Veterinary Surgeon

If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

Your role and responsibilities

As a veterinary surgeon with surgical experience you will be part of a team providing surgical referrals to colleagues in general practice. You will work closely with your veterinary colleagues and the leadership team, as well as all other support staff within the practice, to provide the highest standards of professional care and services for our clients and their pets.

Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is essential. A small animal surgery certificate or RCVS Advanced Practitioner status would be an advantage, although this is not essential.

Maintain a positive working relationship with colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders to promote and build the reputation of the practice.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• 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
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

About us

West Midlands Veterinary Referrals, based in Burton-on-Trent, is a state-of-art veterinary hospital offering small animal surgical referral services. The award-winning hospital welcomes a wide range of orthopaedic, spinal and soft tissue surgical cases, and is proud to have been awarded the ISFM Cat friendly silver award and the IIE bronze award for sustainability. The practice prides itself on provision of exceptional quality pet healthcare, outstanding service to customers, and unrivalled care for its team at the best possible value.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates.

We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

If you would like to apply for this position or discuss in more detail please contact sian.emery@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk