colleagues.
- Be prepared to refer cases in a timely manner, in the first instance to a GVG Hospital, when there is an inability to undertake a case for whatever reason.
- Help to maintain a respectful and collaborative team environment
The practice itself boasts 2 consult rooms, a theatre and large separate prep room, digital and dental x-ray and ultrasound facilities. The practice also comes with a large back garden ideal for when the sun makes an appearance and you can retreat outside for your lunch.
You will be supported by an incredibly experienced team including our senior vet Triona, Jacky our part-time RVN who has an incredible 38 years of service, Robert our VCA who has worked at the clinic for many years and additional training VCA who will support you every step of the way. We are also recruiting for an additional part-time RVN due to increased workload.
You will also be fully supported a regional head vet for any additional clinical support you may need.
Goddard Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in Northolt provides Wembley with its OOH care and support with any complex cases you may need to refer.
Location wise you have plenty of options, with Preston Road station on the Metropolitan line being a mere 4-minute walk from the practice, or North Wembley on the Bakerloo line and Wembley Park on the Jubilee line being a 20-minute walk from practice.
If driving, there is ample off-street parking.
If you wished to venture out of the area the stunning area of Kew is a 30-minute drive from Wembley, and you can be in famous Richmond Park walking amongst the deer within the hour.
Now let’s nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
Our associate vet salary band is £45,000 to £61,000 per annum (full-time equivalent based on 40 hours per week and would be pro rata’ d down to part-time 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 (pro-rata if part-time)
- Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
- CPD budget every year
- 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year (pro-rata if part-time)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
- Colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVN’s)
- 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!