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Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Green Lane Vets, Green Lane Veterinary Clinic, Chester, North West

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible

Salary up t £65,000 DOE

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Salary up to £65,000 DOE

 

Green Lane Vets are looking for a Senior Veterinary Surgeon to join them on a permanent basis.  We're keen to support different rotas, shifts and hours to offer you the work life balance that you need.  Ideally, we are looking for a candidate that's keen to continue to develop our already excellent clinical services. 

Rota patterns that work for you.


A typical full-time roll would involve covering 40 hours per week over 5 weekdays (09:00 - 18:00), along with 1 in 4 Saturdays (09:00 - 12:00)

A team dedicated to continuous professional development. 


Our fantastic team is made up of Vet Surgeons, RVNs, SVNs, VCAs and Receptionists. Our vets frequently talk about the incredible support they receive from the nurse and reception teams. We truly think our team is our greatest asset. We’re keen to support our staff with their development, full certificate support is something that we can offer.

Our Practice


At the practice we see a mixture of routine and preventative work, as well as interesting medical and surgical cases. We provide first opinion care to small animals and work up our cases to the highest standard. The practice itself is an extremely well-equipped site. You’ll have access to an ultrasound machine suitable for abdominal studies, Digital X-ray and much more! Our main practice is situated on the outskirts of Chester with the smaller branch located in Caergwrle, Nr Wrexham. Also, we have excellent travel links to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool city centre for those that prefer a more urban setting.

Because our people matter


We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
  • Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

  • Wellbeing

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing 

  • Development

  • £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
  • Certificate support
  • Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
  • Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
  • All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
  • All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme
  • Quality Improvement Programme

  • Professional Memberships

  • BVA membership
  • VDS cover
  • RCVS fees

  • Colleague Benefits

  • Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well 
  • Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
  • Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
  • Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
  • Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

  • At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
    Green Lane Vets, Green Lane Veterinary Clinic's logo

    Green Lane Vets, Green Lane Veterinary Clinic

    5 Green Lane, Marlston Cum Lache, Chester, CH4 8LS, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

    Speak to Jim Dixon from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.

    Senior Talent Partner

    Jim Dixon

    jim.dixon@ivcevidensia.com