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Neurology Clinician
Location: Unit 18b, Paragon Business Park, Red Hall Crescent, Wakefield Practice: Paragon Veterinary Referrals Practice Details
If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.
Your role and responsibilities
We are looking for a residency trained, or specialist neurologist to join our busy neurology team. You will be working in our specialist-led multi-disciplinary hospital to provide the highest quality care to patients.
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and 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
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
We are looking for an additional Neurology Specialist to join our busy Neurology and Neurosurgery service at Paragon Veterinary Referrals, a multi-disciplinary small animal referral centre. As part of a truly multi-disciplinary team, you will work alongside two experienced ECVN diplomates and one ECVN Resident, and other Specialists in soft tissue surgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, internal medicine, oncology, cardiology, emergency and critical care, and anaesthesia. We also have a dedicated and friendly imaging support team. Our philosophy is very much one of friendly co-operation between clinicians in every specialism sharing our aim of providing the best possible level of care for clients, their pets and for referring veterinary surgeons.
The successful applicant is expected to hold an ECVN or ACVIM-Neurology Diploma or to be eligible for ACVIM-Neurology or ECVN Diploma examination after having completed an approved neurology residency program. Due to the high neurosurgical caseload, experience in neurosurgery is preferable. The Candidate also must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
If you join us you will have an excellent team of support staff who will give you the opportunity to concentrate on your clinical caseload and to work in a pleasant, supportive and good-humoured atmosphere. In-patient care is a priority and includes 24-hour veterinary surgeon and nursing attention including an ICU. Weekend cover is based on a shared rota with other clinicians.
Facilities include a 1.5T Toshiba Elan MRI scanner, Toshiba Aquilion Lightning 16 slices helical CT scanner, a surgical microscope specific for neurosurgery, Toshiba Ziehm Solo Mobile C-arm fluoroscopy unit, Toshiba Intuition 701C direct digital radiography system, and Neurogen TruTrace NCS/EMG/EP neurodiagnostic system.
Paragon is centrally located within easy reach of Wakefield and Leeds, Leeds Bradford Airport, and the national rail and motorway networks. It is only a short drive away from the Peak District, historic York, Harrogate, and the beautiful Yorkshire Dales
At 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.
To find out more about this vacancy or for informal enquiries, please contact Amy.Bowcott@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
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]
