Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join their supportive team based near Poole, Dorset. You will be keen to establish your career further as a Lead Vet. Therefore you will be an experienced vet with a client-oriented approach and excellent communication skills, work to a very high standard both medically and surgically and have the drive and ambition to help develop this practice further. You will be proactive and confident working sole charge with the ability to make sound clinical judgement.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years' UK small animal practice (or UK equivalent) experience. Ideally you will have some experience leading a small team or have a willingness to gain that experience with some close mentoring in leadership and branch management. Previous experience of managing a clinic would be an advantage but not essential.

4-day week

1:3 half weekends at our their hospital.

You will also be included on an on-call, if required and bank holiday rota, which is split fairly across all vets in the region.

Salary and benefits

• Vehicle or £2,500 vehicle allowance per annum
• £6,600 accommodation allowance per annum
• £1,500 CPD allowance with 3 days CPD
• VDS, RCVS, BVA fees paid
• 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays