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Job Title: Night Veterinary Surgeon

Location: Cromwell Veterinary - Huntingdon

Job Type: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Up to £68,222 (Depending on Experience)

Hours: 4 week rolling rota:

Week 1 Off

        Week 2 - 5 x TW shifts Mon- Fri & 2 x night shifts Sat-Sun

        Week 3 Off

        Week 4 - 5 x Night shift Mon-Fri

(discussions around alternative rota patterns welcome) Average 32.75 hours per week.

Would you like to be part of a progressive and supportive ECC team?

We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon, with a passion for ECC, to join our experienced and friendly team of 4 amazing night vets (including an ECC certificate holder) You would also be working with two experienced Night Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) and a twilight nurse, alongside overlap with the day team during your Twilight shifts. This role is to cover a period of maternity leave for 18th months, with an ideal start date between July and September 2025. 

Night shifts are 7pm to 8am, whilst twilight shifts are 4pm-midnight Monday-Friday. The role covers inpatient care, emergency consultations and procedures. We cover OOH for our hospital and 5 branches plus 7 other local practices, so we have a varied caseload but still have sufficient time to manage cases to the highest standard.

Why join us?

Fantastic opportunity to focus on ECC skills in a supportive setting, working alongside an experience team of nurses, with 2 on site each night. Our other night vets within the team are ECC qualified.  Work for a hospital that enables full work up of cases in-house – from digital radiography and ultrasounds to video-endoscopy, multi-parameter anaesthetic monitoring, tonometry, and more.Excellent work life balance and the option to discuss alternative working patters. Check out our video to see what we have to offer!  https://vimeo.com/907511231

The team

At Cromwell Vets you will be working alongside a collaborative team to be truly proud of, due to their commitment to the delivery of exceptional care to our clients and their pets.  Our clinical team is made up of 21FTE Vets, including several certificate holders, and we support and encourage CPD (including certificate study). We also enjoy being part of our communities and attending local events to run fun dog shows raising money each year for our chosen charity and encouraging team members to take part. Cromwell Vets also holds regular social events, including summer events, impromptu lunchtime barbeques, and our famous annual Christmas party!

About us

Cromwell Vets is a busy 24-hour first opinion small animal hospital with 5 branch surgeries and a state-of-the-art rehabilitation centre. We pride ourselves on providing the highest standards in veterinary medicine, and our tier 3 hospital has excellent facilities and equipment and hosts our dedicated out of hours service.  We are also very proud of The Cromwell ARC – a purpose-built physiotherapy and hydrotherapy unit with aquatic treadmill and K-Laser, run by our qualified physiotherapist. Wellbeing is top of the agenda and important to us all – we champion a better work life balance and are avid supporters of the WellVet Initiative.

What we’re looking for

A confident small animal Vet with a passion for ECC work.Ability work as a sole charge vet, overseeing emergency cases. Current and valid RCVS registration (essential)

Benefits

CPD allowance of £1,500 (for full-time and part-time vets) with 5 CPD days per annum (pro-rated for part-time)Over 120 hours+ of additional, in house, free online courses/content.Relocation packageRCVS and VDS fees paidExtensive free online Linnaeus CPD programmesCareer progression opportunitiesStaff discount schemesEnhanced sickness payPension SchemeEnhanced equal family leaveWellness program including:Employee assistance programmeEyecare voucher schemeFree annual Flu jabCycle to work schemeChildcare vouchersRecruitment referral reward scheme

To apply, find out more information or arrange a confidential chat contact Natalie at Nataliejay.Shoemark@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

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Salary Value: £68,222 per annum:

Salary Description: up to and depending on experience

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

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