**Supportive and nurturing first opinion practice with a friendly team who will help build your confidence and develop your skill** **s** Newly refurbished clinic in the heart of West London, are looking for an engaged and motivated Veterinary Surgeon to provide excellent, kind and personal clinical care to the pets of Chiswick and Brackenbury (Shepherds Bush) At Village Vet, we encourage you to develop your skills and follow your interests, so if you want to take on a certificate, this will be supported. We really want our practices to be a place where you can enjoy being a vet and work up your cases as much as possible, so we are always open to new ideas on how to achieve this, whether that involves further training or investing in new kit. We also benefit from peripatetic surgeon James Creasey (CertSAS) of London Veterinary Services, which allows us to keep our orthopaedic cases in-house. For those tricky cases and overnight care, we are supported by our 24-hour hospital in Hampstead and a network of referral centres including London Vet Specialists, Davies and NDSR. We schedule our days to include a mix of consults and surgery so you will have the opportunity to add variety to your day and offer a complete service. We have time built into the day to catch up on admin, make phone calls and have a break. Our weekend rota is just 1:3 consulting shifts only (total of 12 hours) but gives you a Friday and Monday off the following week so you can have regular long weekends away. This is a split role, doing consulting shifts at Brackenbury and Surgery at Chiswick. Both clinics are supported by experienced Veterinarians, RVNs and a Client Care team and you will be mentored by our Lead Vet. **Responsibilities** ·       Patient/Clinical care - Delivering a high level of clinical care to standards in conjunction with the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme ·       Client care - The delivery of client satisfaction to an exceptional level as defined by Village Vet. This includes making all your interactions with clients fully focused on delivering value, exceptional service and warmth to the clients ·       Teamwork– Working within the team, to contribute your skills, efforts and personal strengths to help always ensure a harmonious team ethos. **Benefits** •                 Competitive salary •                 Village Vet bonus scheme •                 Great rota •                 Certifications encouraged and funding available •                 5 weeks' holiday + bank holidays + birthday leave •                 RCVS and VDS fees paid •                 External CPD funded •                 Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program •                 Career progression opportunities •                 Staff discount schemes •                 Enhanced parental leave and sick pay •                 E car salary sacrifice scheme •                 Enhanced equal family leave •                 Wellness program including: •                 Employee assistance program •                 Eyecare voucher scheme •                 Free annual flu jab •                 Cycle to work scheme •                 Recruitment referral reward scheme. 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.