Vacancy details
About the role
Carry out consultations, examining patients thoroughly and making evidence-based management and treatment recommendations in line with practice protocols.
Candor Vets is working with an established veterinary practice in Brentwood to find a Veterinary Surgeon.
What you will be doing
- Perform routine GP surgery within the boundaries of personal competence and the practice's overnight-care arrangements.
- Prescribe, dispense and manage medications in accordance with current medicines legislation and RCVS guidance.
- Maintain accurate and thorough clinical records to support continuity of care and team working.
- Refer cases appropriately to a regional hospital when specialist or overnight care is required.
Clinical work
- Predominantly first-opinion small-animal medicine and surgery with a varied surgical and medical caseload.
- Opportunity to contribute to both routine consultations and surgical procedures as appropriate to experience.
Working pattern
- Full- or part-time options considered; typical part-time pattern is three days per week, with two days at the main site and one day at a nearby branch.
- Monday and Thursday are commonly scheduled as days off for the stated part-time pattern; full-time patterns may be discussed.
Practice and facilities
- The practice offers a busy caseload supported by diagnostic and therapeutic equipment, including on-site imaging and laser therapy.
- An initial induction includes an opportunity to spend a day at a regional hospital to meet colleagues and familiarise with referral pathways.
Location
- The practice is based in Brentwood, with good local amenities and easy access to an Elizabeth Line station for direct travel into central London.