About the Role
As a Veterinary Surgeon at Parkvets, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills, collaborate with colleagues for the best clinical outcomes, and enjoy a rota that fits your lifestyle. This role would suit a medicine-focused vet, with surgery currently once every two weeks. You’ll work collaboratively with the wider practice team to deliver a high standard of patient and client care across a varied and rewarding caseload. You’ll continue to develop your clinical skills and interests while sharing your knowledge and experience with colleagues, contributing positively to the clinical culture of the practice. You’ll be an integral member of the clinical team, delivering excellent care while leading and supporting those around you.
Responsibilities
- Deliver a high standard of patient and client care across a varied and rewarding caseload.
- Continue to develop clinical skills and interests.
- Share knowledge and experience with colleagues.
- Contribute positively to the clinical culture of the practice.
- Lead and support team members.
Requirements
- A Veterinary degree and registration (or eligibility to register) with the RCVS.
- Experience working in clinical practice with growing confidence in routine medical and surgical cases.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues.
- A proactive approach to learning, with openness to feedback and development.
- Professionalism, reliability and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- A passion for delivering excellent patient and client care.
Skills
- Medicine-focused surgical skills
- Collaboration
- Clinical skills development
- Knowledge sharing
- Communication
- Relationship building
- Proactive learning
- Professionalism
- Reliability
- Independent work
- Teamwork
Location
- Parkvets, Sidcup, Kent
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Experience working in clinical practice
- Growing confidence in routine medical and surgical cases
Education Level
- Veterinary degree
- RCVS registration (or eligibility)
Salary/Compensations
- Up to £70,000 DOE
Benefits
- Relocation Allowance up to £2,000
- Clear career pathways with progression opportunities
- Funded learning and development including CPD allowance
- Access to IVC Academy training centres and role-relevant courses
- £1,250 annual Care Fund for every vet
- Access to mentors, regional clinical coaches and peer networks
- Support to develop clinical interests and expand capabilities
- 6.6 weeks’ holiday including bank holidays
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced family leave and pay
- BVA membership, VDS cover & RCVS fees
- Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes
- Retail discounts and cashback offers
- Reduced-cost veterinary care for your own pets
About the Company
- At inspiring vet care, our people are at the heart of everything we do.
- The UK’s number one vet care provider, trusted with the care of over 2 million animals, delivering our purpose of healthier animals and happier owners.
- Parkvets is a large multidisciplinary hospital with direct links to London.
- We have separate cat, dog, and exotics wards, each with dedicated operating theatres, dental suites, ultrasound facilities, flexible and rigid endoscopy, laparoscopic equipment, and x-ray.
- Our extensive in-house lab is staffed by biomedical professionals supporting the vet team.
- We work alongside certificate holders in Imaging, Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Exotics, and Dentistry.
- We are committed to supporting our people through career development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives and access to world-class learning resources.
- We offer the support, opportunity and community to help you grow.
