Location: Willows Referral Service and Veterinary Centre 

We are seeking an experienced Veterinary Physiotherapist to join our Veterinary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation team. You’ll be responsible for your own caseload and help keep our veterinary physiotherapy and hydrotherapy services running smoothly day-to-day. You'll support and mentor colleagues, coordinate caseloads, and make sure every patient receives outstanding, evidence-based care. 

About us: Willows is one of the UK’s leading small animal referral centres with state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical facilities and renowned specialist staff who are working at the cutting edge of veterinary medicine and surgery. 

 

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday. There is not out of hours or bank holiday work. 

Salary: Up to £40k DOE 

Why this is a great next step into referral work: 

Work in a multidisciplinary, specialist-led hospital alongside world-leading experts 

Support to shape the future of the Veterinary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation service 

Access to cutting-edge facilities and CPD opportunities to continue your professional development.

Key responsibilities: 

Clinical responsibilities:  

Manage your own caseload, delivering inpatient and outpatient veterinary physiotherapy and hydrotherapy

Perform physiotherapeutic assessments to create tailored, evidence-based treatment plans 

Collaborate closely with Neurology, Orthopaedic, Pain Clinic and Primary Care teams 

Attend ward rounds to liaise with veterinary surgeons, organising coherent physiotherapy care plans where appropriate 

Attend CPD and training opportunities in agreement with the Clinical Director

Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical records.

Service quality and development: 

Promote a culture of continuous improvement, sharing ideas for optimising patient care and client experience

Support onboarding and training of new team members 

Assist with the marketing the services of the Hospital through producing information for the website, providing material for Facebook stories and other marketing material such as newsletters for clients and articles for local papers 

Contribute to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and assist with diligence to Health and Safety measures 

 

Key skills and requirements: 

BSc (Hons), MSc or PgDip in Veterinary Physiotherapy 

Member of professional body (e.g. ACPAT, NAVP, IRVAP) and/or registered with professional register (e.g. RAMP, AHPR) 

At least two years' experience in small animal veterinary physiotherapy  

Experience working with in a small-animal referral setting is desirable 

Hydrotherapy experience with the use of an Underwater Treadmill is desirable 

A natural communicator who leads with empathy and compassion.

Closing date: the closing date for applications is Friday 29th August 

What we offer

•5-weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave•Relocation support•RCVS and VDS fees paid•Employer contribution pension scheme•Life assurance•E-car salary sacrifice scheme•Enhanced equal family leave•Extensive internal and funded external CPD•

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an experienced team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.  

Willows 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. 

 

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Salary Value: upto £40,000;

Salary Description: depending on experience;