Vacancy Details

Small Animal Vet

Permanent Vet in East Sussex

ASAP - OPEN
43511
50% hospital and 50% branch work.

Salary of £45,000- £55,000 DOE.

40 hours per week
4 days a week
1 weekend in 5 at the hospital and Monday off in lieu
Second on-call rota (1 in 15 weeks).

You will be a key member of the veterinary practice team, comfortable with all aspects of veterinary work, including consulting, surgery, diagnostic imaging (x-rays, ultrasound) and managing most medical cases independently.

The position offered includes work at their branch practice, which is a 2 vets/3 nurses branch, equipped with theatre, x-ray and ultrasound, where you would provide daily consultation and surgeries, with occasional sole charge. Patients in need of hospitalisation and ongoing care can be transferred to their hospital, situated 5 miles away.

At the hospital the caseload will be varied, with both emergency and advanced medical cases referred to them from five branch practices and local practices that they support.

You will be an experienced and approachable team player who demonstrates excellent communication skills with both clients and colleagues, and be able to deliver outstanding client service, with a good understanding of contextualised care.

The practice has been providing outstanding care to the region`s pets for 45 years and their fantastic team of passionate professionals is dedicated to excellence in veterinary medicine.

They have a large, purpose-built central Brighton hospital, plus 5 fully equipped branch practices and cover OOH for multiple other practices in the Brighton area.

The hospital has a range of high-tech equipment including CT scan, ultrasound, digital x-ray, laparoscopy, rigid and flexible endoscopy, and a fully equipped in-house laboratory. They have dedicated cat, dog, exotic, isolation, and day procedure wards, with a fantastic nurse and support team to work alongside.

The team has multiple certificate holders and staff members with a huge range of clinical interests and expertise, including referral services for orthopaedics, ophthalmology, advanced imaging, and exotics. They run a fully staffed out-of-hours team alongside their day team at the hospital. They are committed to continuing the further development of their team members, with ample opportunity for learning and development through dedicated in-house and external CPD.

Brighton is a welcoming and diverse city with a passion for culture, it also boasts an abundance of shops and award-winning restaurants. For lovers of the outdoors, it has eight miles of glorious beach on its doorstep and borders the magnificent South Downs National Park.

There are great travel links with London only a one-hour train journey away and proximity to Gatwick airport.

Benefits include 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays, £1750 CPD per annum fund + 5days CPD (increased if Advanced practitioner), Health Shield - wide-ranging contributions to health and wellbeing?treatments - from dentistry to sports massage, RCVS Membership paid, Two other membership subscriptions, My Perks - offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more, CPD/training support.

Please call 01280 850575 or email vets@A1locums.com



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East Sussex
South Coast
  • Small Animal
  • (Some) Sole Charge