Salary up to £75,000 DOE plus a welcome bonus up to £10,000 and relocation allowance up to £8,000
We have an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and diverse team at Walton Lodge. Your typical week would include mornings and afternoons made up of consultations. After consultations, the rest of your day will be spent liaising with the inpatients and the owners regarding further workups required or you will be on theatre duties and will complete the ops booked in for that day.
This role will be based at our Hoddesdon Branch. The role is mainly sole charge with close links and time at our main hospital in Ware.
The Rota
We offer flexible working patterns that flex with you and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to flex your rota hours to balance the school holidays, fix to navigate the school runs, or strike that balance between home and work life. We can offer flexibility that works for you.
This full-time permanent role works 40 hours over 4 days per week. There will be 1 Saturday morning involved every other week. There are no out-of-hours with this role.
Want to know more about us?
Walton Lodge Veterinary Group Ltd was co-founded in September 2000, by Helen Lee BVSc, MRCVS & her partner Rodney Pugh. Walton Lodge has six surgeries which are situated in Bengeo, Bishop's Stortford, Harlow, Hoddesdon, Stevenage, and Ware. We’re also excited to announce that we have just opened three brand new practices across Stevenage, and Hoddesdon and our Ware practice has been refitted and extended. All next to great transport links! Our high-standard equipment includes the latest in Digital Radiography technology, High-speed Colour Doppler Ultrasound scanners, Digital endoscopy, High-powered Dental Scalers and Polishers, and ECG & Anaesthetic monitoring equipment.
Join our established team
Walton Lodge is made up of a team of 8 experienced Veterinary Surgeons, 8 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 4 Student Veterinary Nurses and 11 Receptionists. Helen Lee is the senior Veterinary Surgeon at Walton Lodge Helen qualified from Bristol University in 1984 and has worked in Hertfordshire since 1985 as a small animal Veterinary Surgeon. Our team of experienced and very capable Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Nurses aim to provide the highest quality of care for our clients’ pets. CPD is highly encouraged, for example, one of our vets is doing a laparoscopic course with the RVC shortly and one of our RVNs is doing a certificate in nursing.
Because our people 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
6.6 weeks annual leaveYour birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
Private medical insuranceEnhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy payCycle to Work schemeInitiatives focused on employee wellbeingNon-accidental injury support
Development
£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours 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 fundingAll our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care FundInfection Prevention and Control ProgrammeQuality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
BVA membershipVDS coverRCVS fees
Additional
Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailersPension – 5% Employee/3% EmployerDiscounted staff pet care