Salary up to £72,000 DOERelocation Allowance up to £3,000Castle Vets is a Small Animal hospital looking for an experienced individual to join our team of 8 vets.
We offer a collaborative environment where we support individual interests, from medicine to surgery.
We prioritize your professional growth and support your career goals.
With a team that includes certificate holders in ophthalmology and diagnostic imaging, we offer fully funded certificate programs and will support your CPD schedule.
There is no sole charge as there are a minimum of 3 vets working each day, with at least 2 vets operating (2 separate theatres, plus separate dental and imaging suites).
We have a large, experienced team who support each other sharing case knowledge and advice daily.
We have 2 consult only vets so we would ideally be looking for a vet who also enjoys surgery.
Flexible appointment length based on case requirements.
Rota patterns that work for youThe right person is most important so we will happily discuss full-time, part-time or flexible working hours.Full-time work is normally split over 4 long days or 5 shorter days.
Shift patterns cover varying portions of our opening hours: 8-7pm.
Plus Saturdays 8:30-1pm.There is no OOH/bank holidays– we are a VetsNow host practice so are lucky to be able to keep our inpatients on site, with dedicated care.
This enables further skills sharing between the team.
We are passionate about work-life balance and run monthly wellbeing activities within the practice and also a monthly social activity outside of work.
These have included activities such as a wellbeing breathwork session and a team doing the muddy dog challenge.
Join our RCVS accredited small animal hospitalWe are an RCVS accredited small animal hospital and hold ISFM gold standard cat friendly status as well as the silver rabbit friendly award.
The team are also currently working towards the dog friendly award.
We recently refurbished a number of areas within the practice, including our cat only dedicated side of the building.
Why not come and have a look around?
We have:
Purpose-built building - separate dog and cat waiting rooms, kennels, prep areas and separate theatresOn-site CT ScannerVideo endoscopyDigital x-rayDedicated Dental suite with new dental x-ray machineColour flow doppler ultrasoundSeparate exotics ward.Oxygen kennelsSlit lamp bio-microscope, Tonometry and cryotherapyDedicated 'farewell' roomsLarge on-site carpark for staff and clientsLunch area and separate Staff mindfulness room – with a do-not-disturb policyWe value high clinical standards within first opinion care and have a large client base of established loyal clients.
Having the CT scanner enables us to keep more complex cases in house and work cases up to a high standard.
Be part of our dedicated team:Castle vets has a great team culture and a strong knowledge sharing environment.We prioritise high standards of care for both our patients and our team.
1/3 of our team have been with us for over 14 years but we also take on new ideas.
Our Team:8 Veterinary Surgeons – 2 certificate holders, experienced vets and newer graduates with a variety of interests and skills.Visiting orthopaedic and soft tissue specialist weekly.
Team of 13 RVNs with students and ANAs alongside – over 200 years of experience.We are a nurse training practice and have dedicated teams – ANA & Auxillary team, experienced receptionists and a dedicated insurance team, finance administrator and Practice Manager.
Because our employees matterWe 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 balance6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidaysAdditional holiday entitlement for your birthdayWellbeingPrivate Medical InsuranceEmployee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helplineEnhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy payInitiatives focused on colleague wellbeingDevelopment£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rataCertificate supportLearning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia AcademyAccess to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia providerAll our Vets & Nurses can apply for research fundingAll our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care FundInfection Prevention and Control ProgrammeQuality Improvement ProgrammeProfessional MembershipsBVA membershipVDS coverRCVS feesColleague BenefitsCompany pension scheme.
IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as wellSupporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteriaVoluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit youAccess to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailersDiscounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice
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