Haven Veterinary Surgeons

Are you a veterinary surgeon looking for a varied caseload? Passion for orthopaedics?

Attractive salary £45-60K DOE!

Haven is a single site small animal practice based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The practice is a 5 minute drive away from the beach and easily commutable from Norwich (30 minutes by car). There are some beautiful areas nearby including the Broads National Park and Blakeney Point home to the largest seal colony in the country!

We are currently looking for a veterinary surgeon to join our friendly team currently made up of 8 vets, 12 RVNs and 2 SVNs, 3 PCAs as well as our reception and admin team.

The practice is well equipped and purpose built with 6 consult rooms, 2 operating theatres, X-ray, prep and hospital. Equipment includes new GE logiq eR8 ultrasound, direct digital X-ray, dental X-ray, new pet ECO ICU with nebulisation and cooling functions, tonometry and in-house lab. In the theatres we have adjustable tables, wall mounted LED lighting, electrocautery, suction, endoscopy (flexible and rigid) and high standard surgical kits.

Most of our orthopaedics are done in house (MMPs, lateral sutures, fracture repairs) and we also have a Cardiologist who visits weekly. Alongside this we also have an interesting exotic caseload as well doing most of the exotic-animal diagnostics and operations in-house.

The Rota

You will be working a 40 hour week over 4 days with no OOH or sole charge. Saturday mornings (08:30-12:30) are on a rota of currently 1 in 4. We also work 1 in 10 full weekend days (Saturday 12:30-19:30, Sunday 07:30-19:30) with 2 days TOIL at our 24 hour sister MiNight practice this is a temporary measure until the end of this year as the OOH team is expanding.

Part time hours can also be accommodated.

Our days are structured with 4 vets consulting and 2 vets operating with an experienced vet always available for an advice and support. Our working week is split into 2 days operating and 2 consulting with breaks (2x30 minute breaks and 1 hour for lunch) and admin time structured into the consult list. Appointment times are 30 minutes as standard with 15 minutes for straightforward rechecks, boosters or second vaccinations.

Support and Progression
Career progression is just as important to us as it is to you. We are all strongly focused on development within the team and currently have 2 vets undertaking certificates. There is no set CPD limit and would be keen to fund and support more expensive courses or a certificate if you have a particular interest. We are open to ideas and investing in new equipment in order to support our staff and make our lives that little bit easier. Since the start of the pandemic we have tried a few different changes including lengthening appointments to 30 minutes, triage nurses and booster only afternoons.

We offer:

• Competitive salary between £45-60K DOE
• Practice bonus scheme
• Holidays: Up to 7 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or equivalent) with our Buy/Sell holiday scheme - allowing you to purchase an additional two weeks of annual leave
• Receive an extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
• Access to our industry leading Share-save scheme
• Generously funded and fully encouraged CPD
• VDS cover included
• Excellent company pension scheme
• Industry leading maternity and paternity packages
• Relocation package considered
• A range of other flexible benefits such as our Employee Assistance Programme, Gymflex, Cycle to Work Scheme, and Perkbox.

Feedback
Here's what one of our Graduates thinks about working at Haven ''I joined Haven in June 2020 after reading the feedback of vet who worked at the practice. I was looking for a job where I would be supported and mentored and I've not been disappointed! The whole team is friendly and will always help each other when needed. I feel I have time here to do full work ups, discuss cases with my colleagues and write notes/ do admin. Management are really open to feedback and trialling new ideas to make our life a little bit easier e.g. extended consult times, more admin slots, investing in new equipment, booster vaccination only afternoons. There is a really varied case load and I have had the opportunity to see and do so much in both surgery and medicine. I've also really enjoyed not having the stress of OOH, but have still had exposure to emergency medicine with the occasional weekend day shifts we do at the 24 hour hospital 5 minutes away”.

For an informal chat text or call Emily on 07500 064185. Or to apply via our online portal click ‘Apply Now'