Up to £65,000 FTE DOE | Approx. 35 hours per week | Full or part-time | Flexible hours
Are you looking for a veterinary role that genuinely works around your life?
We’re looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and supportive team at Biggleswade Vets for Pets. Flexibility is really important to us, so whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time or something in between, we’re happy to have a conversation about the hours and working pattern that would work best for you.
Our ideal rota is approximately 35 hours per week, worked over just three weekdays, alongside a 1 in 4 weekend rota. This gives you a role with plenty of time away from work to enjoy a great work-life balance.
We want our vets to have the time and support they need to provide excellent patient care without constantly feeling rushed.
You’ll benefit from:
We also have a consistent team of locum vets who regularly choose to return to the practice, which we think says a lot about the welcoming and supportive environment we’ve created.
You’ll be joining an experienced team alongside Sarah, our Lead Vet, and Karen, our Graduate Vet. We also have Emma, our full-time Veterinary Surgeon, who is currently on maternity leave and holds an Ophthalmology Certificate, bringing further expertise to the practice.
Our vets are supported by five RVNs and one VCA, with a wealth of knowledge and experience across the nursing team, including one nurse with an incredible 30 years in practice.
We’re keen to continue developing our nursing team by increasing their involvement with Schedule 3 procedures, helping our vets make the best use of their time while giving our nurses further opportunities to develop their clinical skills.
There’s also a real breadth of additional knowledge within the team. Sophie RVN holds an ISFM Cat Friendly Nursing Certificate, while our Practice Manager, Maya, holds a Fear Free Certificate and is training to become a Mental Health First Aider, alongside an existing MHFA within the practice.
Our Practice Owner Sarah is also an RVN with over 20 years of experience in veterinary practice and has been with Biggleswade since the practice first opened in 2015, providing plenty of stability, experience and clinical understanding at practice level.
If you have a particular clinical interest or would like to work towards a certificate, we’d be keen to support you. Certificate support is available, alongside a generous CPD allowance, and professional development is actively encouraged.
We’d particularly love to hear from vets with an interest in soft tissue surgery or diagnostic imaging, although most importantly, we’re looking for someone who enjoys working collaboratively and delivering great patient care.
Our equipment includes:
We’re also a Cat Friendly Practice, with facilities including three consultation rooms, a dedicated prep area, separate isolation and kennels, plus an office and kitchen for the team.
Why Biggleswade?
The practice benefits from free parking and is conveniently located close to the train station, helping to make the daily commute straightforward.
What we can offer
Whether you’re looking to develop your clinical interests, improve your work-life balance or simply join a practice where your time and wellbeing are genuinely valued, we’d love to have a conversation with you.
To find out more, simply contact Laura on 07790 372441 or email southvets@vets4pets.com.
Postcode: SG18 8TQ
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/
