We are a fiercely independent, client friendly practice in Nottinghamshire with 4 fully functioning surgeries and two branch practices. We have continued to expand our small animal staff levels this year to help manage an ever increasing work load across all sites.
Expansion of our Newark surgery, almost doubling the clinical footprint, is expected to be completed in the summer. We will be adding additional prep and surgical areas and also increasing from 3 to 6 consult rooms to reduce the rush on lengthier consults. A cat only waiting area will be a new addition and the cat ward will be relocating to a quieter area of the building. There will also be a separate ward for small furries and a larger dog ward with more walk in kennels.
We would love to employ a candidate who can hit the ground running, but we can also comfortably accommodate a vet who is just beginning their career and is in need of more support and guidance. We believe we have the perfect practice dynamic with potential mentors to help guide an enthusiastic young vet by combining time in our newer surgical branches with time in our busier, larger sites.
For more experienced vets who have found their niche the position can involve a mix of medicine and surgery or can be pure medicine focused if preferred.
We intend to transition our Newark site to full 24 hour vet care over the next 9-12 months once the dust settles on the new build and we find the system that suits the staff and workload.
We have a small animal position available, with no requirement for out of hours work but some daytime weekend based from our Newark surgery, worked on a 1 in 5 rota with time back the following week.
Small animal only late evening and over night on site work will become available over time but with no mandatory uptake, purely optional – we understand the thought of forced out of hours with the expansion seems natural, but this is not how we function, any out of hours work that develops for small animal only vets will 100% be opt in not opt out.
The position can be full or part time with the working week negotiable. The weekend consulting hours are staffed with a minimum of 2 small animal vets with back up from the on call staff when needed. There will be no routine surgery booked. This staffing level will increase as the team grows but we don’t intend to increase the weekend burden on each team member (unless desirable to that individual).
As you should expect from any good employer we are looking for someone to fit in to a friendly and helpful team dynamic, who can be an asset to the practice while progressing both personally and professionally. We have prided ourselves on team ethic for a long time but working through covid has made us even more proud of the attitude and efforts throughout the practice. Staff care is something we will continue to prioritize as we grow.
We encourage clinical freedom and allow staff to find a role or niche they enjoy within the practice. All of our positions have the flexibility to adapt to areas of clinical interest and we expect roles to evolve over time.
We like to be progressive in our approach to medicine. As such we have a very good range of diagnostic equipment and will continue to invest in equipment that will be utilised and beneficial to the practice.
For the small animal side we have; digital x-ray with separate dental xray, digital endoscope/rhinoscope , ultrasound, ECG, suction, pulse ox and recently upgraded Idexx laboratory equipment at all of our 6 branches alongside a newly developed in house microbiology lab. We will be adding in additional equipment such as capnogrpahy and an expanded orthopaedic range with the expansion.
We encourage relevant CPD with a focus on areas of personal improvement and interest. CPD and study for certificates is welcomed and funded as part of your CPD allowance.
We also arrange optional cpd evenings at local pubs with great food to keep you up to date with new products, the days of squeezing in lunch and learns are gone!
Generous package based on experience.
We are also looking for a mixed vet as a separate position.
Please contact Jackie
jac@minstervetcentre.co.uk with your C.V. and a cover letter.
