Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to 65000 per annum (D.O.E.)

Location: Alder Vets Guildford

Job Type: Permanent. Full-time (open to part-time applicants)

Hours: 40 hours per week over 4 days 1 in 4 Saturdays (8am-4pm) No OOH

Alder Veterinary Practice is seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our amazing team!

If you are ready to enhance your skills and thrive in a state-of-the-art clinic with outstanding equipment Alder Vets is the ideal destination for you.

Why join us

• Purpose-built clinic providing inpatient emergency care 24 hours a day 365 days a year enabling continuity in cases and patient care (VetsNow host)

• Cutting-edge facilities including diagnostic imaging digital radiography laparoscopic spay kit endoscopy ultrasound and in-house blood analysis fully operational orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery suite with huge potential for expanding our surgical caseload

• Gold Standard Cat Friendly Clinic with separate waiting consult room and hospital ward on the other side of the building to ensure a calm environment.

• With the majority of our clients carrying insurance youll have the opportunity to elevate case management to exceptional standards.

The Team

We are a passionate close-knit teamof 4 Vets and 6 nurses plus a wonderful team of support staff and PCAs to support the Vet team to enable the best level of care for our clients and their pets.

We are located within walking distance of amenities including a spa and gym as well as a convenient coffee shop grocery store and alongside a beautiful park we can offer great facilities outside the hospital as well as inside and hope that this will aid our great work/life balance ethos.

We strongly believe in investing in our staff too. Career progression and CPD (including certificates) are encouraged and funded for all staff. If there is an area or discipline youd like to explore were keen to develop this.

What were looking for

• Our ideal candidate will be confident and experienced in both general surgery and medicine but youll have support from us our excellent nursing team with years of experience and the wider Linnaeus team if needed.

• The most important thing is that youre friendly empathetic and have excellent communication skills.

• Completion of your Vet GDP and RCVS registered.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday bank holidays 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

• Enhanced equal family leave

• E-car salary sacrifice scheme

• Recruitment referral reward scheme

• Wellness program including:

  • Employee assistance program

  • Eyecare voucher scheme

  • Free annual Flu jab

  • Cycle to work scheme

Alder 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. Youll 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 Lissa in the recruitment team or call

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