Job Description

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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to 65,000 per annum (D.O.E.)

Location: Alder Vets, Guildford

Job Type: Permanent. Full-time (open to part-time applicants)

Hours: 40 hours per week over 4 days, 1 in 4 Saturdays (8am-4pm) No OOH

Alder Veterinary Practice is seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our amazing team!

If you are ready to enhance your skills and thrive in a state-of-the-art clinic with outstanding equipment, Alder Vets is the ideal destination for you.

Why join us?

Purpose-built clinic providing inpatient emergency care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year enabling continuity in cases and patient care (VetsNow host) Cutting-edge facilities, including diagnostic imaging, digital radiography, laparoscopic spay kit, endoscopy, ultrasound, and in-house blood analysis, fully operational orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery suite with huge potential for expanding our surgical caseload Gold Standard Cat Friendly Clinic with separate waiting, consult room and hospital ward on the other side of the building to ensure a calm environment. Large exotics caseload with separate areas, temperature-controlled exam rooms, specialised equipment and in-house laboratory. With the majority of our clients carrying insurance, you'll have the opportunity to elevate case management to exceptional standards.

The Team

We are a passionate, close-knit team of 4 Vets and 6 nurses plus a wonderful team of support staff and PCA's to support the Vet team to enable the best level of care for our clients and their pets.


We are located within walking distance of amenities including a spa and gym as well as a convenient coffee shop, grocery store and alongside a beautiful park, we can offer great facilities outside the hospital as well as inside and hope that this will aid our great work/life balance ethos.


We strongly believe in investing in our staff, too. Career progression and CPD (including certificates) are encouraged and funded for all staff. If there is an area or discipline, you'd like to explore, we're keen to develop this.

What we're looking for

Our ideal candidate will be confident and experienced in both general surgery and medicine, but you'll have support from us, our excellent nursing team with years of experience, and the wider Linnaeus team, if needed. The most important thing is that you're friendly, empathetic, and have excellent communication skills. Completion of your Vet GDP and RCVS registered.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave RCVS and VDS fees paid External CPD funded Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program Career progression opportunities Staff discount schemes Life Assurance Enhanced sickness pay Enhanced equal family leave E-car salary sacrifice scheme Recruitment referral reward scheme Wellness program including: + Employee assistance program
+ Eyecare voucher scheme
+ Free annual Flu jab
+ Cycle to work scheme


Alder Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.


At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You'll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best - care for pets.


We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Lissa in the recruitment team

lissa.semerdak@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

or call 07523268918

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We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars. Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people. Why Linnaeus? - We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets - We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet - We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing - valuing equity, diversity and inclusion - We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one. We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk