Our standalone Stafford practice is looking for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join their experienced clinical team paying up to £65,000 (FTE, DOE)
With more than 440 small animal practices across the country, of all shapes and sizes, Vets for Pets is one of the largest UK veterinary groups and offers Veterinary Surgeons a range of opportunities, including the opportunity to run your own practice. However, what really makes vets for pets a unique opportunity is that it is run locally, providing our local teams the time and opportunity to support their local community. This means you to join a team that can support your individual needs while offering you a bespoke introduction to the practice, local community and our patients!
What our patients say about us:
“Vets 4 pets is such a contrast and they show a genuine care for pets. Absolutely brilliant!”
“If I could give 10* I would. Amazing friendly service, and so quick as well…. I cannot recommend this place enough; you are truly an amazing surgery”
“Cannot rate this practice highly enough. Always greeted with a friendly face and the staff always act in a professional manner… Mellinda and her staff offer an excellent, affordable and reliable service but most importantly, they genuinely care about the animals in their care. Would most certainly recommend this practice.”
Our RCVS accredited, purpose built, and spacious standalone practice is located in central Stafford with excellent, direct transport links to Birmingham, London and Manchester and has Cannock Chase (an AONB) nearby.
The practice has high spec ultrasound, digital x-ray, latest IDEXX in-house laboratory, dental machine and dedicated theatre. You will be joining a clinical team consisting of 4 experienced veterinarians and 6 RVNs, along with an excellent support staff of 5 receptionists. We have a very happy working environment and all pride ourselves on the high level of service that we offer to both our clients and their pets.
We have a strong belief in clinical freedom and case continuity and have regular case discussions to help and support each other with the more challenging cases. We have visiting surgical specialists attend the practice to allow us to handle more complex cases in-house.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced full or part time veterinary surgeon to become part of our friendly, supportive and professional team. Our ideal candidate will be confident in routine small animal medical and surgical cases and will enjoy building strong relationships with our clients.
You will ideally have the ability to work some sole charge. The role includes a 1 in 4 Saturdays on a rota basis (9am-2pm) with no on-call or OOH.
For this you will receive:
If you would like to hear more about working with us please contact Rach on Rachael.bury@vets4pets.com and we will get back to you within 1 working day or call the practice on 01785 228333 for more information
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
Location: ST16 1BA
Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our Stores, Grooming Salons, Distribution Centres and Support Office.
We are the UK’s leading pet specialist, providing pet owners with all their product needs, as well as our Vets for Pets practices and Grooming salons. We support our colleagues to work with pride and passion, to bring honesty and integrity to work every day, and to do it all with a sense of fun and fearlessness. We never shy away from having the important conversations and doing what we say we’ll do.
Our values and behaviours are practiced daily across the business and are what really makes us an enjoyable, exciting place to work. We're always striving to develop and reward our colleagues with an extensive in-house series of training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive benefits package. In 2018 we were delighted to be voted top 5 in the Great Place to Work UK’s Large category.
Our colleagues are central to the success of the business and are fully trained in pet care and dedicated to animal welfare. Pets are central to everything that we do and 93% of colleagues have their own pets too!
If you like the sound of life at Pets at Home, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.petsathomejobs.com/
