Veterinary Surgeon – supportive, welcoming team. Salary up to £70,000 DOE
We are looking for an experienced vet to join our team as a fifth vet to replace a colleague returning to the USA, so if you are looking to join a small, friendly practice with a great reputation in the local area, we have the role for you here at Wycombe Marsh Vets for Pets.
About us
You will be joining a team of 4 vets including practice owner Julia who qualified in 1991 from RVC, and has been exclusively a small animal vet for many years. You’ll also be working alongside a certificate holder in feline medicine, another vet anticipating a certificate in dentistry and our new graduate, as well as a supportive team of 5 nurses, 1 student nurse, 3 VCA’s, 5 receptionists and practice manager.
You will have access to excellent facilities including an operating theatre, X-ray & dental x-ray, ultrasound, as well as the support of an established and welcoming team, keen to nurture your skills and help you develop and grow with the business.
The practice operates an open-door policy and the team pride themselves on being a close team who place a strong emphasis on team empathy.
The role
This role will be 35 – 40 hours per week (negotiable). Our vet team work varying patterns contributing to a 7-day schedule and this schedule can be agreed on to be mutually advantageous for both parties. The role will include weekend work on a 1 in 4 rota and no OOH.
Our days are structured well with consults given 20 minutes as standard, and there’s always time to catch up on admin throughout the day, time for a lunch break and regular clinical meetings too.
In joining our team and supporting a great community and client base, we are looking for a colleague with existing GP experience in a UK practice, a team player with great communication skills and someone who shares our passion for providing the highest level of veterinary care.
The benefits
For further information or to apply, please contact Laura on southvets@vets4pets.com or apply below.
Location: HP11 1FY
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!
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/
