Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Salary up to £65,000 pro-rata DOE

We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our Hyde team. As one of the top employers in the UK, we offer candidates an excellent package with the opportunity to enjoy a superb work/life balance. This a part time role up to 32 hours per week with a share of Saturday mornings, with time given back in lieu. We offer no OOH and a competitive salary. Duties include providing high quality clinical care to all pets and outstanding client experience and to help to create and maintain an efficient clinic.

About Us

At White Cross Vets, part of inspiring vet care, we have 23 clinics across the UK. All of our clinics have teams with different interests, with team members undergoing further training by certificates or having those that have achieved certificate status. Being part of something bigger, offers a fantastic level of support on a wider group level and allows us to grow and develop a higher quality first opinion pet care, whilst providing internal career progression opportunities. At the Hyde surgery itself, we have a large 6 vet team with a variety of interests so we can be flexible and would love to tailor a suitable role for the right candidate.

At inspiring vet care, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the UK's number one vet care provider, we're trusted with the care of over 2 million animals, delivering our purpose of healthier animals and happier owners.

Enhance your skills

White Cross Vets encourage growth and certificate support can be offered. The experienced team at Hyde includes a medical certificate holder, a vet working towards his ophthalmology certificate and a diplomat in anaesthesia. We like to tackle all aspects of soft tissue surgery ourselves and have visiting veterinary surgeons for orthopaedic surgeries and advanced diagnostic imaging.

Collaboration

The Hyde practice has a close link with our Walkden and Sale clinics with the Clinic Director at Hyde also being the Clinic Director at these other two sites. This increases the services we can offer our clients and the immediate support we can ask for from our other local White Cross Clinics. The Hyde practice has great facilities including 4 consult rooms, cat ward, dog ward, operating theatre, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound and access to endoscope if needed.

About the Team and Culture

One of the best parts of working at Hyde is the enthusiastic team who work closely together. We love to bond over our shared love of food with regular meals out together, along with regularly partaking in some serious competition with the local pub quiz and "Breakout" rooms. There are also some very active members of the team, who join forces in training for 10k's and our weekly Fitbit challenge.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

*6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

*Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

*Private Medical Insurance

*Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline

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

*Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

*£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata

*Certificate support

*Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

*Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider

*All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding

*All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

*Infection Prevention and Control Programme

*Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

*BVA membership

*VDS cover

Colleague Benefits

*Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well

*Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria

*Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you

*Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

*Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

We're committed to supporting our people through career development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives and access to world-class learning resources.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to take the next step in your career, inspiring vet care offers the support, opportunity and community to help you grow.