Pets at Home

Veterinary Surgeon - Saturdays only, offering greater work/life flexibility

Pets at Home  •  £50k/yr  •  Onsite  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Saturday Veterinary Surgeon – consults only, sole charge. Salary up to £50,000 FTE

Portsmouth Vets for Pets is an independently owned, veterinary-led practice within the Vets for Pets Group. The practice has been owned and run by experienced GP veterinary surgeon Justyn Loveridge since 2012, proudly serving its local community with clinical standards and working culture determined in-house

We’re looking for a dedicated Veterinary Surgeon to join our supportive and experienced team to cover Saturday mornings from 9am-12pm, in addition to occasional holiday cover.

The role

  • Saturdays only
  • Hours 9 am - 12 pm
  • Vet nurse and receptionist to support
  • Sole charge
  • Consults only however you will need to have ability to deal with emergencies if presented
  • We are happy to allow you to work freely and have autonomy but here to support if required.
  • Appointments are 15 mins as standard.
  • Parking is provided.
  • 2x OOH practices in place for additional support

What we are looking for:

  • A qualified Veterinary Surgeon with RCVS registration
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • A passion for animal welfare and high-quality patient care
  • Team player attitude with the ability to work independently

Portsmouth offers the perfect balance between vibrant city living and access to stunning natural surroundings with excellent access to the South Downs National Park and the wider Hampshire countryside. It offers a lively independent food and cultural scene, good transport links to London, and a lower cost of living than many surrounding areas in the South-East.

Salary and benefits

  • Competitive salary up to £50,000 FTE, depending on experience
  • Generous CPD allowance with encouragement for further development
  • RCVS and VDS fees paid
  • Potential for additional hours
  • Standard Vets for Pets benefits package including a colleague rewards hub

If you would like to find out more, we would be very happy to have an informal conversation about the role and the practice. Simply email Laura on Southvets@vetsforpets.com or alternatively, apply below.

Pets at Home

About Pets at Home

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/

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Handforth, GB
Year Founded
1991
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