Veterinary Surgeon

Job Description

Our well established and fast-growing practice are seeking an experienced and motivated Veterinary Surgeon to join the team at Sidcup Vets for Pets!

About us
Hayley the practice owner qualified as an RVN in 2006 whilst working in a busy veterinary hospital. She has been with Vets for Pets for over 11 years and joined Sidcup in 2022 as the Head Nurse. Since then, she has gone on to become the practice owner and along with the team is providing excellent pet healthcare and customer service to their clients.

You will be joining an existing team of 3 full time Vets, 3 RVNs (including Hayley), SVN, Veterinary Care Assistant and 5 Client Care Advisors. The clinical lead has a keen interest in exotics and sees a variety of exotic cases. 

We’re in a great location on the Sherwood Park Avenue with the A2 running close by making access to the M25 and surrounding areas easy, along with bus routes and the local train station. There’s great access to local amenities and within a few minutes’ walk to Danson Park, a lovely green space to enjoy in the sunshine.

About you
We are looking for an experienced vet with a broad range of GP skills who is confident with all routine surgical and medical cases. Special interests will be welcomed and supported. The practice offers clinical freedom and the opportunity to work with a varied and loyal client base, working up cases to a high standard. 

By joining Sidcup Vets for Pets, you will be part of a supportive team dedicated to providing a superb standard of client and animal care within a friendly team. Your voice engagement is at 80% & wellbeing at 79%, highlighting that we have an engaged and happy team.

This is a part-time role for 20-30 hours per week, ideally working either 8 or 10 hours shifts. 1:4 Saturday mornings are non-negotiable, but no OOHs required.

We can offer you

• An attractive salary of up to £40,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
• A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
• 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service!
• A generous extra days’ leave for your birthday 
• Access to private health insurance
• A contributory pension scheme
• In-house career development opportunity
• Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
• Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
• Cycle to work scheme
• 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
• Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Laura from our Talent Acquisition team via email; eastvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.

Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!

Location 
DA15 9JN

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!

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!