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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £60,000 FTE (D.O.E.)

Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week, between the hours of 8.30am-7.30pm, 1 in 2 Saturday mornings on a rota. Saturday hours to increase to a full day and 1 in 3 once there are 3 Vets on the rota.

Are you an innovative Vet w ith passion for providing high-quality veterinary care?

Is work-life balance and job satisfaction important to you?

Role & Responsibilities

We are excited to share with you a unique and exciting opportunity to become part of a brand-new vet practice. This is a new opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon who is looking to develop their career and with a keen desire to drive performance and client experience.

We are actively seeking an enthusiastic, strategic thinking Veterinary Surgeon to become part of the start-up team, for our purpose designed, high quality practice, which is anticipated to open in November 2024. You will demonstrate an exemplary work ethic and will work as a team to implement the direction and frameworks needed to achieve consistent delivery of the business plan through engagement, positive mindset, and clinical expertise.

Our ideal candidate will be confident in both general surgery and medicine, but you will have support from the Clinical Director and the wider Linnaeus team, if needed.

The most important thing is that you’re friendly, empathetic and have excellent communication skills. We strongly believe in investing in our associates by providing career progression and CPD opportunities (including certificates). Your role will be an exciting and varied one. You will have a mixture of in-patient care, surgery, and consultations each day and you will have the opportunity for case continuity and to build great rapport with our clients.

Benefits Include

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and 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

• Employer contribution pension scheme

• Recruitment referral reward scheme

• Wellness program including:

• Employee assistance program

• Eyecare voucher scheme

• Free annual Flu jab

• Cycle to work scheme

• Access to Headspace app

Abo ut u s

Located in the heart of Kidderminster within walking distance of the town, this purpose designed 4000 sq ft site comprises of separate cat and dog waiting areas and wards, isolation facilities, 6 consulting rooms, bereavement room, two theatres, dental suite, imaging room and associate rest room. The practice will be well equipped with the usual in-house diagnostic and surgical kit.

You will be warmly welcomed into our team and will be joining other key start-up associates to build and drive the practice performance while providing support to each other. Along with an enthusiastic and fun team with high clinical standards, our aim is to provide the best possible medical and surgical veterinary care for our patients in a pleasant, friendly environment - Making a Better World for Pets.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

If you would like to apply for the role or arrange an informal chat to discuss this further, please get in touch with Paige in the recruitment team on paige.suckley@linnaeusgroup.co.uk