Veterinary Surgeon
The Opportunity
We are lucky to be in located in the very attractive market town of Darlington, Country Durham. The town offers easy access to great transport links by rail and road to visit beautiful nearby countryside for those well-deserved down days. Or, for domestic or international trips is only a short commute to Teesside International Airport for UK and European destinations.
Our Stanhope Road practice is a 5 Vet practice, along with our newly appointed a Practice Manager, Head RVN and a strong clinical led Nursing team who supports with the overnight nursing care. It is an RCVS accredited hospital and a proud ISFM Gold Standard Cat Friendly practice and can accommodate all types of major surgery. Adjacent to the practice is the beautiful Stanhope Park, ideal for a relaxing lunch break, or a little bit of sport with Tennis and Basketball courts available.
Stanhope Road is one of our 3 practices within the area and situated around the corner on Duke Street is our Cats and Exotics practice, allowing us to treat cats and exotic species in a dedicated stress-free environment.
Our third practice is Middleton-St-George which have been providing clients with consultations and preventative treatments for many years with a loyal client base. It has recently undertaken major renovation work at this surgery, allowing us to extend our services to include outpatient surgical
We are offering Full time working pattern of 4 weekdays per week and a fair weekend rota, but if Part time is something you wish to consider, let’s talk how we can support this.
We offer a relocation package if relocating from outside the UK or more than 60 miles from your current UK address.
This is the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career by joining the growing Medivet community. We want to be the best place for vets and nurses to work and we’re taking the right steps in achieving this. For more information contact gemma.butterfield@medivet.co.uk
Key Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance from day one.
- Health cash plan from day one (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service.
- Life Assurance 3 x salary.
- Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support.
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 6 weeks with length of service.
- An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish.
- Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days’ paid leave
- Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities
- Funded certificate opportunities.
- VDS, RCVS and BVA fees paid.
- Sabbatical based on length of service.
- Interest free Season Ticket Loan.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Discounts on Medivet products and services.
- Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support.
Role Accountabilities
Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at Medivet. That’s the care for our patients, our clients and for each other – we really want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.
In this role you will:
- Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.
- Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.
- Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice and operational compliance.
- Prepare tailored, accurate treatment and care plans for each patient with clear cost estimates.
- Engage, mentor and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilising these in the most effective way.
- Complete clinical handover and arrange transfer of any patient needing out of hours or enhanced care.
- Pro-actively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider Medivet community.
Your Skills and Experience
- RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
- Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.
- Experienced in working effectively as part of a team.
- Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
- Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.
- Experience of supporting nurse consults and schedule 3 procedures, with an understanding of how this contributes to clinic performance and efficiency.
- Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague.
About Us
Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider, with practices across the UK including a number of 24-hour veterinary centres and referral centres. We also have a growing presence overseas with practices in France, Germany and Spain.
We’re proud to support a large, connected and growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional care that’s always there. That’s more than a strapline for us, we truly believe every interaction we have matters and that we can make a real difference. This is as true for our colleagues as it is for our patients and clients. Being part of Medivet means being part of a forward-thinking and caring environment with the very best equipment and treatment options available, and the very best treatment for you as a valued member of the team.
This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job. Join us and be part of our exciting plans for the future.