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Veterinary Surgeon
Location: Maudlyn Rd, Colchester Practice: Colne Valley Veterinary Practice Colchester Practice Details
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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon
Location: Colne Valley Vets, Colchester, Essex
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per year, depending on experience
Hours: 40 hours per week, 4-day week with fixed day off. 1:6 Saturday morning rota and no OOH’s. Part time and FTC options available.
Join us at Colne Valley in Colchester and become part of an established and friendly veterinary practice with more than 75 years of presence in the community!
The role:
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced vet to work with a team of established peers in our purpose-built, small animal practice.
Work on a varied caseload that gives you the opportunity to continuously develop and grow.
Join a structured rota, enabling you to easily plan your work and time off.
We offer a great blend of consulting and operating days with routine surgeries.
Become part of a constantly evolving practice that offers excellent facilities and work-life balance to its colleagues, while providing the very best care to its clients from the moment they step through the door.
Looking for a part time or fixed term option? We have some flexible opportunities available!
What we’re looking for:
A Veterinary Surgeon with RCVS registration or an RCVS recognised qualification
A minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a Veterinary Surgeon
Confidence with routine surgeries and consults
Experience in delivering great care to pets and clients alike
About us:
At Colne Valley Vets we are all about bringing a warm and friendly service to our customers and developing strong bonds with our community. Our Colchester practice benefits from five dedicated consulting rooms, a separate exotics ward, full x-ray and ultrasound facilities, 3 different types of endoscopes, a dedicated surgical theatre and much more! We also have a branch practice in Wivenhoe offering consults.
We are incredibly proud of our team of vets and nurses who work extremely well together and have built a truly established group of experienced professionals.
What we offer :
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 and 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 , and Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
Colne Valley Vets 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 Camilla in the recruitment team at camilla.saccucci@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
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Part of an amazing global family
Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.
Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.
Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
