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Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Wellpets West Country, Worle, Worle, South West

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible

Up to £70,000 DOE

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Salary up to £70,000 DOE
Relocation Allowance up to £5,000
Welcome Bonus up to £5,000
 

Come and Join Our Welcoming Team!

 
We are looking for a confident Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our wonderful team at Wellpets Worle. You will be warmly welcomed into our lovely team, in our cosy farm-house practice, where we pride ourselves on running clinics that meet the needs of our local community.  We are happy to support anyone looking to relocate to the area, we can offer a welcome bonus for the right candidate and we are happy to assist where possible
 
We are happy to discuss both full time (usually over 4 days) or part time hours for this role. There are no OOH duties and we can discuss flexibility within your rota to allow for a healthy work/life balance. The Saturday rota is 1 in 2 mornings working 8.30am-12.30pm and we are well supported by our local friendly OOH service provider.  Let us know what your dream working hours are and lets see if we can make that your reality!
 

Who We Are 

 

Worle is a suburban area located just 3 miles from the town of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset.  Worle offers an enjoyable lifestyle for its residents due to its convenient amenities and proximity to both urban and natural attractions. Worle is a family-friendly area, with high quality schools and fantastic entertainment venues for the weekends. Transport links are good with Worle being only 1 mile from the M5 motorway and only 15 miles from Bristol airport. The railway station has direct services to London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, Taunton and Cardiff Central. 
 
We have modern equipment of general practice at our disposal : Idexx haematology and biochemistry, microscopy, ultrasound with doppler, digital xray DR system, dental DR, multiparameter monitor, electrocautery and a therapeutic laser machine.  
 
We run a well structured diary which leads to a calm and efficient working day.  This gives you quality time with your patients for 1:1 care.  Our superb nursing team are encouraged to contribute at every level, building great relations with our loyal clients. 
 
We are hoping to find someone with a positive contribution to make, fresh ideas and a collaborative approach to growing the practice, allowing you as a talented vet to enjoy your role to the full.  Our motto at Wellpets is “treating pets like family” but we also extend this to treating our colleagues like family. 
 

Because Our People Matter

 
We recognize that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -
 

Work life balance

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave
  • Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
  • Your birthday as a paid day off! 
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    Wellbeing

  • Private medical insurance
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
  • Non-accidental injury support
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    Development

  • £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid pro rata 
  • Certificate support 
  • Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
  • Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
  • All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
  • All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund?
  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme
  • Quality Improvement Programme
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    Professional Memberships

  • BVA membership
  • VDS cover
  • RCVS fees 
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    Additional

  • Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
  • Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
  • Discounted staff pet care
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    Wellpets West Country, Worle

    93 Ebdon Road, Worle, BS22 6US, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

    Speak to Maizie Brown from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.

    Talent Partner

    Maizie Brown

    maizie.brown@ivcevidensia.com