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Veterinary Surgeon
Location: Hillcroft, Hall Street, Dudley, West Midlands Practice: Blacks Vets Dudley Salary: £65,000 per annum, Salary up to depending on experience Practice Details
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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum (D.O.E.) Relocation package available
Location: Blacks Veterinary Practice, Dudley, West-Midlands
Job Type: Permanent, full-time and part-time applicants welcomed (35hrs plus)
Hours: 40 hours per week, with a 1:10 full weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and 1:5 Saturdays with time back in Lieu
Are you a friendly, enthusiastic team player looking for an amazing opportunity?
Are you confident in all areas including consults, surgery and dentistry? Then this might be just the role for you…
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our team at Blacks Vets. This role will be mainly based at Dudley but may require cover at our other branches.
Here at Blacks Vets, we have a proven track record of producing talent in a variety of disciplines from graduates to certificate holders, to branch management, leadership, and director roles. As a progressive, growing and highly successful practice, we are always on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our award-winning friendly team, at our accredited Veterinary Hospital in Dudley and our surrounding local branches (on the edge of the West Midlands, but all within 30 mins of Birmingham City Centre). Not only do we have great clinical facilities, we also have a spacious break room - including posh coffees!
We have a dedicated night team on site that covers all OOH work. Our last appointment is at 6.30pm during weekdays, and weekend work is shared fairly amongst the team on a rota basis - with time back in lieu the following week.
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
About us
We are a small animal, first opinion and referral practice with a strong vet team of 16, including 7 Certificate holders, plus a further 6 Vets currently studying. These include cardiology, dermatology, medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, and surgery - soft tissue and orthopaedic.
We would also happily support you with any current or future certificate studies, both financially and clinically. You will also work closely with our amazing team of experienced nurses and PCA's, including our overnight nursing team! Plus, we can give you access to referral centres for future development and caseload exposure.
Our practices have access to state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment - including CT, a fully equipped dental suite (dental training available) and 12 operating theatres. Our size, insured base, and varied caseload mean we can support a range of skill sets and continued professional development aspirations.
With over 50 year’s experience, we pride ourselves on being family vets for family pets. We have constantly pushed the boundaries on delivering the highest pet care through the calibre and qualifications of our Vets and Nurses and through the friendliness and professionalism of our Client Care teams.
Don’t just take our word for it
If you are a Veterinary Surgeon, considering new opportunities in 2025, please get in touch for an informal chat with us and to find out more. We are always happy for prospective associates to come and visit our practices/hospital site for a tour, and an in-person chat.
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 Program which is available for everyone.
To apply, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information please contact Lissa at lissa.semerdak@linnaeusgroup.co.uk or call 07523268918.
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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]
