Veterinary Surgeon

Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon 

Salary: Up to £55,000 (Dependent upon experience) 

Location: Chess Veterinary Clinic, Richmansworth 

Job Type: Full-time, part-time applications considered. 

Hours: 40 hours per week, 1 in 4 Saturdays 

Do you have drive and passion to deliver excellent veterinary care to a high standard?  

Do you have excellent communication skills with both clients and your team?  

We are looking for a compassionate Vet, great at building rapport with clients and their beloved pets. Could this be you?  

The Role 

Chess is looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join the practice team. We believe in providing excellent customer service and treatment for the pets and clients in the surrounding areas. Our staff have a family feel about them and are looking for someone to join the team and share our vision to be better. Experience is preferred however newer graduates would be considered if they are the right fit with the rest of the team.  CPD and advancement of clinical skills is actively encouraged and supported.  

Duties include conducting small animal consultations, diagnostic procedures, surgical procedures, dispensing medications and providing emergency care as appropriate in a caring, thorough, and professional manner. Demonstrating a respectful, effective collaborative and supportive working relationship with all colleagues to ensure delivery of optimum patient care and customer service.  

The team at Chess are a close knit team and we are looking for an individual to join our ‘family’ and help with driving progression for the future.  

Benefits 

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave 

• RCVS & VDS fees paid 

• CPD allowance and 4 days each year to attend events plus Linnaeus CPD Programme (including certificate holder level CPD) 

• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program 

• Career progression opportunities 

• Staff discount schemes 

• Life Assurance 

• Enhanced sickness pay 

• Enhanced equal family leave 

• E-car salary sacrifice scheme 

• Wellness program including: 

• Employee assistance program 

• Eyecare voucher scheme 

• Free annual Flu jab 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Recruitment referral reward scheme 

About us  

Our Vision: ‘To be recognised as an exceptional and trusted provider of primary veterinary care to our patients and clients within the communities that we serve. Every patient, every client, every visit’.  

Chess Veterinary Clinic has been offering a high level of Veterinary Care in the Hertfordshire area for the last 75 years. The main clinic in Rickmansworth is situated near local shops and a short walk from Rickmansworth Aquadrome, a local nature reserve that is popular with clients for dog walks and staff members for walks during lunch breaks and to meet socially. The branch surgery is located a short 10 minute drive away in Chorleywood among the local parade of shops and situated near Chorleywood Common, another popular dog walking destination.  

Both sites are short walks from Metropolitan Underground line stations providing good links to London. Further beautiful countryside is accessible in the nearby Chilterns or shops and nightlife in Watford Town Centre.  

The clinic has a well-established, engaged and friendly team with an experienced and welcoming clinical care team. The surgery has training practice status and CPD, working towards a certificate and career progression are encouraged.  

The Rickmansworth clinic has Silver Cat Friendly status, and we are working towards Bronze Cat Friendly status at our Chorleywood clinic.  

At Rickmansworth we have in-house lab equipment allowing us to perform in-house thyroid tests, cPLIs and cortisol as well as routine haematology and biochemistry. We have digital radiography facilities including dental radiographs and ultrasonography facilities for abdominal and cardiac scans.  

Chess Veterinary Clinic 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.