Small Animal Vet
Small Animal Vet
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Let your passion for pets and best practice veterinary care shine every day
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Grow your veterinary career with collaboration, education and mentoring
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Exposure to a wide variety of interesting medical and surgical cases
We are looking for a new Small Animal Vet to join our team in Chippenham, Wiltshire. With a couple of years of experience under your belt, you know what matters in your career – a sense of teamwork, support and a chance to take your career to the next level. You have exceptional organisational, communication and customer service skills, and a commitment to gold standard veterinary care.
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Let your passion for pets and best practice veterinary care shine every day
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Grow your veterinary career with collaboration, education and mentoring
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Exposure to a wide variety of interesting medical and surgical cases
We are looking for a new Small Animal Vet to join our team in Chippenham, Wiltshire. With a couple of years of experience under your belt, you know what matters in your career – a sense of teamwork, support and a chance to take your career to the next level. You have exceptional organisational, communication and customer service skills, and a commitment to gold standard veterinary care.

About us
We are a large, sociable team of 8 Vets, 9 RVNs and 2 SVNs, plus experienced receptionists and support team. Excellent facilities including laboratory, in house blood machines, digital x-ray suite, dental x-ray, ultrasound scanner. Our RCVS accredited practice has been established in the community for over 60 years and enjoys a location on the edge of the Cotswolds, close to Bath.
Five stars from us for all the staff at Garden Vets. Prompt service consistently and our pooch is seen promptly when she needs it. We like the reminders for tablets etc – and when we run out they prepare everything within a day for collection. We highly recommend – M Thomas – Google Review

About this role
- Full-time – 4 days per week with a fixed non-working day (part-time, 3 days per week considered for the right applicant)
- 1 in 4 Saturday mornings, with time off in lieu
- Shifts are a mix of 8-6, 8:30-6:30 and 9-7
- No OOHs – this is covered by a designated OOH service
The role will be a mix of consulting and operating. It will enable you to develop a varied caseload, where continuity of care, a positive working culture and high clinical standards are imperative.
We strive for a good work-life balance, with multiple periods of admin time over the day, a designated lunch break and consults finishing 30mins before your finish time. We aim to progress as a practice with monthly team meetings and clinical clubs, and we encourage all new ideas and developments within the team.

About you
We are keen to welcome a talented Vet with a positive, supportive, professional nature to join our friendly and highly skilled experienced team. We have members of the team with interests in imaging, internal medicine, emergency care and dentistry.
We are seeking an individual who is confident in handling routine operations, managing and work up of routine medical cases and inpatients. Additionally, they should be keen to be involved in more complex surgeries and further develop their skills with the support of experienced colleagues.

Our offer
- Salary ranging from £35,000 up to £45,750, depending on skills and experience
- 6.6 weeks holiday inclusive of Bank Hols (pro rata)
- £1750 CPD allowance (pro rata). CPD and certificates actively encouraged.
- RCVS Membership paid and two other membership subscriptions
- VDS cover
- Healthshield – wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments – from dentistry to sports massage
- Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
- My Perks – offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
- CPD/training support
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Company sick pay
- Colleague engagement survey
- Annual pay reviews
- Focus on employee wellbeing
- Discounted veterinary fees
- Career development opportunities
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