Pets at Home

Veterinary Surgeon - With a welcome bonus

Pets at Home  •  £70k/yr  •  Onsite  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Join a well-established team, some having been in practice over 20 years paying up to £70,000 with a welcome bonus up to £5000 (FTE, DOE)

  • Perfect for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon looking for time in surgery to expand their skills and experience
  • £5000 welcome bonus available for direct candidates only
  • Ideally you will have a surgical bias, and any specialisms and certificates can be supported
  • You will be joining the practice at an exciting time as they have undergone a large refurbishment
  • Real development opportunity to become a lead veterinary surgeon
  • Work 4 days a week and 1 in 3 Saturdays, with no Sundays or OOH however part time hours can be considered
  • Join a stable team with some staff members having worked in practice for over 20 years
  • The practice has a real family friendly feel – If you would like to hear what we have to say please click here

About us:

Tamworth Companion Care is a thriving, family-owned practice located in the charming market town of Tamworth. We believe in fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.

You'll be working from our recently refurbished practice, which is built to industry leading standards and has state of the art equipment which includes ultrasound, dental and digital x-ray. We enjoy a varied caseload and have a great reputation locally and further afield, with our client base continuing to grow.

We are ideally located in the busy Ventura Shopping Centre in Tamworth, just 15 miles north from Birmingham making a for a good commute to local areas such as Cannock, Lichfield and Burton Upon Trent, with the M6 also not too far.

The role:

We are looking for a Vet to join us full time, 40 hours per week, with a 1 in 3 weekend rota, and no OOHs. However, we understand this might not be for everyone so part time hours can be considered

You will need to be a proactive veterinary surgeon with exceptional communication skills. The ideal candidate will have good surgical and medical skills, as well as being able to provide consultation services for our clients and their pets. You should have a genuine enthusiasm for your role and care for animal welfare. You will be comfortable with sole charge and enjoy the fast pace of our practice.

By joining us you will be part of a genuinely supportive team, who will help you to develop your skills. CPD is encouraged and funded. You will be working with Partners Eubie and Sharon Saayman, plus 4 Vets, 6 Nurses and 3 receptionists and 2 practice managers. Eubie studied at Onderstepoort Pretoria in South Africa and has been qualified for 20 years.

As you would expect from the market leader in small animal veterinary care, we offer:

  • Excellent career opportunities and development due to our varied case load
  • Competitive salary up to £70,000 (DOE, FTE)
  • Welcome bonus up to £5000 for direct candidates only
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Generous CPD of up to £1000 per year
  • Paid memberships (RCVS, VDS)
  • Exclusive company discounts and rewards

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service and would like to join our team, we would love to hear from you.

If you’d like more information, please feel free to email Rach at northvet@vets4pets.com.

Location: B78 3HB

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. 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!

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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