Up to £65,000 FTE | Full Time Hours | No OOH | Experienced Team
Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon looking for a varied caseload and diary each day? If so, we’d love to welcome you to join us at Companion Care Winchester.
About us
We’re a locally owned practice with a close-knit team with many years of experience between us!
Led by vet and practice owner Finn, who has a special interest in surgery, with a lot of cases being seen in practice, you’ll also be joining 2 more experienced vets including a certificate holder in medicine and supported by a large nursing team of 7 RVNs and 1 student nurse. Our clinical team are supported by a friendly and professional non-clinical team headed up by Sam, our practice manager and on-site Mental Health First Aider.
The practice itself is designed for more rewarding work. It’s equipped to a very high standard and includes 3 consult rooms as well as large prep area, isolation ward and a dedicated colleague room and kitchen and separate office space
The Role
Our days are varied and interesting, with a steady caseload that includes routine consults which are given 15 minutes as standard and longer where needed, routine surgery, and on the day/emergency appointments also factored into your diary. Our skilled nursing team are always prepared for whatever comes through the door, while our reception team also go above and beyond to support clients, with patient welfare being everyone’s priority.
We’re looking for an experienced vet who:
The role is full time (between 30-40 hrs per week), including 1 in 4 Saturdays 9am-5pm and with no out-of-hours. We’re also happy to offer some flexibility helping to accommodate other commitments where possible.
What We Offer
As part of one of the UK’s leading veterinary groups, we can offer excellent career development and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
And there’s more
Located in the charming city of Winchester on the edge of the South Downs National Park, we are conveniently situated just a short walk from the train station and other local transport links, with an array of amenities such as PureGym, Costa, Tesco and Greggs right on our doorstep!
To find out more simply contact Laura on 07790 372441 or email Laura at southvets@vets4pets.com or apply below
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/
