Veterinary Surgeon - OOH

MiNightVet Stoke is a dedicated out-of-hours emergency provider for local veterinary practices. We have 39 small animal out-of-hours MiNightVet practices across the country to ensure 24 / 7 joined up care. We have an exciting new opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our practice with a salary of up to £80k FTE, depending on experience.

Our state-of-the-art facilities and dedicated colleagues working around the clock to ensure patients receive the highest standard of care. We are a great place for a Veterinary Surgeon to work and have a career! Some of our incentives include :

• Salary of up to £80k pro-rata, dependent on experience
• Relocation Package can be considered
• Accommodation available if required (during working week only)
• We can offer the successful Veterinary Surgeon the flexibility of an annualised hour contract
• Once employed, you will have access to our ECCelerate training programme, a course designed to help you transition further into your ECC role
• Tied into a financial agreement with your current employer? Speak to us, we can support you!
• Career Development with the ability to offer a move from general practitioner to Advanced Practitioner to Cert holder!
• With visiting specialists from Orthopaedic to Soft Tissue and Cardiology, we have access to our Groups Support Clinical Hub Network of Advanced Practitioners to help increase the clinical knowledge of our Vets
• Vet Oracle : our Vet-to-Vet Telemedicine service
• Key working groups on initiatives such as Menopause within the workplace and our EDI strategy across our group
• As a business we are investing in our facilities and equipment within our MiNight practice!

Location :

Stoke-on-Trent is one of the most up and coming cities in the UK! In 2022 Stoke topped the list of the best up and coming places to live. Made up of 6 towns, Stoke is situated in Staffordshire, with links to Birmingham in the South and Manchester to the North. Prospective home buyers or people renting in the area will appreciate the local amenities and attractions including the amazing Alton Towers theme park (great day out!).

Competitive house prices are a big draw to the area. Stoke is classed as one of the most affordable areas of Staffordshire. The M6 Motorway between the Midlands and Scottish Borders is within easy reach, and the A50 connects Stoke with the M1 between London and Leeds. Manchester International Airport is less than 45 minutes away and Birmingham & East Midlands Airport are within an hour's drive too!

Our Candidate :

Ideally you will be a Veterinary Surgeon who is confident with working sole charge. With an RVN on site through the night and access to our OOH Vet network, there is heaps of support available! Once employed, you will be given the opportunity to join our ECCelerate course. This training programme will ensure that our Veterinary Surgeon can deliver the best possible outcomes for every emergency case that they see, whether the case presents at 2pm or 2am. The aim is that colleagues will be confident enough to deliver great care to emergency cases in a real-life environment with the equipment, and medication that they have available.

Rota :

We embrace flexible working and shift patterns and would be very happy to discuss a reduced number of nights per month if you are looking for a part-time role. Tell us what works for you! To give a guide, for full-time, our OOH Vets work typically working 1 : 4 weeks, but not always 7 on 21 off. Our salary range is based on a 40-hour working week.

Salary and hours...

Along with an attractive salary up to £80k pro rata, dependent on experience, here are some of the benefits you will enjoy :

If you feel you have the clinical experience and would like to be part of our dedicated night team that will focus on gold standard patient and client care, please get in touch! Fixed Term and Locum options also available if you want to test the waters!

If you'd like to pop into the practice for a cuppa and to meet the team, or have an informal and confidential chat, please contact David at david.vaughan@cvsvets.com or to apply via our online portal click Apply Now, upload your CV and we'll be in touch.

CVS is committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged and supported to be themselves, where difference is celebrated and where everyone feels able to deliver their best. We are also determined to build a workforce that is more representative of our diverse communities and the people we provide our services to.