Weekend Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Scarsdale Vets Pride Park, Derby is looking for a weekend veterinary surgeon to join their team on a permanent basis.

This role is a unique opportunity to see a diverse and steady case load as we cover OOH for our own practices and several surrounding practices. If you enjoy ECC and the challenge of non-routine cases, then this role could be exactly what you are looking for. We have an excellent range of facilities and equipment which contribute to a high standard of patient care. Salary up to £800 per day.

The weekend team consists of covering consults and inpatient care/procedures. Consults at weekends will primarily be for sick animals only and emergencies, with minimal routine work. Inpatient care at weekends will be looking after the existing inpatients and undertaking procedures/emergency surgery as required e.g., foreign body removal, GDV, C- Section, dressing changes.

The working pattern is 1 in 2 weekends and there will be a mixture of shift patterns on a Saturday and Sunday. The exact shift pattern can be discussed at interview but will look something like this:

1. Ward Vet 1 - 7am - 5pm
2. Ward Vet 2 - 9am - 7pm
3. Float Vet - 8:30am - 6:30pm (combo of wards/consults dependent on need of day)
4. Consult Vet - 8am - 6pm

You will solely be based at our Pride Park hospital, supported by an excellent client care team and weekend nursing teams, with support from the referral team if you need to refer over the weekend.

This is a unique way of working supporting a great work/life balance, perfect for fly in fly out vets or someone looking to increase their ECC experience.

The Team

The main hospital is based at Pride Park in Derby and is home to a busy first opinion practice, a multidisciplinary referral service and an out-of-hours service. We have 8 practice sites in addition to the hospital.

We have a talented and enthusiastic experienced team of veterinary surgeons supported by an exceptional team of Registered Veterinary Nurses, Student Veterinary Nurses, Veterinary Care Assistants and Client Care Advisors.

All our stand-alone practices are RCVS approved. Our main hospital is well equipped with a CT scanner, MRI, Advanced Ultrasound, Endoscopy, Digital X-ray, Dental radiography, and multiple surgical suites, as well as an onsite hydrotherapy & rehabilitation centre and benefits from a multi-disciplinary specialist led referral service.

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

• 6.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

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

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid CPD leave pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Additional

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

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Up to £46,000 pro rata DOE