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Veterinary Surgeon Job Vacancy (02.10.2024)
Independent Primary Care and Referral Centre looking for a new Veterinary Surgeon.Sadly, our Australian colleague is relocating, and we are looking to replace her. We are a 100% independent practice and are not part of a group or chain of clinics. MVP is owned by two committed directors and we are happy to support you. We are very keen to hear your ideas and value your opinion. Millennium Vets were voted the best practice in Essex for 2 consecutive years by our clients.We are proud of our highly dedicated, friendly and compassionate vets. We have trained receptionists, administrative team and support staff. MVP is a student nurse training practice with a high number of long-term experience qualified veterinary nurses supporting you and training the next generation. Our lovely 14 strong qualified nursing team are here to help and support you with their dedicated consulting nurse clinics in preventive health care, nutrition, weight management, diabetes and behaviour. Along with a further 3 trainee nurses our nursing team is structured with allocated consulting, ward and theatre nursing teams to make every aspect of your working day as positive and easy as possible. We have a purpose-built veterinary clinic with ample parking, consulting rooms and dedicate feline and canine waiting and ward areas.
You will have freedom to work-up your cases with access to our on-site lab with dedicated nurse attendance, digital radiography, 2 ultrasound machines, endoscopy and CT scanner with inhouse interpretation.Main Purpose of role- Small animal general practitioner as part of a 11-vet team
- Taking patient history, performing clinical examinations, formulating differential diagnosis lists and planning diagnostic investigations
- Communicating with staff and clients
Key responsibilities and duties- Performing patient physical examinations and advising the client clearly of findings and recommendations
- Broad medicine, surgery and diagnostic work (we refer very little) with a share of first opinion consulting and theatre work with designated blocks, to split the day
- Clinical freedom with responsibility for your own patients’ care with a supportive environment surrounded by medical and surgical advanced practitioners
- Preventative health care, including delivering part of our MVP Care Plan alongside our RVN consult team
- Checking patient records and authorising repeat prescriptions
- GP work based at Braintree, with limited shifts at our local Coggeshall branch (open 2 days a week) to cover your colleague’s holiday
- Share of very limited OOH work
- Potential to join MVP Referral team (dependent on qualifications); including diagnostic imaging with access to inhouse 16-slice CT scanner, digital radiography and endoscopy. MVP takes orthopaedic, dermatology, medical oncology and soft tissue referrals.
What are the key competencies for this role?- Fun, honest, team player who is happy to share and learn from others to develop your skills and knowledge
- Driven by patient welfare, a high standard of patient care
- Taking patient history, performing clinical examinations, formulating differential diagnosis lists and planning diagnostic investigations
Broad competency of:- Common medical cases
- Common surgical procedures
- Knowledge and at least primary competency of diagnostics use and interpretation of results
- Perform dog and cat neutering procedures, minor mass removals and routine dentistry including surgical dental extractions
- High standard of client communication with professional compassion and genuine care
- Feline friendly advocate
- Holistic approach to treating your patients not just their condition
- Communicating positively with the rest of the MVP team
- High standard of end-of-life care and euthanasia client support
- Enthusiasm for the profession
Personal ambition to want to deliver the best possible service and to update your professional knowledge with a keen focus to develop your own career pathway in a caring and supportive environment.Working hours, pattern and rota
The main clinic operates by appointment 8am-8pm weekdays and 8am-6pm Saturdays- Share of shifts with allocated break/catch-up times and one-hour lunch break
- Allocated consulting and theatre time
- 15-minute consultations by appointment
- A full time colleague works an average 35 hour week. Composing of:
- A 4-day week
- 1-5 Saturdays (8.30am- 6pm)
- 1-10 Sundays for inpatients only, if there is no inpatients you have a free Sunday
- Weekday shifts may vary from 8am-4.30pm, 8am-6pm, 9am-7pm or 11am-8pm with one-hour inpatient duties until 9pm (1 in 10 weekdays)
- Two 4.30pm finishes each week leaves you plenty of time for leisure activities
- Weekends rota for the whole year so you can plan your free time
- Part time hours offered on discussion
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays. (FYI the directors typically do the bank holidays so you can relax and enjoy them!)
- OOH to local VetsNow clinic. RVN and ward assistant also on shift and on-site to look after our own inpatients, so we do not transport our inpatients
SalaryConsidered and offered, dependent on experience and post registration qualificationsUp to £80,000 pro-rota plus benefits.
There is the potential of an annual profit-sharing bonus.
We don’t set you financial targets.Employee benefits- RCVS registration and VDS paid in full
- 6.6 weeks holiday pro-rata plus bank holidays
- 8% company pension contribution
- 5 days CPD + £1000 towards cost of CPD pro-rota or £2500 per year towards certificates
- CPD travel and accommodation reimbursement (assessed on each individual case)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Generous staff discounts
- Lunch provided on Saturdays
- Your dog is welcome to come to work with you
- Internal education with frequently arranged lunch and learns
- Designated Veterinary Assistance office, to work or rest as required
Practice LocationBraintree, located in North Essex, is vibrant town known for is excellent transport links (30 minute to Stansted Airport and 60 minutes into central London). The area boosts a rich history and friendly community atmosphere, providing a welcoming environment for professionals. The town offers a mix of modern amenities, a variety of local shops and restaurants (Braintree Village Shopping outlet) and surrounded by beautiful countryside. This is an ideal location to achieve a good work-life balance.MVP ValuesOur practice values of commitment, communication, collaboration and community is essential to our ethic of delivering a high standard of patient and client care. Being an independent practice means that job satisfaction across the team; individual staff development and company adaptation and growth are core company values. We harness a friendly-family environment making team work essential.
We do mean it when we use our tagline – ‘Treating pets as our own’.
If you are interested in this position please contact lindseynice@millenniumvets.co.uk and for more information about us visit www.millenniumvets.co.uk