Night Veterinary Surgeon

LocationStone Lion Veterinary Hospital (Wimbledon)One of our fabulous night vets will be starting their parenting journey in the new year, and we are looking for a competent ECC vet to take the reins on nights for a fixed 12-month period, in our Stone Lion Hospital in Wimbledon.About your new roleStone Lion Veterinary Hospital offers a well-rounded caseload of routine procedures, emergency, and critical care, as it not only has its own first opinion client base, but also supports the surrounding Goddard practices for internal referral cases that require hospital expertise.The hospital also provides specialist work with an orthopaedic and soft tissue surgeon, cardiologist, and physiotherapist, giving you peace of mind knowing you can refer any admitted night patients that may require more specialist treatment to your in-house day team.Our new night colleague will be no stranger to sole charge night shifts, having ideally worked in the ECC environment before and is confident in managing ward cases and emergency surgeries that may arise during the night. Along with your RVN, you will provide exemplary care to your patients when admitted for their hospital sleepovers.You will work alongside an experienced on-site registered veterinary nurse for your waking night shifts and will have support from the clinical management team if you needed to contact during the day for any queries.Stone Lion is located in the heart of picturesque Wimbledon Village, just a 10-minute walk from Wimbledon Junction station which is on the district line and enables you to get to all the hot spots of LondonIf you live locally, parking is available at a nearby RingGo spot, and due to the shift times, you will only need to pay for 1 hour.Alternatively, accommodation is available at a nearby shared house for your on nights.Now let's get to the nitty gritty, here is what we offer youAn appealing night rotation of 4 nights on 17 nights off averaging 17.3 hours per week, with shift times starting at 7.30pm. If you wished to work additional shifts through-out the year this is always possibleOur night vet salary for the above rotation is £30,275 to £41,087.50 (£70,000 to £95,000 FTE based on 40 hours per week) depending on prior experience.A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard vet6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidaysPaid 30 minute lunch breaksUp to £2,000 CPD budget every year plus up to 5 days' paid CPD leave (pro rata)Private Medical Healthcare Insurance with BupaRelocation assistance (where applicable)CPD budget every year5 days’ paid CPD leave every yearPrivate Medical InsurancePaid lunch breaksColleague introduction reward24-hour Employee Assistance ProgrammeMedical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and moreProfessional membership fees coveredAbout usIn 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real time updates and taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we’re making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities #J-18808-Ljbffr