Equine Vet - New or recent graduate – Shropshire
We are seeking a recent graduate for a progressive equine veterinary surgeon role at our clinic in Shropshire
About our clinic
We are an equine only clinic based on the Shropshire border with easy access to Shrewsbury, Chester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, and the beautiful Welsh Coast. We opened our doors 9 years ago with the aim of providing an independent, bespoke, personal service to our clients whilst striving for excellence in patient care.
Our clinic is small (just six stables), but mighty (operating theatre, air conditioned exam rooms, all the latest diagnostic equipment, in house lab which includes ACTH testing, excellent lameness work up facilities).
Our team are friendly, dedicated, and supportive. We have won numerous business awards , we are an RCVS accredited practice and a Veterinary Nurse Training Practice, which is down to the whole teams’ hard work and support
Our senior vet is an advanced practitioner in Equine Orthopaedic surgery and Equine Dentistry and is always available for help and support with cases. We have regular clinical meetings and encourage progressive CPD as well as funding for a certificate in the vet’s chosen area. We also have two other colleagues who are completing certificates.
Our support team are very experienced and help our vets in whichever way, from our administration team, to our technicians and qualified nurse
Our clients are incredibly nice, and our patients range from companion ponies and donkeys to British team horses and each one gets treated with the same standard of care.
Our out of hours is generally very quiet. The phones are answered by an RVN or senior vet, so you are only bothered with genuine emergencies.
We don’t do zone visits; we like our clients to have the choice and flexibility but also we like our vets to have the time and continuity with cases. We plan our diary carefully to avoid long journeys between calls
Over the last few years we have largely reduced our area that we cover to prevent our vets from spending more time in the car than being a vet
We also encourage equine nurse visits to free up your time
Our Latest RCVS Inspection reported that…
Lower House is a forward-thinking and friendly equine clinic who clearly work to a very high clinical standard. The clinic is immaculate, very well-maintained and all facilities have been thoughtfully designed and installed to provide their clients and patients with a high level of service. The anaesthesia and surgical facilities are notable for being of a particularly high standard.
Lower House is a clinic performing to a very high standard of clinical care and the team are equally friendly and open in terms of their development and practice culture’
Our Vacancy
New Graduate/Junior vet
Due to an increase in caseload, we are looking for a newly qualified vet to join our team, who would like to develop and excel in their career.
Working alongside our senior veterinary surgeon, our new colleague will ideally have an interest and passion for equine lameness, poor performance and dentistry. Our aim is to provide a supporting environment to help develop skills and confidence in all aspects of equine work but with a focus on a performance based caseload.
Time will be spent working alongside our senior veterinary surgeon but independent working and visits will be encouraged, carrying out routine work where appropriate.
The role can be discussed on an individual basis with the level of support provided depending on the individual and their own ambitions.
Our new colleague will be expected to take part in our out of hours rota, which will be fully supported
We hope to find and develop a long term team member who will start to build up their own caseload as time progresses.
The rota is one in four, but with an extra colleague we are planning to run at 1 in 5
Package includes
- Attractive Salary, depending on experience
- Company Vehicle
- Accommodation – either a barn conversion or cottage, both rural with garden and pet/family friendly
- iPad and iPhone
- Annual eyecare examinations
- Certificate funded (following probation period)
- £1000 CPD Budget
- One day at BEVA congress in addition to CPD Budget
- BEVA, RCVS, VDS Memberships
- My healthy advantage and Bright HR app and support
For more information please email Simon@lhec.vet or call 07453463978
www.lhec.vet