Night Vet

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for 3 experienced veterinary surgeons to join our busy and expanding specialist-led multi-disciplinary referral hospital as night vets. You will be working alongside a team of interns nurses and patient care assistants within our large multi-disciplinary referral practice to provide the highest standard of care to our in-patients and cases under our care. The shift pattern will be 7 nights on followed by 14 nights off allowing for a good work-life balance. The role will also include out of hour consults of stable referral cases for further work up the following day. The role would suit an experienced primary care vet who is keen to gain experience in a referral hospital that sees a varied and complex caseload with the support of the referral team.

Benefits

RCVS & VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Enhanced equal family leave

E-car salary sacrifice scheme

Wellness program including:

o Employee assistance program

o Eyecare voucher scheme

o Free annual Flu jab

o Cycle to work scheme

Recruitment referral reward scheme

About us

Paragon is a purpose-built diplomate led multidisciplinary referral hospital. It is situated just outside the City of Wakefield. The centre opened its doors in 2018 so the centre is still new and benefits from its clean and modern design.

Our extensive modern facilities allow our teams to deliver the highest quality of care and ensures patients get the best possible treatment. As a multidisciplinary centre you will work alongside some of the countrys leading specialists and be supported by a team of skilled and compassionate veterinary nurses. With our practice being RCVS accredited to Small Animal Veterinary Hospital level it allows us to provide outstanding levels of care. The team at Paragon are committed to delivering a first-class service for patients clients and our referring vet partners.

The hospital benefits from being close to the beautiful rural Yorkshire countryside yet also has excellent main road links to via the M1 and M62. We are within easy access of

Leeds. The nearest airport is Leeds and Bradford and we are within easy access of Manchester.

There is plenty to do in the surrounding area for adults families and children with Yorkshire Sculpture Park National Trust properties and endless walks either in the Peak District Yorkshire moors or Yorkshire dales.

Paragon have an exceptionally friendly team for which you can feel the friendly team atmosphere as soon as you enter the building. They also benefit from having anaethetists and two ECC diplomates on site and an exceptional nurse team They also have a dedicated nurse training lead who is responsible for quality training mentoring and supporting the nurses who all undertake regular training and specific area inductions. The team also comprise of globally recognised diplomates in medicine oncology anaesthesia soft tissue surgery orthopaedics cardiology neurology and ECC

At Linnaeus we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

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 85000 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.

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further please get in touch with Sian Emery (Talent Acquisition Partner)

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 of our associates.