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Wolfe Vets is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are committed to creating a meritocratic and inclusive environment for our people.

Veterinary Surgeon – (Hybrid Day and ECC)

About us:

Launched in June 2020, Wolfe Vets is independently owned, with RCVS accredited small animal veterinary care based in Chiswick and Fulham.

We offer an exceptional standard of round the clock care, with referral treatments and facilities, as well as all the routine consultations, health checks and procedures expected at a family vet. We are passionate about pets and animal welfare; we believe that pets and their owners deserve to be treated with expertise and compassion.

Our fantastic team:

Without our brilliant team, Wolfe Vets would not be able to offer an exceptional level of care to our furry patients and their humans. We value every member of the Wolfe Vets team: listening to good ideas, prioritising staff development and using cutting-edge technologies to work to the highest standards. Alongside our exceptional team, you will have the opportunity to work with a variety of visiting specialists that are all advanced certificate holders in their chosen fields which is an exciting part of our team’s development allowing the exposure to complex cases.

We think that Wolfe Vets is a great place to work and understand that looking after each other (as well as the animals in our care) is vital.

In short, we want our people to flourish, and nothing makes us happier than watching a member of our team grow and develop.

The role:

This newly created role offers the opportunity to work both within our small, highly skilled ECC team offering a highly trusted night emergency and critical care service for our community and for referring vets, whilst also working as part of our established and experienced day team.

We believe this hybrid role offers the chance to continue to develop your ECC skillset whilst being part of a trusted group of peers to continue your learning and expand your breadth of knowledge.

With a commitment to excellence in general practice, surgery and emergency & critical care, you are driven to help animals medically and surgically when they are in need.

Confident in diagnostics, medical case management and patient care, you have developed a strong reputation in your current clinic for reliability, expertise and good outcomes.

Technical Experience Specification: (essential)

• You are an experienced, confident and able veterinary surgeon who is used to managing cases from first consultation through full diagnostic work.
• Proven experience in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of outcomes, including hospitalising patients and monitoring them during hospitalisation.
• Experience in a range of procedures including:
• Gastrotomy, enterotomy (ectomy), splenectomy, cystotomy, GDV, extensive wound management and wound closure
• Head and neck procedures: enucleation, placement and management of chest drains
• and feeding tubes
• Limb, digit and tail amputation
• Emergency management of open and closed fractures and joint luxations
• Emergency management of spinal/neurological conditions prior to advanced imaging (in house CT).
• Competent in use of ultrasound & Radiography: A-FAST, T-FAST, EPIC Scan, examination of liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
• Use of endoscopes for foreign body retrieval.
• Understanding of blood gas analysis.
• Experience with blood products.
• Expert at managing perfusion status.
• Skilled at CPR

Responsibilities:

• Consultation for new patients
• Perform appointments for accurate examinations, all relevant tests and accurate diagnosis
• Animals to be discharged the following day if admitted and deemed fit to leave – we do not discharge animals in the middle of the night
• Care of inpatients
• Diagnostic investigations for inpatients and new patients with timely reporting of results
• Surgical interventions for inpatients and new patients when indicated
• Stabilisation for surgery by our day team the next day if indicated

(Please note – We do not encourage transfer of patients back and forth between Wolfe Vets and partner primary care practices (PCP), as we do not believe that is in the patients’ best interest, we admit and then manage until fit for discharge to PCP care.)

Essential to the role:

• You are confident and happy to work as the only vet (with the support of an RVN)
• Passionate about delivering outstanding emergency & critical care to animals in need
• Excellent clinical record keeping
• Maintain excellent communication across the entire team
• You can confidently and accurately estimate and charge for procedures
• With outstanding client management skills: you derive real satisfaction from finding solutions to problems
• Empathetic, open and honest communication skills
• Committed and hard-working, you truly enjoy looking after every animal in your care.
• A team player, you enjoy working with and learning from others.
• You are preferably an ECC certificate holder
• Adrenal, pancreatic, GI and cardiac ultrasound
• Advanced ophthalmology examinations and surgical procedures

Preferred Practical Skills & Experience: (not essential)

• Liver lobectomy, GI stapling, nephrectomy, adrenalectomy, colectomy, anal gland excision, perineal hernia repair, colposuspension, urethrotomy(ostomy).
• Advanced wound closure techniques
• Endoscopy: experience in airway and GI
• Other head and neck: TECA, BOAS, Thyroid, Salivary glands etc
• Echocardiography
• Joint injections
• Orthopaedic surgery: fracture repair & luxation procedures via bone plating, ex-fix, IM Pin TPLO, TTA, MPL techniques
• Official veterinarian status (strongly preferred)

Personal qualities:

• You are capable of a wide variety of surgeries, but still enjoy all types of clinical work.
• Passionate about delivering exceptional care to our patients.
• Collaborative, you enjoy working with others in a supportive team environment. You listen to different perspectives and look to reach consensus and a way forward.
• A problem solver: you discuss issues with others in a positive, constructive and empathetic way to find a solution.
• A strong communicator, you understand the importance of keeping everyone updated and included in conversations.
• The ability to multi-task, managing several demands simultaneously.
• Flexible and adaptable (both in responding to last minute emergencies/ change of plans and understanding the pressure on others in such moments)
• You think ahead to anticipate what the vets and patients need and organise the team to respond quickly and efficiently
• Kind & compassionate to pets, owners and colleagues alike
• Good humoured, you have a positive ‘can do’ outlook (and understand how important this is for the team culture)

Hours & facilities:

Hours are as published in the rota. This is a hybrid role that offers both day and night shifts. On occasion you may be required to cover out of hours patient care or emergencies. (eg: staff sickness, holidays or unavoidable emergencies)

Work takes place in our purpose-built clinic on Chiswick High Road, Chiswick and in our purpose-built hospital on Wandsworth Bridge Road, Fulham.

Wolfe Vets Facilities:

• Three dedicated theatres with positive pressure ventilation
• Separate spacious dog and cat wards
• Three consult rooms
• A large central patient hub
• Rigid endoscopy, bronchoscope, gastroscope, digital display
• IMEC patient monitors
• Extensive surgical instrumentation: suction, stapling devices, full AO, electrosurgery etc
• AGFA digital radiography
• Philips Epiq Elite Ultrasound
• Access to CT Scanner
• Large, spacious staff room & kitchen
• Two ultrasound units (cart and portable

Rewards:

• Quarterly bonus package
• RCVS fees paid
• Workplace pension
• Wellbeing package with cash contributions to medical care & therapies
• Discounted pet food and veterinary services for own pets
• CPD funded currently £3500 per annum and 5 paid days CPD each calendar year
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (owing to the nature of your hybrid role, it is necessary for us to approach holiday differently for both day and night work, meaning your entitlement will be split and pro-rated based on hours worked across day and ECC)
• Loyalty scheme: Additional annual leave after two years of employment (increasing by a day a year to a maximum of 30 days per annum)
• Birthday off- If it falls on a weekday
• Cyclescheme & Techscheme

Please apply to hr@wolfevets.co.uk with your CV and covering letter.