Veterinary Surgeon

Welcome to Highbury! Nestled in a popular and attractive area in London near Islington, and adjacent to Canonbury railway station is our little Highbury clinic that has been a constant beating heart in the community for years. This established practice is looking for a charismatic vet to charm our Highbury clients and their beloved pets, providing exceptional first opinion care on a 4 day week basis.

About your new role! Highbury has a strong bond with their clients, and we are looking for a vet who can continue this relationship in this GP role, performing first opinion consults, minor surgeries, and triage of emergencies when applicable.

Highbury would be ideal for a confident vet happy with sole charge, who thrives in consult and is looking for a long term role in which they can settle in and play an integral part in the local community.

The rota involves Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, plus a 1:4 branch Saturday and a 1:8 Wanstead Hospital Sunday rotation, and up to two bank holidays per year. You will be included in the last resort on call rotation for the region, with a dedicated regional manager and an experienced regional head vet. You will also have support from the nearby "mini hub" Hackney practice and the Wanstead 24 hour Hospital for more complex cases and out of hours care.

Now let's get to the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
Salary band for this sole charge position is £60,000 to £75,000 FTE, depending on prior experience and allowing room for growth within the role.

A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard vet:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
• Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
• Up to £2,000 CPD budget every year plus up to 5 days' paid CPD leave
• Private Medical Healthcare Insurance with Bupa
• Paid lunch breaks
• Colleague introduction reward
• 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Medical cashback plan - refunds on routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
• Professional membership fees covered

In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers' views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real time updates and taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we're making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.