Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

At Oakfield, you'll experience the excitement of each day being unique. Your role will involve a range of tasks, from assisting in surgical procedures to providing expert advice during consultations. Your daily routine will offer a diverse and stimulating mix of responsibilities. This variety not only keeps your work engaging and interesting but also provides you with the opportunity to learn and grow in a varied professional environment. We have a permanent vacancy at our branch in Castle Bromwich, working alongside a medicine-certificate holder and a GPCert holder in Exotic animal practice. We also have a 12-month fixed-term vacancy at our branch based in Tamworth, with the potential to become a long-term position in the future. We are happy to consider recent graduates for our vacancy in Tamworth.

Work life balance that works for you

Understanding that achieving work-life balance is key to bringing out the best in our people, we're dedicated to supporting this for our colleagues. Everyone leads multifaceted lives with diverse demands and priorities beyond their careers, and we're passionate about making it effortless for you to strike that perfect balance.

Your typical working hours would be 8am - 7pm across a four-day week, along with the shared Saturday rota. There is no out-of-hours requirement. We are closed on Sundays and Bank holidays. We offer 15-minute consulting appointments and surgery time each weekday.

Join our experienced and collaborative team

We are a long-standing practice with a loyal client base and a fantastic team. To help us deliver an excellent service, we have access to purpose-built facilities including 3 consult rooms, Idexx lab, an operating theatre, digital and dental x-ray, laser, and a modern ultrasound scanner. The three branches are a close-knit supportive team of 7 vets, 14 nurses, 4 VCAs, 3 receptionists, a client-coordinator, practice manager, and clinical director who work together to provide the very best service we can. We make the time to regularly meet altogether for team and clinical meetings.

Here's what the team have to say

"I joined Oakfield Veterinary Group in 2011. I had previously done work experience and EMS with the practice and had loved my time there. I completed my Small Animal Medicine Certificate and became Senior Veterinary Surgeon within a couple of years, and took on the role of Clinical Director in 2019. I am very proud of these achievements and of the fact that I get to lead such a fantastic team of Vets, Nurses, Animal Assistants, and Receptionists. I thoroughly enjoy my job and am excited for the future of Oakfield. I intend to continue ensuring that we provide the best possible care and service to our patients and clients while maintaining the best working environment we can". - CD Emma

A Mixture Of Rural Countryside and City Life

Being based in Castle Bromwich, we are easily accessible via M6/M42. With great access to Birmingham and Solihull Town Centers and Resorts World The NEC only 20 minutes away for restaurants, bars, and shops. If you like coffee and sausage rolls, we are lucky enough to have Greggs opposite our Castle Bromwich surgery, next to a fuel station and Spar. With practices in Tamworth and Atherstone, in the county of Warwickshire, it provides a beautiful rural setting but also great access to the A5 and is only 4.5 miles from Staffordshire with close links to the M42. The Leicester center and the outskirts provide a good social life including many bars, restaurants and have good sporting teams so you should be able to find something that you enjoy to do in your spare time.

Because our people matter

We recognize 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.

Oakfield Veterinary Surgery, Castle Bromwich

713/715 Chester Road, Bacons End, Castle Bromwich, B36 0LN, United Kingdom

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Animals treated

Small animals

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