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Linnaeus Lead Veterinary Surgeon in Frome, United Kingdom
Job Title : Lead Veterinary Surgeon
Salary : Up to £65,000 (D.O.E)
Location : Garston vets, Somerset and Wiltshire
Job Type : Permanent
Hours : Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 days, 1 in 6 weekends (shift based, not full weekend, based at Frome) 1 weeknight in every 2 weeks.
Are you looking to join a progressive, forward-thinking, and motivated team?
Are you a veterinary surgeon looking for your next adventure? Want to work somewhere with a wonderful atmosphere, interesting clients, and a fabulous team of skilled veterinary professionals? Then we might have the opening for you!
Garston Vets is based on the Somerset and Wiltshire border within easy reach of the vibrant and historic cities of Bath, Bristol, and Salisbury. The beautiful south coast is an hour away and lovers of the outdoors can find plenty to do in the nearby Mendip Hills and Salisbury Plain.
We are looking for an experienced Small Animal Vet to join our large first opinion practice as the lead vet at our Trowbridge branch. As well as excellence in clinical skills they must also have demonstrably good communication and leadership skills. They will be heavily involved with the day to day running of the Trowbridge branch along with management of the whole practice with regular attendance at management meetings and line management of vets.
We invest heavily in training across the team and are proud to have the latest equipment, and modern facilities in order to offer the most up-to-date advice and treatment for our clients and their pets.
Our sites have excellent facilities including well equipped consult rooms, state of the art theatres, isolation units, onsite lab, ultrasound, digital x-ray, all sites are cat friendly ISFM with designated cat-friendly appointments, laser therapy, and dedicated staff room.
Benefits
5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
RCVS & 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
Employer contribution pension scheme
Wellness program including:
Employee assistance program
Eyecare voucher scheme
Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
We are a very progressive practice based over 5 sites, Frome, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster, and Westbury. All sites are well equipped and supported to offer a high-quality service for all our clients and patients. In 2024 we will be acquiring a CT scanner at our hospital site in Frome providing 24-hour care.
Our team have decades of experience with three Lead Vets supporting our clinicians and Clinical Directors overseeing the running of the practices. Interests within the team include orthopaedics, dermatology, ECC, exotics, cardiology, dentistry, internal medicine, ultrasound imaging & laparoscopic key-hole solutions to surgery with several certificates held in Cardiology, Medicine, Surgery and ISFM Medicine in cats.
We are a very social team and enjoy nothing more than celebrating someone’s birthday which of course, includes cake! Every year, a few of us lucky enough to get tickets, make the 10-mile pilgrimage to the Glastonbury Festival.
We work very closely with our local communities from raising money with our clients to sponsorship for players. We have recently provided football kits for the Frome U9’s team and support local and national charities such as Cats Protection, Guide Dogs and Friends of Animals Wales.
We have our own 'Garston green team' who have recently achieved the IIE Silver accreditation. They are always looking for new members to join their very proactive and sociable meetings, which often involved food.
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
T o a pply, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information please contact Lissa at Lissa.Semerdak@linnaeusgroup.co.uk or call 07523268918.