Veterinary Surgeon - Bilston, United Kingdom - Lockwood Animal Hospital, Rosewood Vets

Description

Veterinary Surgeon
Rosewood Vets, Coseley near Wolverhampton
Full time and/or Part time
Up to £70,000 FTE dependent on experience plus a welcome bonus of £5,000 FTE.

The Role

Here at Lockwood Veterinary Group, we are looking for an enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to join our team at Rosewood Vets near Wolverhampton. You will be working alongside a fantastic team of vets, nurses and support staff.

At this practice, there will be occasions where you will be required to work sole charge, so it's important to feel confident in both general surgical and medical skills. Luckily, there are other branches nearby with experienced vet teams ready to help if needed.

You'll have clinical freedom and time to properly handle and take care of your cases, and there will always be a friendly team available for support. Your days will be set up to ensure you get a good mix of different types of appointments and surgeries. Plus, you'll have the chance to focus on areas you're really interested in and grow your skills. We really support and encourage further qualifications, offering funding and guidance to our team members.

Work life balance that works for you

We understand that work life balance is more important than ever, and we are committed to supporting our teams to achieve this. We're open to receive applications from those looking for part-time or flexible working patterns. Our goal is to help you find the balance that suits your needs, so we're willing to have a conversation to explore what works best for you.
Typically, this role would be full-time worked over a four-day week, between 9 am and 6:30 pm plus Saturdays from 9 am to 5.00 pm on a rota basis. No out-of-hours requirements will be needed.

About Us

Rosewood Vets is part of the larger Lockwood Veterinary Group. We are a reputable, friendly, compassionate and progressive group. Established for nearly 30 years, we have 9 branches across the West Midlands, East Midlands and Staffordshire.

The practice provides a spacious, light and airy perfect working environment with a surgical theatre, and a prep room, and all the usual gadgets including digital xray,(dental radiography at our main branch), multiparameter anaesthetic monitoring machine, ultrasonography (Inc. Doppler), endoscopy, ECG. Additionally, we have a comprehensive in-house laboratory (microscopy, haematology, biochemistry as well as Idexx Catalyst for in-house results fast. ISFM cat friendly clinic and RCVS Accredited. We have a good ratio of registered veterinary nurses also with cert holders in ECC, anaesthesia, Feline Nursing, and behaviour.

Based in an excellent location close to the M6 and M5 motorways, within easy access to Birmingham with its train links and the rest of the country as well as two nearby airports. Birmingham is known for the amazing Bullring and Grand Central shopping centre with diverse high-street fashion & household shops. With a fantastic nightlife scene, great restaurants, attractions, arts and culture and areas of natural beauty, you'll have everything you need on your doorstep.
Our staffs Wellbeing is of great importance to us, and there are several mental health first aiders in our group who are very approachable and are always there to support you both professionally and personally.

We are also a big part of the community sponsoring the towns junior football team and visiting local schools to talk about working in a veterinary practice. Working very closely with local charities, we often host fund raising events from dog shows, fetes at the local animal sanctuary, sponsored runs and coffee mornings in the practice.

The team and culture

We have a loyal client base, and the practice is highly trusted within the local community for providing exceptional veterinary care. Our dedicated, friendly, experienced team pride themselves on providing the best care for pet and client alike. We have the facilities and resources to enable our staff to work in a low stress, well organised, supportive, friendly, family feel atmosphere. Maintaining a good working environment and job satisfaction for all staff is of high importance to us which is proven in our low staff turnover and longevity in service, with some staff having been with the group from the beginning.

We have several vets within the group at different stages of their careers who are always ready to help each other out and share their experiences and vast range of knowledge and accomplishments. Whether you have a complicated case or would like support to further develop your skills, our collaborative team are more than happy to help.

Our surgery certificate holders routinely perform orthopaedic procedures such as TTA and TPLO. In the group we also have certificate holders or undertaking in exotics, ECC, imaging, medicine and a vet with a special interest in Ophthalmology and also a visiting cardiologist working up cases using Echocardiography/ECG.

Because our employees matter