Veterinary Surgeon

Job Description

Are you looking to join a standalone practice that will has a low staff turnover in a stunning coastal location paying up to £60,000 (FTE, DOE) with no weekend work?

• Lytham vets for pets is looking for an experienced vet to join its fantastic long standing team
• In a fantastic location with excellent public transport access
• Work life balance is so important so you will only work Monday to Friday, with no weekend work or Bank Holidays and no OOH
• The practice is renowned for its longstanding staff with some having worked in practice since it opened in
• The practice believes in growing and developing its staff with a number of staff starting as SVNs and staying once they qualify
• The practice is a five-minute walk to the beach
• The team has a real family feel and they enjoy spending social time together including regular hikes with their dogs
• Well-being of staff is at the forefront of this Lytham practice ensuring a daily meeting where the practice can discuss work or just have a social catch up 
   

About us:

The practice is jointly owned by one of our vets Dan and our head veterinary nurse Michelle NCert in anaesthesia. They are supported by a fantastic team of two Vets, 3 RVNs, and 2 SVNs. Plus a supportive front of house team who ensure that the vets can concentrate on their cases. 

Our nurses in practice love to get fully involved and help ease the pressure on the vets so they undertake as much Schedule 3 as possible. 

We are looking for a vet who would also be interested in coaching new grad vets and nurses, as we are passionate about growing the future of veterinary talent.

We have low staff turn over and many of our colleagues have worked in the practice for over 7 years! 

Our surgery is located on St Andrews Road North in Lytham, the heart of St Annes on Sea on the Fylde Coast, just a few miles south of Blackpool. This is the ideal location for someone who enjoys the coast and outdoors for their days off but is also under an hour and a half from both Manchester and Liverpool City Centres if you are more of a city explorer in your free time.

The Lytham practice is a floor standalone practice, which offer a spacious work environment with its 3 consult rooms and separate x-ray room. The practice is also ideally located for people who need to use public transport being located opposite the train station! 

The role: 

This is ideally for an experienced vet with over 2 years of experience; however, we appreciate that everyone is at different stages of their development so if you are a more recent graduate please do get in touch as we are sure we can support you on your journey. 

The role itself is for a full-time vet and although we are not open currently at weekends there is the chance we will start opening on Saturdays (9am to 12pm) which would be worked on a 1 in 3 basis. However, if you are looking for less days, speak with us and we can look at other options. 

At Lytham we run 15-minute appointments, Ops are finished by 1.30pm and we have a protected lunch breaks. Keen to provide the very best care to our patients we have dental X-ray and stage all of our dentals. This is supported by the nurses who scale probe and polish allowing you time to follow up other cases or get a cup of tea. Currently, we are building our orthopaedic caseload offering TPLOs and cruciate repairs. If you have a specific interest, you would like to pursue we would love to support and encourage it. 

Benefits:

• For this position, we can offer a competitive salary of up to £60,000 FTE DOE.
• 5.6 weeks holiday including bank holidays, (increasing after 2 years’ service)
• Private Health Care contribution 
• Life Assurance 4 x Annual Salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
• Dedicated CPD allowance 
• Funding and support towards Certificates available
• No OOH
• Relocation allowance*
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards – including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room and Vet Group.

*For direct candidates only. 

If you like the sound of the above and would like to apply or find out further information, please email Rach at northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day 

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!