Bright Leaf Veterinary Recruitment

18/05/2024

Ref:7567 Our client has two well established practices in the Arbroath area and are looking for a Full or Part Time Small Animal Vet to join the team.

The clinics are both within easy reach of mountains, beaches and the bright lights of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee. Both clinics are equipped with iM3 dental machines, digital radiology and Idexx biochemistry and haematology equipment, as well as fully equipped operating theatres. There are two Clinical Directors, an experienced Vet and a 2nd year graduate. The practice has 3 Registered Veterinary Nurses who now run their own clinics, doing nail clips, post-op discharges and examinations, blood pressure monitoring and blood sampling. There are also have 3 Student Veterinary Nurses, 3 FTE Receptionists, an Animal Care Assistant and Practice Manager. They undertake a large amount of work for the local Cats Protection branch and have now started a dedicated cat clinic.

The role would suit an experienced clinician who is ready to take on more responsibilities and help to develop the skills and knowledge of more recent graduates. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established team. If you are looking to specialise, they can provide that opportunity, whether you would like to study for a certificate or offer specialist services or treatments. They have varied surgical and medical caseloads and you will have clinical freedom to follow your own cases with daily opportunities for operating. They operate and consult in both sites every day so there is a varied caseload throughout the day. This is a full time role working 4.5-day week, 40 hours per week with Saturday mornings shared on an equal rota. There are no out of hours.

Salary for this role is up to £65k pa DOE, a welcome bonus of £5k and there is a relocation allowance of £7.5k if required.

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900. We are dedicated to assisting talented Small Animal Veterinary Surgeons like you in finding the ideal job.

18/05/2024

17/05/2024

Weekend vibes

17/05/2024

7613 Our client is a well-established, single site practice serving the Hastings and Bexhill area. They are now looking for a Full Time Head Veterinary Nurse to lead the nursing team.

The practice has high client numbers and a varied caseload. The practice is well equipped with a full range of diagnostic and laboratory equipment, digital X-ray, Doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, blood analysers and much more. East Sussex is steeped in history, with beautiful countryside, stunning coastline, and an abundance of choice within the arts, sports, and leisure scenes, with something to suit everyone. The area has excellent transport links to Brighton, London, and Gatwick Airport. Brighton: 45 minutes by car and train, Central London: 1hr by train, Gatwick Airport: 1hr by car and train.

The day-to-day duties are rotated between in-patient care, theatre duties, assisting with imaging, lab work and consulting, rotas and assisting the Practice Manager, If you have a drive for clinical excellence, teamwork and clinic care this role is perfect for you. You will work 40 hours across 5 days, with a 1:3 share in the Saturday rota but no OOH. They are looking for a progressive and friendly team member who has already obtained a degree of general clinical experience. A drive for clinical excellence, teamwork and clinic care are essential qualities.

The team is a very kind, friendly and fun team that offers clients and patients the highest standard of care. The vets offer a wealth of experience with several certificate holders including surgery, cardiology, medicine and one of the vets has a keen interest in exotics. There is a team of 3 dedicated Nurses, a Student Nurse, plus 4 Support team members.

There is an excellent package available including a salary of up to £38k pa DOE, 6.6 weeks holiday which increases based on length or service, a generous CPD allowance, private medical insurance and many other benefits.

Looking for information or interested in applying for the role of a Small Animal Veterinary Nurse? Contact [email protected] or call 01422 433900 for further details.

16/05/2024

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01/05/2024

We can see a Bank Holiday coming

01/05/2024

Ref: 7154 Full or Part Time Small Animal Vet near Howarth
Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Vet Surgeon to join their team.

This is a wonderful three site group with fantastic facilities such as digital Xray, in house lab equipment, dental Xray, operating theatre, prep cat ward and dog kennels. Based in Haworth this is a charming small village located in the Pennine hills of West Yorkshire, whilst still being well connected to city life with direct transport links to Bradford Leeds and Manchester. Made famous by its former residents, the literary Bronte sisters whose famous works include Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. The Keighley Worth Valley steam railway also stops at Haworth on its journey between Keighley and Oxenhope, taking in the beautiful countryside, excellent shops, restaurants and accommodation.

This is a training practice, and all surgeries are part of the practice standards scheme, achieving outstanding awards. The practices are well equipped, and they boast an individual species wards. They are big on personal development and currently have a Veterinary Surgeon with a certificate in feline medicine and another with a fear Free certificate. They fully encourage development and can offer certificate support. The experienced nursing team also boast certificates in Emergency and Critical Care, Advanced Feline Nursing, Dentals and Exotics.

The client is happy to consider both full time or part time applications for this position with the typical full time hours being 40 hours across 4 days with a share of the weekend rota. They are open to discussion on the part time hours and have a flexible approach to rota patterns enriching your work life balance.

Salary is up to £68k pa DOE and there is a relocation package of up to £5k if required.

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900.

30/04/2024

Ref: 7070 Full or Part Time Small Animal Vet near Cumbria Sal up to £75k + package
Our client is based in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK in Cumbria and is looking for a Full or Part Time Small Animal Vet to join them.

The clinic has implemented significant improvements to the management team and streamlined their operations creating a more positive and collaborative workplace culture. They are commited to nurturing a supportive and empowering environment. They are looking for an enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to embark on this exciting new chapter, where your expertise and passion can truly flourish. Your voice will be valued and your contributions recognised as they continue to expand and provide exceptional care to their cherished animal patients. In addition, they offer the opportunity to coach and mentor graduates, helping to shape a promising future for the next generation.

The standard working week is 40 hours a week with inpatient care if and when required. The normal working week is over 4/5 days with no OOH calls, but they are also open to part time applicants.

They currently have 3 Vets, 4 RVNs with a team of SVN's and ACA's and a wonderful support team. A new Clinical Director has joined this young vibrant team and is wanting to progress and take the practice forward. This is an excellent chance for a blank canvas for someone wanting to put down roots in a nice part of the country. There are good local schools and overall its a lovely place to live. The practice has been trading since 1966 and are comprehensively equipped with digital radiography, scans, scopes bp monitoring & full idexx laboratory to mention but a few!

The practice is ideally located for lovers of the outdoors, between the coast (3miles) and the West Lakeland Fells (4miles). They are also close to a small town with a beautiful port, plenty of shops and a lot of outdoor activities.

Salary is up to £75k pa DOE, with an additional welcome bonus of £10k and a relocation allowance of £5k.

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900.

29/04/2024

Ref: 7533 Registered Veterinary Nurse for Supportive Practice in Bedfordshire
Our team in Bedfordshire are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join them.

This wonderful team of nurses work across the full spectrum of nursing including anaesthesia and theatre, diagnostics including radiography and laboratory work, inpatient duties, and nurse consultations; in addition to assisting the team of Veterinary Surgeons during procedures and consultations.

All nurses are well respected and fully supported and extra training can be given to someone looking to return to nursing, or to someone starting their qualified nursing career. This is a fabulous team where Nurses are encouraged to pursue special interests and CPD and as a Training Practice they have encouragement and support here in spades.

The Nurses work closely with the team of vets and support staff to ensure the best possible care is provided and the hours for this role are full-time (40 hours per week) working across 4-5 days a week with various shift patterns. Shifts over a 4 day week would be 9am-7.30pm and shifts over a 5 day week would be 8.30am-5pm or 11am-7.30pm. There is a share of the Saturday morning rota – 1 in 3 (8.30am-12.30pm). The out of hours is covered by Vets Now so, no Sundays, Bank Holidays or OOHs!

The team are happy to consider part-time or job share hours and encourage all to apply. Plus second year veterinary nursing students are also welcome to apply. The salary for this role is up to £29,000 depending on experience.

Looking for information or interested in applying for the role of a Small Animal Veterinary Nurse? Contact [email protected] or call 01422 433900 for further details.

29/04/2024

Monday morning and and it feels like a break up

28/04/2024

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28/04/2024

Ref: 7570 Full or Part Time Joint Clinical Director SA Vet near Spalding Salary up to £80k + benefits
Our client has two very well-established surgeries near the Lincolnshire market town of Spalding, both of which have a loyal client base of well over 20 years. They are now looking for a Joint Clinical Director to join the team.

Close to the historic town of Stamford where you can visit Burghley House, Burghley Horse Trials, or Rutland Water, and Peterborough is approximately half an hour away with direct train lines into London. Both practices are equipped with digital radiography (recently purchased and upgraded to DR system), ultrasounds, endoscope, and in-house blood testing equipment. There are also have good-sized theatres and consult rooms for varied first opinion cases.

The friendly team comprises of 3 Veterinary Surgeons, 4 experienced Registered Veterinary Nurses, 3 Nursing Assistants, and a full team of Receptionists. They are really depend on each other and could do not do their jobs properly without each other. They are a very encouraging team who are always willing to step in and work together in times of need and they work hard to provide the highest standards in client and animal care. The Vets will always talk through all options of care with clients to ensure they are making the most informed choices, and they work closely with various referral practices to be able to offer that option if required.

Whether you are an experienced Clinical Director or experienced vet with drive, initiative and are looking to take the next step in your career, they would love to hear from you. This role will be a joint role working alongside the existing Clinical Director across two practices. You will be joining a well-established team of 3 Veterinary Surgeons.

The successful candidate will work closely with the existing Clinical Director, Practice Manager and Head Nurse supporting and mentoring colleagues and setting clinical & professional objectives to achieve best practice in colleague, patient, and client care. You will undertake a clinical role including surgery and consultations and play a crucial role in steering the practice towards excellence and growth together with the senior leadership team. You will be responsible for the financial performance of the practice and to company policies and procedures and promote this within the team.

They are in the fortunate position to be able to offer a mix of rotas to accommodate all working patterns. If you are looking to work a 3, 4 or 5 day week they can accommodate although for this role would require a minimum of 30 hours per week. The full-time rota is 40 hours per week across 4 days, with 1:5 Saturdays 8:30am – 12pm. No bank holiday or out-of-hours are involved as these are covered by VetsNow.

Salary is up to £80k DOE, a welcome bonus of £5k and a relocation allowance of up to £5k if required.

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900.

27/04/2024

Have a cool weekend

27/04/2024

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Ref: 7584 Lead Small Animal Vet Independent practice near Durham Sal around £75k DOE
Our client based near Durham is looking for a Lead Vet to join, motivate and develop amazing team.

This role will be to provide leadership, management, mentorship and support for clinical staff and work in partnership with the Company Directors, Clinic Manager & Head Nurse to optimise services to clients and patients, in order to develop the business by maximising turnover and productivity. You will be responsibility for clinical and behavioural standards within the practice, ensuring they are in line with the RCVS code of professional conduct. You will deliver and maintain the highest standards of governance in relation to clinical meetings, CPD, clinical development planning and creating clinical protocols / frameworks, clinical audits and recording of unexpected clinical events, in conjunction with Company Directors, Clinic Manager & Head Nurse. Mor importantly you will provide appropriate surgical and medical care to patients, adhering to the RCVS five principles of practice.

Key Responsibilities:

Developing People
- Role model clinical excellence through your own active development plan.
- Role model excellent client services, making sure all the practice team know the importance of delivering “excellence every day” and the consequence if this is not done.
- Ensure complaints procedure is understood by the whole team, with all client concerns addressed in a fair and timely manner, in conjunction with Company Directors and Clinic Manager.
- Lead clinical development and training of all staff.
- Hold regular clinical team meetings in order to encourage group learning, and create agreed clinical frameworks to ensure the delivery of clinical excellence, which is consistent between all staff.
- Know and understand the competition to ensure we attract and retain key people, and actively talent spot both internally and externally for key roles, keeping recruitment costs to a minimum.
- Actively encourage communication, sharing news and updates etc.

Setting Direction
- Along with Company Directors, Clinic Manager & Head Nurse, coordinate and support regular practice and department meetings following up on any points raised.
- Deliver client satisfaction.
- Promote a culture of learning from critical and unexpected incidents, through a no blame culture, ensuring protocols are in place, and followed up with an individual training plan where necessary, in conjunction with the Company Directors, Clinic Manager & Head Nurse.
- Alongside Clinic Manager and Head Nurse, manage, report, and monitor team time keeping.
- Ensure all staff use PPE and radiation badges appropriately and are responsible for compliance within the local rules.
- Liaise with the RCVS in a professional manner as required and ensure that the practice is fully prepared to pass the RCVS inspection if / when due.
- Ensure robust processes are in place, to control access to dangerous drugs to only those who should have access. Take measures to ensure recording of dangerous drugs is accurate and compliant, making clear the consequences of failure to do so.
- Understand and adhere to all RCVS and VMD regulations in relation to the storage, administration and dispensing of all categories of veterinary medicine. Ensure compliance with the Practices preferred drugs list via liaising with Company Directors.

This is a full time tole for 4 days per week and Saturday mornings on 1: rota. In relation to time set aside for admin / mentoring etc. this would be given over 2 days (e.g. two half days), however this is not necessarily fixed, and can be flexible (for example this could be one full day, or managed as business needs require). Ideally you will like someone who is willing to train in keyhole surgery, specifically Laparotomy Spay's (if not already competent in this area). Otherwise they are also open to support areas of interest / certificates, such as orthopaedics.

The client would like someone who can respond and contribute positively to changes made and ensure understanding of the reasons behind decisions; take an active role in change implementation. You will deliver a high standard of customer service and respond to complaints in accordance with the complaints protocol, in conjunction with Clinic Manager & Company Directors.

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900. https://buff.ly/3y1oKS1

26/04/2024

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26/04/2024

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26/04/2024

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25/04/2024

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25/04/2024

Ref:7477 Full or Part Time Small Animal Vet Salary up to £70k pa and a relocation allowance up to £5k pa
Our client is based near Walsall and are growing and are now looking for a full or part time Small Animal Vet to join them.

The practice has great facilities including 3 consult rooms, cat ward, dog ward, operating theatre, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound and access to endoscope if needed. Working alongside the wonderful nurse team, there are 2 vets who have been qualified for 7 years. They hold the ISFM silver award for cat care. One vet has a post graduate certificate and another in Feline medicine. Within practice they also have SignalPet which uses artificial intelligence to provide support interpreting radiographs. The team work at the highest standard of care and have regular team meetings to help them to all grow and improve their knowledge. They are looking at increasing the amount of nurse consults that they preform, like weight clinics and diabetic clinics. The nurses are very knowledgeable with a few certificates between them, these include ECC, Ncert in medicine, Fear Free cert, Ncert in consulting and the ISFM qualification. The team have regular outings and wellness days, are very friendly and easy to get along with. There are always regular snacks in the kitchen and an Alexa for music in prep and you will regularly hear the team singing along.

The client is flexible in what they can offer and are open to a role that will suit you and your clinical interests. They are keen to ensure that all of their clinical staff’s development is including full certificate support for those that wish to undertake it. Also, vets with less clinical experience are encouraged to apply as they have the resources to allow you to grow as a clinician. Although this advert is for a full-time position, they would consider any flexible working request and part time hours for the right candidate. A typical full-time role would involve working 40 hours per week over 4 days, with our shared Saturday rota. There’s no on call or out of hours required.

This vacancy has been released due to continued growth within the clinic and therefore it’s important that the successful candidate has the following skills/attributes:
- Drive to work towards clinical excellence within first opinion practice
- Passion for small animal medicine
- Quality: the desire to provide a high standard of veterinary medicine, to the pets under your care
- Responsibility; to the pets under your care, making strong and confident clinical recommendations with the support of the team
- Growth: to be passionate in wanting to progress your clinical knowledge and skill development, which in turn contributes to the growth of the practice and the clinical team
RCVS registered

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900.

24/04/2024

Ref: 7372 Full or Part Time Consult or Medically Bias Vet - near Stoke on Trent
Our client is experiencing an exciting period of growth and as result, they have a fantastic opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon who either has a medicine bias or who wants to work as a consult only vet.

The clinic is part of a larger group across the 21 clinics across the UK. All the clinics have teams with different interests, with team members undergoing further training by certificates or having those that have achieved certification status. Being part of something bigger offers a fantastic level of support on a wider group level and allows them to grow and develop a higher quality first opinion pet care, whilst providing internal career progression opportunities.

The clinic has great facilities including 4 consult rooms, cat ward, dog ward, operating theatre, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasound and access to endoscope if needed. Working alongside the wonderful nurse team, they have 3.5 vets who have been qualified for 2-15 years. They hold the ISFM silver award for cat care.

High-quality clinical care is of utmost importance to the team, they even thoroughly enjoy staged dentals. The clinical team, routinely conduct audits, ensuring that they are always working towards gold standard first opinion pet care. The team feel like a consult vet who has a strong interest in internal medicine, would complement their interests and offer support in this area, whilst providing the successful candidate with a career opportunity to progress and grow the consultation provision at the clinic.

This position would be ideal for someone who is a confident general practitioner but has a keen interest in developing themselves in consulting. You will work closely with the nursing team in driving the continued development of nursing consultations to complement the veterinary team and provide an outstanding service to the pets under their care. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to take the next step in a consult only role with full support from a multidisciplinary team.

The shift pattern can be flexible and they are happy to accept both full/part-time applicants. The role will not include any OOH’s but will include of Saturday mornings working 8:30 am-12:30 pm, with TOIL given for each weekend worked. Salary for this role is up to £65k pa.

If this is role sounds of interest please email your CV through to [email protected] or give me a call on 01422 433900.

23/04/2024

Ref: 7375 Full or Part Time Veterinary Vet Hospital near Leeds Sal up to £65k pa plus £5k relocation support
Are you looking to work within a RCVS accredited hospital in beautiful Yorkshire? Perhaps you’re struggling to find a role that offers the flexibility to match your personal circumstances?

If the answer to those questions is yes, we have just the role for you:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join a busy Hospital on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will work alongside the diverse and highly experience team to provide a high level of care for all patients. You’ll be required to take part in all aspects of first opinion practice, from routine operations and consultations. The team offer a varied caseload of medicine and surgery and their excellent facilities have enabled them to host Vets Now in their building – giving you all the benefits of working in a hospital with no hours after 6pm, no Saturday afternoons and no Sundays!
This group of practices have their own Tier 3 Hospital plus 5 branch surgeries. They are also a nurse training practice and their experienced team, including several certificate holders, can deal with a wide variety of both medical and surgical cases in house.

The practice is close to Leeds and Bradford if it is city life that interests you, and close to the Yorkshire Dales for those with outdoor passions. They are also based only a few miles away from Leeds Bradford Airport.

The team is currently 14 day vets, a dedicated admin team, 10 Veterinary Nurses, most of which hold extra qualifications. They will support your every need, and as they are a training practice they are grown to fully understand how the hospital works. They have certificate holders in ECC, ophthalmology and 2 in surgery and many of the nurses have advanced qualifications as well.
They have dental X-rays, separate soft tissue and orthopaedic theatres, the facilities for laparoscopic spays, ultrasound and endoscopy room and even an operating microscope.

What’s on offer?
• A salary of up to £65,000 depending on experience.
• Relocation support of up to £5000, as well as sponsorship for international candidates that require it.
• The opportunity to work as a part of a diverse and highly experienced team.
• Accommodation can be provided.
• Genuine flexibility with the role, we’re happy to explore different shift patterns and hours to create the right role for you.
• Excellent career progression/development with certificates fully supported.
Looking for information or interested in applying for the role of a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon? Contact [email protected] or call 01422 433900 for further details.

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900.

23/04/2024

Ref: 7478 Small animal vet vacancy, small independent team with support for New graduates
My lovely small independent client are based in a beautiful market town just north of Morecambe and Lancaster, with easy access to the lake district national park. They seek to recruit a newly graduated vet to join the team.

They are RCVS accredited, have gold cat friendly status and have a purpose built practice with all the equipment need to provide all round routine health care and surgeries. The team have extensive experience with one vet holding a certificate in emergency care and another with a strong interest in exotics, particularly rabbits.

The role is full time (40 hours a week) but carries NO out of Hours, although the practice does offer OOH’s care to their clients. Shifts work from 9-6.30 with Saturday mornings on a rota.
You will receive a dedicated mentor to guide you through your first steps into practice and to help you gain confidence with routine GP care. This practice would be a great place to start your career. Salary around £40k and initial help with accommodation can be given for someone who is relocating

To learn more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900

22/04/2024

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20/04/2024

Ref 7576: Are you an experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon looking for a fulfilling role in a thriving practice? Look no further! This well-established independent veterinary practice located on the Wirral, has a growing client base and an exciting opportunity awaiting you.
Convenient Location: Situated within easy access to Chester, Liverpool, and Manchester airports, and surrounded by beautiful beaches and countryside. State-of-the-Art Facilities: Enjoy working in this modern practice equipped with two large operating rooms, a well-equipped lab, ultrasound, and X-ray facilities, and spacious consult rooms. Supportive Environment: Join a team where collaboration and camaraderie are valued, with RCVS and VDS fees funded, and staff discounts available.

They are seeking a dedicated Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon with at least 3 years of experience to join the team. Whether you're looking for full-time or part-time hours, they can accommodate your needs, including working around childcare obligations.
Key Details:
Flexible Working: Enjoy a 4-day work week with the option for part-time hours. Balanced Schedule: Share weekend responsibilities with a 1 in 3 Saturday morning rota, with a half-day off in lieu.
Rest easy knowing there are no out-of-hours duties required.
Competitive Salary: Earn £48,000 upwards, depending on your experience.
Work-Life Balance
Benefit from additional staff discounts and a supportive work environment that prioritizes your well-being.
So if you’d like to join a team committed to providing high-quality care for clients and their beloved pets while fostering a positive and rewarding work environment, then take action now
If you're ready to take the next step in your veterinary career and join a dynamic practice, apply now to become part of the team!
To learn more about this exciting opportunity or wish to apply, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] or give us a call at 01422 433900.