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We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds.
** Veterinary Surgeon required to support small animal team in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire **
About us:
We are a tier 3 hospital status practice with a fantastic local reputation and have been with Vet Partners
since March 2019. Ashfield House is a bit of a hybrid between first opinion and a referral clinic, due to
both the facilities available and the experience of our team. We currently have 16 vets, which are a
mix of full-time and part time. The role is to replace one of our team who will be leaving in August.
The main hospital has access to a high-end ultrasound machine, digital radiography, dental
radiography, endoscopy/rhinoscopy/bronchoscopy, electrocautery, laparoscopy, tonometry and slit
lamp and more. Our biggest branch also has access to digital radiography including dental, and
ultrasound and a fully equipped lab. The hospital lab can run most things including T4, SDMA, Cortisol,
Bile acids, Cpli/Fpli, Coags, urine sediments etc, and we have access to the Imagyst for rapid
haematology and cytology interpretations if needed.
We pride ourselves on providing the best first opinion veterinary care to our patients, utilising our
heavily experienced veterinary team in a multi-disciplinary approach. We are fortunate to have many
certificate holders at Ashfield House. These include Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology,
Anaesthesia and Dermatology. We currently have vets working towards certificates in Surgery,
Imaging, Internal Medicine and Endoscopy.
Our two surgery certificate holders carry out more complex procedures on a regular basis, which
includes BOAS surgery, cruciate surgery (eg TPLO/CCWO), patella surgeries, fracture repair,
cholecystectomy, liver lobe resection, TECAs and so on. We also have access to laser therapy,
acupuncture and physiotherapy within the clinics. We emphasise a team approach and developing the
individual. A new CT scanner has recently been installed
Area:
The wonderful town of Long Eaton is situated midway between Nottingham and Derby. With easy
access from the J24 and J25 of the M1, Long Eaton also features its own train station, great bus
service and only a short distance from East Midlands Airport. Making this a fantastic opportunity for
commuters!
Team:
We are a friendly team of likeminded professionals, with a shared view of caring for our customers
beloved pets as if they were our own.
The practice currently consists of 16 vets, 20 nurses and 19 support staff.
Our Vet team is headed by Ben Pugh BVSc (Hons) PGCertSAOphthal MRVCS, Katherine Benstead
BVSc (Hons) Cert AVP MRCVS, Jade Higby BVSc PgCert(SAS) MRCVS and Ailsa Woodson BVSc MRCVS
Role:
The position is for a permanent veterinary surgeon, with at least two years’ experience, to work on
our day rota including weekends, ideally full time, however part time hours are available for the right
candidate. A medical bias would be preferential and support for a certificate would be available We
have our own dedicated out of hours team who take over for the night shifts.
Benefits of being part of the VetPartners and Ashfield House group:
An attractive package would include:
• A highly competitive salary of £40,000-£70,000 dependant on experience.
• Support for a certificate for the right candidate
• Generous CPD allowance with training and support
• Subscriptions to RCVS, VDS and one other of your choice
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay.
• Company pension scheme
• Company Healthshield scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• A generous staff discount scheme
• Discounted veterinary fees.
• My Perks- offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• And more!
If you’re interested, we’d love to hear from you!
Applications are to include a covering letter together with a CV and should be sent to Rachel Everitt
at [email protected].
