Referral Vet

**Overview**:
Pride Veterinary Centre is the central small animal hospital for the Scarsdale Veterinary Group, a multi-species practice employing over 300 staff across 12 sites in the Midlands. At Pride we offer specialist services in Anaesthesia, Diagnostic Imaging, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Soft Tissue and Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurology, Ophthalmology and Exotics. Cardiology and Dermatology with advanced practitioners alongside on-site Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy. The state-of-the-art hospital provides 24/7 veterinary care, supported by a dedicated night team. We are located in Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England, which has excellent road, rail and airport access to all areas of the country and is a short drive from the beautiful Peak District National Park.

**The Team**:
The Ophthalmology team is composed of two Ophthalmology diploma holders/RCVS Recognised Specialists, an Ophthalmology Certificate Holder and dedicated Ophthalmology Nurse.

There are Specialist-led services in Anaesthesia, Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Exotics, Neurology and Imaging, with excellent advanced imaging facilities including both CT and MRI, which allows a truly multi-disciplinary approach to your cases. We also offer our own in-house laboratory services, allowing for quick and efficient investigations when required. 24-hour in-patient care is provided by a very competent team of nurses and night staff.

**The Role**:
A Specialist or residency trained ophthalmologist is required to join our established team. A referral clinician who is ready for something exciting and new, with the passion and skills to care for patients, customers and colleagues alike and be an integral part of a truly multidisciplinary team. You will have support from two Royal College Recognised Specialists in Veterinary Ophthalmology and an experienced BSAVA PGCert Small Animal Ophthalmology Certificate Holder.

Pride Veterinary Centre works in partnership with the University of Nottingham Veterinary School to provide undergraduate clinical training, so there would be opportunities to do some student teaching if interested. There is also a weekly clinical club to which you may want to contribute and gain experience in presenting to smaller audiences, or you may like the challenge of providing CPD to our referring vets when this can be started again. In addition, the inclusion of an equine hospital in our group means that there would be an opportunity for some equine ophthalmology, if wanted.

We have 2 fully equipped Ophthalmology consultation rooms and a dedicated Ophthalmology theatre with Zeiss OPMI Lumera surgical microscope and Bausch & Lomb Stellaris phacoemulsification machine.

**Required skills and experience**:

- ECVO or equivalent residency trained.
- ECVO or equivalent specialist status will be prioritised
- A full range of surgical intervention capability

**Would be good to have**:

- Peer reviewed publications and CPD delivery portfolio at recognised events
- Further qualifications and accreditations in Ophthalmology and beyond
- Previous experience in teaching
- Interest and experience in corneal cross linking

**Professional Perks and Benefits**:
A six-figure salary package, depending on experience, is supplemented with an allowance of 6 weeks holiday plus 10 CPD days and other benefits such as private healthcare cover and death in service cover.
- An excellent salary package commensurate with experience
- £3000 CPD allowance
- A 4-day week allowing a great work/life balance
- 10 CPD days
- RCVS and VDS costs covered plus 2 chosen subscriptions.
- Regular internal CPD, rounds, morbidity and mortality rounds to maximise patient outcomes.

**Personal**
- Your birthday off
- Death in service insurance at 4x salary
- Private Healthcare Cover
- Practice focus on health and well being

**(Part time applicants will be considered)