Our Client runs a 100% small animal veterinary hospital based in a lovely coastal town in West Sussex. This is a multivet practice who are able to offer a supportive environment to any level of veterinary surgeon. There is no branch work.  

For new graduates there is a half day off per week increasing to one full day after one year (or a full day off for experienced graduates). When another vet is on holiday absence in covered amongst the team, so you may have to work a full five day week on occasions but you will be given equivalent time off at the next available opportunity to compensate.

There is a small amount of out of hours and weekend work as follows: 

1. Four Saturday mornings per year (08:30-13:00)
2. Three full Saturdays per year (08:30-08:30) - clinic hours are 08:30-18:00 on Saturday then on call till the next morning
3. Three full Sundays per year (08:30-08:30) - clinic hours are 10:00-16:00 on Sunday then on call till the next morning
4. Week day nights on call are one every 2 weeks on average

You would be working amongst an excellent caring team of largely qualified nurses, with some trainees. You would always have an experienced member of nursing staff available when on call or at weekends. Backup as required for new graduates.

CPD- actively supported and encouraged. Completive salary dependent on experience. 

Excellent transport links: Brighton is nearby, useful ferry ports and Southampton Airport is just under 2 hours away.  

For further information about this vacancy please contact: juliew@brightleaf.co.uk .

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Bright Leaf Recruitment is a recruitment agency specialising in veterinary recruitment.  We have been placing exceptional veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in great roles around the United Kingdom, Dubai and Australia since 2010.  Our team of expert recruiters have over two decades of experience in the veterinary recruitment industry.