If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum (D.O.E)
Location: Garston Vets, Warminster and Frome, Somerset, and Wiltshire
Job Type: Permanent. Full-time and part-time applicants welcomed.
Hours: 42 hours per week (including out of hours provision) over 4 days, 1:5 weekends (shift based, not full weekend, based at Frome) 1 weeknight in every 2 weeks.
Are you looking to join a progressive, forward-thinking, and motivated team?
Are you a veterinary surgeon looking for your next adventure? Want to work somewhere with a wonderful atmosphere, interesting clients, and a fabulous team of skilled veterinary professionals?
Then we might have the opening for you!
Why join us?
- Our vets receive fantastic support from 50 nursing and 25 reception staff
- We invest heavily in training across our teams, we are proud to have the latest equipment, and modern facilities in order to offer the most up-to-date advice and treatment for our clients and their pets.
- Excellent facilities including well equipped consult rooms, state of the art theatres, isolation units, onsite lab, ultrasound, digital x-ray, all sites are cat friendly ISFM with designated cat-friendly appointments, laser therapy, dedicated staff room and a brand-new CT!
- 24-hour emergency service for pets at our Frome Hospital.
- We are a social team and enjoy nothing more than celebrating someone’s birthday which of course, includes cake! Every year, a few of us lucky enough to get tickets, make the 10-mile pilgrimage to the Glastonbury Festival.
- We have our own 'Garston green team' who have recently achieved the IIE Green accreditation, the highest possible levels of environmental sustainability without compromising patient care and treatment
The Team
Our large team have decades of experience with three Lead Vets supporting our clinicians and Clinical Directors overseeing the running of the practices. Interests within the team include orthopaedics, dermatology, ECC, exotics, cardiology, dentistry, internal medicine, ultrasound imaging & laparoscopic key-hole solutions to surgery with several certificates held in Cardiology, Medicine, Surgery and ISFM Medicine in cats.
Garston Vets is based on the Somerset and Wiltshire border within easy reach of the vibrant and historic cities of Bath, Bristol, and Salisbury. The beautiful south coast is an hour away and lovers of the outdoors can find plenty to do in the nearby Mendip Hills and Salisbury Plain. Frome itself is regularly featured as one of the most desirable small towns in the UK.
What We Are Looking For
- Ideally, you will be confident with routine consults, surgeries and working within a team but don’t worry if there are areas you are not fully confident, we have a wonderful team of experienced vets and nurses to support any level
- Excellent communication skills and a desire to progress within your role
- Completion of your VetGDP and RCVS registered.
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
Garston Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.
At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.
We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.
All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Garston Vets, Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at
[email protected].
If you would like to apply for this position or would simply like to discuss it in more detail, please contact [email protected] or complete the application form below.
