Veterinary Surgeon

Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £60,000 (negotiable depending on experience) plus relocation package available

Location: Warren House Vets, Medway Towns, Kent

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time and Part-time options available, including 1:3 Saturdays (9-4 or 9-12:30 with time off in lieu) and no OOH.

Are you looking to join a well-supported practice, with a longstanding team in the beautiful county of Kent? Join us as a Veterinary Surgeon at Warren House

At Warren House we are all about providing the highest standards of care to our patients and we are looking for a caring and compassionate Veterinary Surgeon to join our team

Why join us

• Become part of a team of 11 skilled Vets with a variety of interests, including orthopaedics, internal medicine, ultrasonography, soft tissue surgery, dermatology and acupuncture.

• Get involved in consulting, case management, surgery and dentistry.

• Report your results and discuss cases with owners, while also researching cases and booking in non-routine surgeries/diagnostics.

• Join a practice with a great work culture, where work/life balance is encouraged through flexible hours and protected admin time.

What we are looking for

• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.

• A strong team player with great communication skills displayed both with clients and colleagues.

• Good medical knowledge and confidence in most common surgical procedures and dentistry, with the ability to work cases up to a high standard.

Why our team like to work here

'An excellent team - the whole team at Warren house are brilliant. We laugh every day and support one another both professionally and personally; we are definitely more like friends than colleagues. We have a group of very experienced vets and nurses who are happy to help one another when needed often without needing to be asked.

We see great case variety, with the option to work cases up and follow through internally rather than to always refer, but the non-pressured option to refer as required.

The option for flexible working hours is also available - I have previously changed my hours to suit my other love outside of work, which is riding, and as a practice they were happy to do this.'

Gemma Blackmur, BVM&S MRCVS

About us
The Warren House Veterinary Surgery first opened in 1982 at the Rochester site. Since starting the business, it has continually grown and is now a group of four small animal practices, all based in the Medway Towns.

The branches all have 2 to 3 consulting rooms, separate dog and cat wards, prep rooms, and sterile surgical theatres. Each branch also has its own clinical facilities so that we can offer inhouse laboratory services, digital x-ray, and ultrasound facilities on all sites. We also have endoscopy facilities across the group, and our fabulous team of vets have a vast array of special interests from orthopaedics and soft tissue surgery to ophthalmology, dermatology, and complementary therapies. We are happy to employ the services of peripatetic specialist when needed as well, meaning our patients do not always need to travel to referral centres. We also support and encourage further study if this is something you wish to pursue.

We have a fabulous senior leadership team to support both clinical and non clinical teams. Additionally we have a Lead Vet across the group and in each branch a nurse lead and client care lead to offer further managerial support to the teams.

Some of our team members have been with the company for over 30 years now and we have both full and part time associates as we have quite a flexible approach and understand that work needs to fit in around life.

Currently we have 11 Vets on the team, 14 RVNs, 3 PCA's and a student nurse making up the clinical team. We also have 18 Client Care team members across the group to help meet the needs to our customers. Our teams work across the whole group supporting each other fully.

Our Lordswood site works closely with the local cats Protection adoption centre and this branch has achieved the cat friendly clinic silver award. The team from that branch are now working with our other sites to help them achieve accreditations too.
 

Benefits include
- Relocation package available
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded (£1,500 allowance and 5 days off pro rata)
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced Equal Family leave for birth/adoption
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Annual Flu jab paid for
- Cycle to work scheme

Warren House is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You'll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.  

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose. 

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Paige in the recruitment team at  

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Salary Value:£60,000 per annum;

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