Veterinary Medicine Clinician - First Opinion

Alma Veterinary Hospital; Windsor; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000

Job description

Salary up to £70,000 DOE

Are you a clinician with a passion for internal medicine looking for a role where your expertise is truly valued? At Alma Veterinary Hospital in Windsor, we're seeking a vet who loves internal medicine cases to join our team.

In this role, you'll lead our internal medicine cases and cover all aspects of first-opinion practice with minimal basic surgery (or more if you also have a surgical interest). Our full-time position offers a 4-day workweek with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings. For those seeking flexibility, we're happy to discuss part-time options. Additionally, the role includes approximately one on-call shift per week to care for our hospitalised inpatients. We are keen to speak with candidates who either hold or are working towards a certificate in medicine/advanced practitioner status.

What we're looking for:

1. A passionate and skilled vet with a medicine certificate.
2. Someone with a real love for medical care, and a genuine interest in diagnostics and treatment.
3. Experience performing abdominal ultrasounds (preferred) and assisting with endoscopy (a plus).
4. A strong ability to problem-solve and apply your expertise to tackle complex cases.
5. Someone who is proactive, communicative, and compassionate with both patients and the team.
6. A desire to stay up-to-date with the latest medical practices and contribute to a culture of learning.
7. Someone who enjoys working in an environment where their contributions truly matter.

What we offer:

1. High-level 20 min consults focused on patient care, with minimal surgery.
2. A supportive and friendly team that genuinely enjoys working together.
3. Access to continuous professional development and the latest advancements in veterinary medicine.
4. The chance to lead the medical knowledge in the practice and guide your colleagues.
5. Opportunity to work alongside other certificate holders, sharing knowledge and expertise.
6. Access to in-house ultrasound, direct digital X-rays, scopes, and lab.
7. Separate dog and cat wards to ensure patient comfort and safety.
8. The ability to keep in-patients in-house for better monitoring and care.
9. A 4-day rota, plus 1 weekend in 3 and 1 on-call shift for in-patients only, providing a great work-life balance.

About Us

Alma Veterinary Hospital is located in the royal town of Windsor, with many tourist attractions such as Windsor Castle, Lego Land and Thorpe Park nearby. Windsor is an affluent town surrounded by beautiful countryside along the Thames path and Windsor Great Park. There are many restaurants, shops and cafes in the town, all of which are walking distance from the practice. Windsor has excellent transport links into London Paddington and London Waterloo. We are approximately 15 mins from Heathrow, 45 mins from Gatwick and are 5 mins from the M4 and M25, making travelling in all directions very easy.

Our Facilities

Alma Veterinary Hospital is a fully equipped first opinion practice seeing a wide range of surgical and medical cases. We have 4 consultation rooms, separate cat and dog waiting rooms and wards. As well as all the usual facilities of a first opinion practice, we have a dedicated dental suite, an imaging room and a full in-house laboratory. Our hospital is very well equipped with a Karl Storz laparotomy tower, radiography, ultrasound, dental radiography, full in-house laboratory, a Tonopen, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, orthopaedic equipment, ECG, Capnography and much more. We are proud to be the only practice within a 15-mile radius able to offer laparoscopic surgery to our patients.

About the Team and Culture

We have a wonderful team of 7 Veterinary Surgeons at Alma, whose working patterns equate to an equivalent of 4.5 Full time vets. We are incredibly lucky to have 2 x certificate holders within the vet team, one surgical cert holder and one medical cert holder. We are also very fortunate to have both of our previous practice partners still working with us at the Hospital. Our nursing team consists of 10 nurses, made up of 8 RVN's and 2 students. In addition, we have 5 support staff including our Practice Manager, Reception and Admin teams. Many of the team at Alma have been at the practice for many years. Our colleagues' welfare is of utmost importance to us all. Providing a high standard of client and patient care is at the forefront of everything we do. We are hopeful to find a candidate that fits within our team values and ethos.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

Work-life balance

1. 6.6 weeks annual leave
2. Your birthday as a paid day off
3. Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service

Wellbeing

1. Private medical insurance
2. Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
3. Cycle to Work scheme
4. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
5. Non-accidental injury support

Development

1. £1250 CPD allowance 5 days paid pro rata
2. Certificate support
3. Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
4. Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
5. All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
6. All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
7. Infection Prevention and Control Programme
8. Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

1. BVA membership
2. VDS cover
3. RCVS fees

Additional

1. Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
2. Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
3. Discounted staff pet care

Alma Veterinary Hospital, Windsor

75 Alma Road, Windsor, SL4 3HE, United Kingdom

Animals treated: Small animals

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