Haven Vets have a fantastic opportunity for a first opinion, small animal vet to work across their two practices. Duties include conducting routine and complex consultations, surgical procedures, and diagnostic investigations. The perfect candidate for the role will be confident in the above, and be willing to put animal care at the heart of everything they do. The successful candidate will work 2 days per week at our Alpha Vets site and two days at our Haven Vets site, giving you a fantastic chance to work with different caseloads.
Working week will consist of four days 8:30 am – 6 pm with a 1-hour lunch break. The weekend rota is currently 1:8 but may change. There will be no out of hours.Our Haven Vets site is part of a four-practice group, based near the beautiful Welsh coast with Alpha vets near Burry Port facing the Harbour. Transport routes are easily accessible from both sites and we have excellent facilities including; separate cat and dog kennels, a diagnostic area, isolation area, two theatres, endoscope, laparoscope, ultrasound, tonopen, laser machine, xray machine, full in house laboratory machines. Haven Vets is currently undergoing renovations so we can expand the services we offer to our loyal clients.
Across the group we have 12 vets, 9 registered veterinary nurses, 3 student veterinary nurses, 2 animal nursing assistants and 15 support staff. Our people have a wealth of experience and can offer excellent support across the board. We have certificate holders in surgery and diagnostics.We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -
Work-life balance
- 4 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
- Your birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
- Non-accidental injury support
Development
- £1200 CPD allowance
- Certificate support
- Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
- Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
- All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
- All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
- Infection Prevention and Control Programme
- Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
- BVA membership
- VDS cover
- RCVS fees
Additional
- Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
- Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
- Discounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.