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Veterinary Physiotherapist
Location: Manor Farm Business Park, Higham Gobion, Herts Practice: Davies Veterinary Specialists Salary: £32,000 per annum, pro rata, based on experience Practice Details
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Davies Veterinary Specialists are seeking an enthusiastic full or part-time veterinary physiotherapist to join our team to support and expand the established veterinary physiotherapy and rehabilitation services we provide.
Our services includes physiotherapy, acupuncture, pain management, hydrotherapy (underwater treadmill therapy) and orthotic clinics. Our multi-disciplinary team includes Chartered Physiotherapists specialising in small animals (ACPAT Cat A), European Board-Certified Veterinary Anaesthetists, Hydrotherapists and Therapy Assistants. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the 40-strong team of veterinary specialists from other clinical arenas that work at Davies Veterinary Specialists.
Key responsibilities in this role include:
- Provision of clinical and professional veterinary physiotherapy services for referred clients - both neurological and orthopaedic inpatients and outpatients
- Participation in delivering veterinary physiotherapy based learning to Davies Veterinary Specialists colleagues and both internal and external CPD events
- Completion of CPD requirements in accordance with the current recommendations of your governing body, dependent upon personal and practice CPD needs.
The successful candidate should be a member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy (ACPAT) Category A or B (2nd Year Veterinary Physiotherapy Students) or a member of the Register for Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners (RAMP), and should ideally have experience working within a hospital environment. Hydrotherapy experience would be ideal although not essential.
Davies Veterinary Specialists are a multidisciplinary Veterinary referrals practice based in Higham Gobion, Hertfordshire. We provide an exceptionally high level of clinical and surgical care to clients and their pets, as well as referring vets and professionals. Our referral centre is highly equipped, and our team offers a warm and professional welcome to all.
All Veterinary Physiotherapists are expected to provide a consistently high quality and professional service for referring veterinary surgeons, clients and their animals. You will be fully supported in continually developing your skills internally, through regular in-service training, journal clubs and case reviews, in addition to external learning opportunities.
Starting salary from £32,000 pro rata based on experience.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays plus Birthday Leave
- Recruitment referral reward
- Staff benefit discounts
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded
- Career progression opportunities
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Wellness program including:
Employee assistance program
Eyecare voucher scheme
Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme.
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.
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