We are looking for experienced Veterinary Surgeons to join us here at West End Vets. You will join an established practice with many loyal clients, varied cases, and the chance to develop your specific areas of interest. This role offers a salary up to £60k FTE, depending on experience plus benefits. We are looking for someone to work 30 hours per week.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in our small animal practices. You'll be joining a hard-working, established team that offers you the chance to work with a variety of different levels of experience from Graduates to experienced Vets.
There is a good leadership structure to support all aspects of daily vet life, and with wellbeing at the forefront of our minds, our diary set up enables us to do our job effectively without having to compromise on time.
Why join us?
West End Vets was established in the 1950s. We have two small animal practices in Tollcross and Morningside in the beautiful historic city of Edinburgh.
Our friendly and experienced veterinary team provide the highest quality of veterinary care, surgery and treatment – along with regular check-ups and routine procedures.
We have separate waiting rooms and wards for dogs and cats.
Alongside our facilities and specialist equipment, our dedicated veterinary team are here to provide several services to our clients, including regular check-ups and routine procedures.
We are passionate about animal care, and we know as well as anyone that you consider your pet a family member. That is why the whole team here treat their pets as one of their own.
Salary and Hours:
We have two vacancies available, either a permanent contract or a maternity cover role.
Working hours for these two positions are 30 hours per week.
Our practice opening hours are Monday to Friday 08:15 to 18:00 and Saturdays 08:30 to 12:00.
Our practice is supported out of hours by Vets Now Edinburgh.
The salary is up to £60,000 depending on experience, plus benefits.
Our rewards package includes:
Dedicated CPD support and access to a suite of internal courses developed by our in-house learning & development team of Vets and Nurses
Free Knowledge Hub offering over 260 courses and 235 webinars covering a variety of clinical and non-clinical topics
Wellbeing initiatives including access to over 280 wellbeing champions across our group
Other Health and Wellbeing benefits include the Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme, and discounted Gym Membership
Forward-thinking policies including fertility treatment, Pregnancy Loss, extended sick pay, enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave
CVS Save as your earn scheme – purchase discounted shares in the company and benefit from the Group's increase in share price over that time!
Health cash plans, discounted critical illness cover, 8 weeks' pay to support exceptional life events, private medical insurance available after the first month of service at discounted rates
Workplace Pension
Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
RCVS and VDS support
Discounted Treatment for your Pet/s
To apply…
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