Experienced Equine Vet
Full or part time position
Based near Royston, Hertfordshire
1:5 out of hours rota
Salary circa £63k per annum dependent on experience (prorata for part time)
22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
RCVS and BEVA memberships
VDS insurance
Pension
Private Healthcare
Support of owner/director, and a generally fabulous team of associate vets, RVNs and admin staff
Beautiful rural location
Fun, sociable team
Dog friendly workplace
About us…..
Tyrrells Equine Clinic is a busy independent, equine only veterinary practice established for over 20 years. Our team of 4.5 FTE vets, 2 RVNs and 4 support staff provide a complete range of at-the-yard and clinic-based services to our lovely, longstanding client base and their horses. We have a purpose-built clinic with extensive facilities including 3 stables, surgical suite, treatment room with stocks and areas for lameness assessments as well as a full range of modern diagnostic treatment including objective gait analysis system.
About the job…..
We currently are 4.5 FTE vet practice and require an additional colleague, due to workload, to join us. This is an integral role to our practice providing routine, advanced and emergency services alongside senior and associate veterinary surgeons. Seeing a broad range of leisure horses, sports horses, thoroughbreds and the occasional donkey. The clinical cases seen in this role are both varied, interesting and wherever possible allocated according to your areas of interest. As an independent practice with our own facilities, our vets have the freedom to work up cases, pass on internally, or refer to an external hospital as they see fit.
Essentials skills…….
• Particular interest in orthopaedic work but skilled in all areas of first opinion/ambulatory clinical work
• The ability to provide more involved procedures (can be poor performance/lameness, internal medicine, minor surgical/dental, anaesthesia, pre-purchase examination or a combination of these)
• Enjoys involvement in mentoring less experienced veterinary surgeons and nurses in the development of skills
• Confident staff and client communication
• Ability to work collaboratively and proactively within a team
Experience in stud work very advantageous.
To apply please send your CV to tina@tyrrellsequine.co.uk, alternatively for an informal chat please ring 01763 287744 to arrange a mutually convenient time.