• Lead Veterinary Surgeon

    Location: 54 Goodmayes Avenue, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex Hours: Full time Practice: Animal Ark Veterinary Centre Salary: £75,000 per annum, Salary up to and depending on experience Practice Details Animal Ark Veterinary Centre

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Job Title: Lead Veterinary Surgeon  

Salary: Up to £75,000 (D.O.E.) 

Location: Animal Ark Veterinary Centre, Essex  

Job Type: Permanent. Full-time.  

Hours: 40 hours per week over 5 days, with 1:3 Saturdays 8:30-12:30pm with TOIL No OOH Work  

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? 

We have an incredible opportunity for a Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join our warm and welcoming team at Animal Ark Vets in Essex.  

As one of the largest providers of high-quality veterinary services in Essex & East London, we are always looking for like-minded individuals who are passionate about providing top-notch medical care and excellent patient service, all while keeping their professional skills at a high level. 

Your role and responsibilities  

We're looking for someone with excellent clinical, communication, teamwork, and mentoring skills, and a passion for quality improvement. This role is open to individuals who are eager to develop their leadership skills, with strong problem-solving abilities and some experience in leading a practice team. In this role, you'll be delivering top-notch clinical work while leading the team and ensuring outstanding patient and client care, contributing to our financial success.  

Our philosophy is all about compassion and high-quality veterinary care, and we place a strong emphasis on reinvesting in our facilities and team. We're a client-focused, progressive, and professional group, committed to providing a supportive environment and ongoing education. 

Benefits 

  • 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave 

  • RCVS and VDS fees paid 

  • External CPD funded 

  • Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program 

  • Career progression opportunities 

  • Staff discount schemes 

  • Life Assurance 

  • Enhanced sickness pay 

  • Enhanced equal family leave 

  • E-car salary sacrifice scheme 

  • Recruitment referral reward scheme 

  • Wellness program including: 

  • Employee assistance program 

  • Eyecare voucher scheme 

  • Free annual Flu jab 

  • Cycle to work scheme 

About us  

We are a Small Animal Primary Care Practice located in Goodmayes, Essex, and just a 2-minute walk from Overground Station – Elizabeth Line. We have a designated Hospital Building and a designated Consult Building with separate Cat and Dog waiting areas and consult rooms 

Our facilities are modern and fully equipped with all the toys including a large In-House Laboratory, Direct Digital X-Rays, Dental X-Rays, Dental Suite, Ultrasound Suite, and Parapetetic Orthopaedic and Cardio Specialists.  

Our team holds a wealth of interests including Anesthesia, Emergency medicine, soft tissue surgery, Animal behaviour, patient care, rehabilitation, surgery, Canine care, behaviour, and nutrition with two nurses holding ECC certificates.   

We are accredited under the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Practice Standards Scheme and are also a registered Training Practice (TP) providing veterinary nurse training and hold Sliver Accreditation for Cat Friendly Clinic.  

We hold regular team meetings to assist with the smooth flow of communication and information whilst also using the benefits of easy-to-use technology communication tools available today. 

Being part of Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.   

If you would like to have an informal chat to discuss this further, please get in touch with Lissa at lissa.semerdak@linnaeusgroup.co.uk  or call 07523268918 

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]

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