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A typical full-time role would involve covering 40 hours per week over 4 weekdays (08:00 - 18:30), however we have the ability to offer part time and flextime from 30 hours a week. We also require a 1 in 4 Saturday mornings covering consults only (08:00 - 11:00). The ideal candidate would offer a mixture of consulting and operating covering shifts on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays as well as part of the Saturday morning rota, however we are willing to offer flexibility wherever we can for the right candidate and job shares may also be considered.

Established over 50 years ago, Marple Veterinary Centre is situated in central Marple in the South East corner of Greater Manchester. Marple is an attractive little town with a village identity boasting a lively market street with cafes, bars and restaurants as well as great transport links into Manchester and most parts of the North West. We run 15 minute consultations and each vet has a morning and afternoon admin slots as well as a scheduled lunch break. We divert our out of hours calls and all inpatients are transferred over to vets now allowing our team to leave on time and enjoy their downtime. We can offer a caseload tailored to your clinical interests and a theatre day is available should you have interest in this area. We are ideally looking for a candidate that is keen to continue to develop the services we offer our clients, work well as part of a team and provide excellent clinical as well as client care., We offer a friendly and welcoming team environment, where we fully support each other and enjoy our working days together. We encourage continuous quality improvement with the full team involved in decided on and completing our future audit projects overseen by our lead vet and Clinical Director. Our fantastic team is made up of 5 FTE Vet Surgeons with interests including dentistry, medicine, cardiology and imaging, and a visiting Ultrasonographer as well as our lovely 1 year graduated vet who couldn't wait to join our team after competing her placements with us throughout her studies, and keeps us all on our toes with the latest recommended clinical treatment plans. We have 7 RVNs, 2 VCAs, one of which is due to start her nurse training and 2 dedicated Receptionists lead by our practice manager whom has been at the practice for over 40 years. We truly think our team is our greatest asset and we are lucky to have so many longstanding as well as returning members as part of our team. We're keen to support our staff with their development, encouraging CPD and we provide in house training days when needed, for example our ultrasound scanning CPD day provided in house for all vets, which was very well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. We currently have 2 certificate holders and full certificate support is something that we can offer for the right candidate.

We have a well-equipped laboratory with a talented nursing team keen to examine slides and smears and run samples as needed and we provided a dedicated imaging/dental room including dental radiography, standard radiography and a fabulous ultrasound machine with cardiac and abdominal probes. Our prep area has a separate theatre and we have plenty of drip pumps, 2 multiparameter monitors as well as a bair hugger and oxygen chamber. Our nursing team are experienced and keen to triage patients and run their own dedicated nursing clinics. Among other things, they are happy to complete dental radiography, and scaling for you, clip, clean and staple a wound under your direction or sedate and take the required radiographic views when needed. New equipment is always considered when requested from our team and reinvestment into the practice to provide the best patient care is paramount.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
• 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 40 hours paid 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 £1250 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