Your next career opportunity is at White Cross Vets!
Here at White Cross Vets, Wolstanton, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and supportive team. We’re keen to offer a role that matches your own interests, because of this, we can tailor the caseload to your own clinical bias, tell us what you’re looking for and we will try our hardest to make it happen! White Cross are committed to ensuring that you receive the necessary development to better your clinical skills with full certificate support.
Flexibility that works for you
The role is currently a part-time position, 27 hours per week. We are very open to chatting with those who are looking for less hours or flexible working pattern. Currently, there is no weekend work required, however this may change in the future. Best of all? No OOH is required for this role! The clinic opens from 08:00 - 18:00 with phones being transferred to Vets Now to ensure everyone gets away on time, whenever possible.
A Bit About Us and Our Fabulous Team
Wolstanton is a practice with great facilities including 4 consult rooms, cat ward, dog ward, operating theatre, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound and access to endoscope if needed, an Imagyst machine for in house cytology analysis, meaning we can get results back from FNAs etc within 2 hours, as well access to SignalPet which uses artificial intelligence to provide support interpreting radiographs. You’ll be working alongside our wonderful nurse team, we have 2 vets who have been qualified for 2-15 years. We hold the ISFM silver award for cat care and the IVC Evidensia patient safety award. Our veterinary team enjoy all aspects of general veterinary practice. High-quality clinical care is of utmost importance to the team, they even thoroughly enjoy staged dentals. The clinical team, routinely conduct audits, ensuring that they are always working towards gold standard first opinion pet care.
Strong Support for Amazing Care
We have a very strong management team who are keen to train and develop our team. We have a clinical lead nurse who is responsible for maintaining our patient safety awards and promoting clinical improvement and quality of care. We hold regular practice, vet, nurse and reception meetings for open discussion. We're also a cat friendly clinic and offer certificate opportunities for personal development, ensuring there is a 12-month plan of in house CPD of the teams chosen subject areas.
Treats a-plenty!
One of the best parts of working at Wolstanton is our close-knit, enthusiastic team. As a team, we are very focused on wellbeing and team building and take our wellbeing afternoons extremely seriously, which have included “Bake-Off” style competitions, Christmas quizzes and Halloween pumpkin carving. We may also be partial to a spot of BINGO and love some Festive Fun.
Because our employee’s matter
We recognise 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
7 weeks holiday including bank holidaysIncreasing holiday allowance based on length of serviceYour birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy payUp to 4 days paternity leave for new petsCycle to Work schemeInitiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membershipAccess to Simply HealthNon-accidental injury supportPrivate medical insuranceDiscretionary wellbeing day
Development
£1500 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rataCertificate supportLearning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia AcademyAccess to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia providerAll our Vets & Nurses can apply for research fundingInfection Prevention and Control ProgrammeQuality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
VDS coverRCVS fees
Additional
Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailersPension – 5% Employee/3% EmployerFive days to volunteer for a charity of your choiceDiscounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.