Veterinary Surgeon

**Job Role: Experienced Veterinary Surgeon**

**Location: Liverpool**

**Salary: up to £60k DOE**

Our client is currently looking to recruit an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to work in their independent, unique, brand new purpose built city centre clinic with 3 Vets (2 with more than 15 year’s experience) & 3 RVN team

If you are ready to take on some clinical responsibility and help develop their enthusiastic 1st opinion team in an independent clinic where you would really be able to shape how we work: then this is for you

**HOURS**: They are open between 8.30am - 6.30pm, and Saturdays from 8:30-5pm. Bank Holiday cover shared 10am-4pm with a full day in lieu (except for Christmas)

**SALARY: Pro rata £60k depending on experience (based on 40 hours/week)**

**HOLIDAY**:30 days per year (pro rata) 2 of the days are Christmas and Boxing Day (or their respective Bank Holidays)

**BENEFITS**:

- **OWN PET POLICY**:

- insured pets, covered the excess for any claim. Free vaccines and cost price flea / wormers and prescription diets (up to 3 pets/home) 20% off other fees*
- **CPD**:

- up to 5 days paid leave to study up to the value £2000 per year pro rata**
- **WISDOM AND JOY**: Your personalised Wisdom and Joy portfolio developed during your probationary period. They want to know what you want to learn, what you can teach and what bits of the job you enjoy the most so we can make sure you do plentyof it.
- **QUEEN OF VALUES**: Every quarter they crown a team Queen of Values. Nominated by teammates to someone who has championed one of the clinic values in a specific case or incidence. At a (paid for) meal, that individual receives a crown, champagne,a £100 voucher for themselves and £50 to donate to a charity of their choice.
- **RCVS FEES PAID**

*excluding lab fees ** after completing the probationary period

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- They have a truly supportive team of 3 experienced vets (one winner of Vet of the Year in 2019), 3 RVNs plus PCAs
- They have a brand-new premises, with lots of natural light and stunning design
- A large bright and quiet staff room / chill area upstairs
- A separate cat ward upstairs
- 20-minute consults
- Cat friendly clean and bright consult rooms with lots of natural light
- Idexx in house blood machines
- Top end new ultrasound machine

**A BIT ABOUT YOU**:

- Are a first opinion Vet who loves their work and being part of a close knit team.
- Always put the patient’s need first
- Are a passionate Vet who searches for the answers, listens, and strives for gold standard care as we are an insurance only clinic.
- Work in a clean and organised manner and deliver clear plans to team members and clients.
- Price correctly for the work you undertake as you understand the value of what you, and the team deliver.

**SKILLS**:

- Medicine
- a clear diagnostician, happy to research or ask to find answers, keen to keep learning, always keeping their knowledge up to date. Able to complete and record a full clinical exam for every patient
- Surgery
- a neat, gentle and efficient surgeon. Adhering to Halstead’s principles. Able to follow and deliver our protocols for peri, pre and post op care.
- Cleanliness and tidiness
- the consult room, theatre, kennels. Taking a lead in maintaining our high standards
- Efficiency
- self motivated to utilise time effectively, to suggest ways to improve our processes and procedures to this end.
- Clinical audit
- able to identify, reflect and present to the team when cases have been successful and when they could have been handled better.

**INDIVIDUAL VALUES**: We are seeking someone who’s core values align with theirs:

- honesty
- integrity
- knowing what is right and correct, having the commitment to stick to that path
- loyalty
- to your teammates, to our clinic, to our values, to our clients
- positivity
- looking for solutions when problems arise, championing our successes
- kindness
- to yourself, to your teammates and to our clients
- cleanliness, tidiness, order, timekeeping
- compassion
- empathy
- charity
- giving back to the community in whichever sphere you are drawn to

**CLINIC VALUES**:

- Care
- Trust
- Continuity of care
- Community
- Happy healthy safe pets

**Veterinary Surgeon - up to £60k - Liverpool**

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