Veterinary Surgeon

We are ideally looking for an experienced vet who is competent is medicine and surgical procedures.

Located in Cheshire, Alsager is a beautiful market town surrounded by countryside including the Peak District and is also close to other towns including Crewe and Sandbach. Or if cities are more your thing, it is just an hour south from Manchester City Centre. There are great transport links nearby, whether you travel by car with the M6 under 15 mins away, or the local bus and train links are perfect. The practice itself is a standalone surgery on the main street in Alsager, which is light and spacious and equipped with state-of-the-art equipment including digital x-ray, ultrasound, BP measurement and in-house laboratory facilities. The practice is run locally, by Carl (RVN). Carl qualified in 1995 and has a wealth of experience in animal care, with interests in wound management, radiography, and anything surgical, so if are looking to expand your knowledge in these areas we would be able to support that. The real bonus comes with working with the practice owner is that he is on-hand to make decisions quickly and offer you all the support you could need, whilst allowing you clinical freedom to treat your patients with the best care possible. Carl leads the current team of 3 Vets (2FTE) of our 3 vets we have 2 very experienced vets that can support your development and one more recent graduate who has a special interest in exotics. The rest of our fantastic team is made up of 3 RVNs, 1 SVN and 2 Receptionists. You will be joining a truly supportive and friendly practice that enjoy regular team days out to strengthen the team spirit. As a practice we are also proud to be recognised as a certified Autism Friendly Surgery which is inclusive of our colleagues and clients that we welcome.

Are you looking to work in a standalone practice that offers opportunities for real development, where decisions are made quickly and that can offer you real work life balance?

• Our standalone practice is based in the beautiful Alsager
• You will work alongside the owner Carl, which allows decisions to be made quickly and with your personal opinions truly taken into consideration
• Fantastic pay up to £60,000 (DOE, FTE)
• You will have complete clinical freedom
• Hours that will support a healthy work life balance with 2 short days and 2 long days on offer - however if you are looking for different Carl can be flexible and look at other options
• Saturdays are mornings only (9am - 12pm) and are worked on a 1 in 4 basis
• There are no Sundays or OOH
• We have a vet with a special interest in exotics
• Carl is happy to support CPD and Certificates
• We have been awarded as an Autism friendly practice, We are looking for a vet to join us on a part time basis working 4 days per week, this is broken up into 2 short days and 2 long days equalling around 30 hours per week. You will be required to work just 1 in 4 Saturday mornings (9am-12noon) on a rota basis. There is no OOH's requirement or Sunday working, which benefits our ethos of a great work/life balance for the whole team.
By joining us in this rewarding position, you will be part of a passionate team who are dedicated to provide world class clinical care at the very heart of the community. 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 of up to £60k FTE dependent on experience
• Contributory pension scheme
• Paid memberships (RCVS, VDS)
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards