Veterinary Surgeon

Are you looking to join a dedicated, kind team that work hard to establish solid bonds with our colleagues, clients and their pets, continually striving to provide a consistent caring service. With team members who have over 20 years’ experience?

• You will join the practice at an exciting time after just undergoing a refurbishment
• The practice is a stable of the local community providing fantastic care for its local community and their furry friends
• There are no OOH or Sundays and Saturday mornings are worked on a 1 in 4 basis
• You will ideally be a good all rounder and your development will be encouraged and supported
• You will have the same day off weekly to support your other commitments
• Excellent location with great public transport links
• Paying a fantastic salary up to £60,000 per annum (FTE, DOE) 

About the role: 
With the added attraction of no OOH and no Sundays, this position can be flexed around what is important to you, working patterns are mouldable, be it around childcare, study, certificate time or wellbeing, we acknowledge and respect everyone is individual and their needs will vary, whilst all focusing on the common bond of providing the best clinical care we can. Up to a 4 day working week is proposed with the same day off each week, this is negotiable. Working 1 in 4 Saturday morning 9-12.30pm is part of the working rota.

As a balanced quality of life for our colleagues is important we benefit from being ideally located on Marton Road, Middlesbrough, with excellent transport links and the diversity of having both the facilities of a vibrant city as well as rural life, the North York Moors and beaches on the door step.

The practice is well established, partner owned for 15 years; flourishing with a wide variety of interesting medical and surgical cases. We have the usual day to day diagnostics such as otoscope, ophthalmoscope, tonopen, microscopy, glucometer, and in addition to this digital and dental radiography, in house catalyst, lasercyte and sedivue, ultrasound and a good range of orthopaedic equipment. Your working day will also have time built in for admin and also client prescriptions, time that is often missed off from traditional ways of working, but paramount in being part of what is needed to provide the clinical care and service that is needed by today’s clients.

A high proportion of our clients are insured, and we also offer financial assistance via Klarna & Omnicapital as well as having a PDSA local to eligible clients. We are also spoilt with 3 world class referral centres within an hour’s drive for our clients with whom we have excellent rapport.

You will be joining an established team led by Katherine Goldsbrough MRCVS, including 3 Vets, 5 Nurses working to schedule 3, 2 student nurses all fully supported by 4 Client Care Advisors.

We work hard to progress with the times, embracing and adapting to the daily challenges we face whilst maintaining our competitiveness in the Veterinary Marketplace. We can guarantee that Middlesbrough Vets4Pets is a wonderful place to work due to the supportive, committed and friendly team and we welcome you to enhance this even more.  Our recent refurbishment ensures a modern working environment and great colleague space.

In addition to your competitive salary we can offer you;

• Excellent career development opportunities & support, both clinical & non clinical
• No OOH or Sundays
• Paid Birthday leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private Medical insurance
• Income protection and death in service benefit
• Generous CPD allowance included funded certificates
• Sponsorship for overseas candidates
• Relocation package if needed
• Coaching, mentoring & wellbeing support
• Paid professional memberships- RCVS, VDS, etc.
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards including 20% off at Vets4Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, Reward Hub for everyday discounts

If we sound like the team and practice for you, and you would like to find out more, talk to Katherine the JVP, then we would love to hear from you.

Wage will be commensurate with experience and we are happy to consider up to 60K per annum for an experienced applicant.

I am really looking forward to hearing from you.

To apply, or for further info, please email Katherine.goldsbrough@vets4pets.com or contact Rach at the support office on northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day 

Location: TS4 2PT

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!