Veterinary Surgeon

Job Description

We are looking for a personable Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and busy team in Hatfield Vets for Pets!

About Us

You will be joining a supportive team with a loyal client base and excellent local reputation.

Our practice is based inside a busy Pets at Home Store and is purpose built to industry leading standards and offers digital X-ray, a bright and spacious prep area, ultrasound machine, dedicated theatre, in house lab, separate dog, cat and isolation wards and 3 consult rooms.

You'll be joining a growing team of 2 Vets, 3 Nurses, an SVN, and a small team of support colleagues. We all share a love of pets and a common goal of providing the highest standards of healthcare for patients and clients alike, as well as providing a supportive working environment to each of our colleagues.

What We’re Looking For

As the ideal candidate to join our team, you will be passionate about providing excellent patient care, confident with routine surgery and medicine and comfortable with small furies. We can also consider Vets that are consult only with a wealth of experience and confidence!

You will recognise the importance of building strong, trusted relationships with patients and clients and enjoy working as part of a supportive team.

This is a full time or part time position working up to 40hrs per week which will include Saturdays on a 1:3 rota basis (9am-12:30pm). We are a flexible practice so are happy to consider alternative hours and working patterns.

There is no OOHs responsibility with this role but there will be an element of sole charge with support from the nursing team.

We can offer you

 An attractive salary from £45,000 to £80,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)

 A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)

 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service!

 Access to private health insurance

 A contributory pension scheme

 In-house career development opportunity

 Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)

 Funded sponsorship visas (Plus relocation allowance!)

 Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care

 Cycle to work scheme

 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room

 Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA

There is free onsite parking and easy access to both Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City town centres. The picturesque surroundings of Stanborough Lake are also less than a 10-minute walk away.

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

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Laura from our Talent Acquisition team via email; [email protected] for an informal and confidential conversation.

Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!

Location: AL9 5JP

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!

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!