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About the Role
Veterinary Surgeons at Blue Cross practice medicine while making a meaningful impact on vulnerable animals and the people that depend on them. This role offers exposure to a wide variety of medical, surgical, and emergency cases, enabling rapid development of skills and confidence in general practice.
Responsibilities
- Practice medicine and perform surgery.
- Handle a wide variety of medical, surgical, and emergency cases.
- Participate in an evening and weekend rota.
- Contribute to clinical governance discussions.
- Assist in pragmatic decision making with a focus on patient welfare.
Requirements
- Pragmatic and competent Veterinary Surgeon.
- Thrives in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Commitment to delivering compassionate care.
- Strong work ethic.
- Genuine desire to make a difference.
- Embody Blue Cross values.
- Demonstrable small animal or mixed practice experience.
- Sole charge experience.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of Blue Cross values.
Location
- London
- SW19 1BD (Merton)
- W6 0RQ (Hammersmith)
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
- 40 hours p/week
Experience Level
- General practice experience
- Small animal or mixed practice experience
- Sole charge experience
Education Level
- Member of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- Completion of the RCVS Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP)
Salary/Compensations
- £41,080 - £55,640 per annum
- £3,954 London Weighting Allowance
Benefits
- Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
- Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family
- Health cash plan
- Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support
- Life assurance
- 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Recognition scheme
- Annual volunteer days
- Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
About the Company
- We believe veterinary care should reach those who need it most - regardless of circumstance.
- The range of work our teams carry out goes above and beyond what is offered in first opinion private practice.
- We offer a high-quality working environment with facilities including digital X-Ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, multiparameter anaesthetic monitors and infusion pumps.
- Many of our vets hold certificates or have special interests and are more than happy to share their knowledge and help you develop your clinical skills.
- We hold regular clinical governance discussions and have developed an award-winning set of clinical guidelines to assist our vets in pragmatic decision making, where patient welfare is a priority.
- High standards are important to us but so is the ability to discuss openly where lessons have been learnt, within a safe, non-judgmental environment.
- Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose.
- Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can.
- We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.