Veterinary Surgeon - Belfast

Location Belfast
Discipline: Small Animal Vet, Veterinary Surgeons
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £63k, £3k Relocation & £5k Welcome
Contact name: Sophie Gould

Contact email: sophie@lloydandcowan.com
Job ref: SGBLEGDTV
Published: 25 days ago

Salary up to £63,000 depending on experience plus up to £3,000 relocation allowance and £5,000 welcome bonus.

We have an exciting opportunity for 1st opinion Vet or one wishing to advance their skills in an excellent RCVS Hospital Standard practice on the outskirts of Belfast.

The team pride themselves on creating and maintaining a happy and cooperative working environment where they focus heavily on teamwork. Less experienced vets are mentored to help support them and develop their professional development. Cases are frequently discussed amongst the whole team and difficult cases often benefit from this multidisciplinary approach. All members of the team are encouraged and supported to develop their own interest area and to progress.

Hours: A full-time, standard shift pattern involves working a 4-day working week offering various hours, with 1:6 weekend duties. Their out-of-hours is managed by a 3rd party. They may also accommodate part-time hours!

More about the practice:

  • They are a progressive first opinion, small animal, RCVS-accredited hospital with a significant and growing referral caseload.

  • They have excellent surgical, medical, and diagnostic facilities including in-house MRI, CT, ultrasound and x-ray facilities.

  • High-level inpatient care is maintained by the nursing team providing 24hr coverage at the clinic.

  • The practice is situated in affluent South Belfast, a cosmopolitan, growing city with much to offer both socially and for outdoor enthusiasts there is no shortage of things to do outside of work too! 

The Team:

You'd be joining a team of 10 Veterinary Surgeons, 14 Registered Veterinary Nurses, Animal Nursing Assistants and 12 support staff.

They have a range of Vets with additional qualifications and certificates and several working towards further qualifications- in the fields of Orthopaedics, Surgery, Internal Medicine and Neurology.

Benefits:

  • Salary up to £63,000

  • £3,000 relocation allowance

  • 7 weeks annual leave

  • Private medical insurance

  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

  • Generous CPD allowance & Certificate support

  • BVA membership

  • VDS cover

  • Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer

  • Discounted staff pet care

For a confidential discussion about our opportunities call Sophie on 07519119233 or email a CV to sophie@lloydandcowan.com

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us on  028 8744 0649.

If you know someone else who may be interested, why not pass this advert on to them. If we successfully place someone, you've referred to us; we'll give you £200 in high street vouchers as a way of saying thank you.

All applications will be treated in the STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.