Veterinary Surgeon

Job Code: VA486

Location: West Ham

Welcome to West Ham! This well-run practice in the East End of London is looking for an additional full-time vet, to join their growing team.



Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:




The salary band for this position inclusive of weekend rotation is £42,000 to £58,000 FTE depending on prior experience and allowing room for growth within the role.


Accommodation will be available for this 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




About the role




In the bustling heart of popular East London is this hugely popular first opinion practice that is looking for an additional vet, to work alongside their incredible senior vet.




The rota involves a 40-hour working week which is inclusive of a 1:4 branch Saturday and 1:8 hospital Sunday rotation. You will be rota ‘d to up to 2 bank holidays per year in the Wanstead Hospital.




We are looking for a future colleague who enjoys working in a busier GP environment and is comfortable with routine surgery and dentals, although you will have ample support from your senior vet who loves to teach.




You will be fully supported by a full-time senior vet, senior RVN, incredibly passionate trainee nurses and a regional manager whose support is invaluable to her region.




West Ham is also fully supported by Wanstead Veterinary Hospital for more complex cases and OOH. It has extensive 24 -hr facilities including CT, an excellent ultrasound, scopes, laparoscopic equipment, and an array of specialists and provides a good environment to develop your ECC skills on your Sundays.




The practice itself is smack bang in the middle between West Ham Park and Stratford, and a short 8 minute walk from the nearest train station (DLR) to take you all over London and into Essex.




If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email Rose directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!

Benefits for this role include

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
  • Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
  • CPD budget every year
  • 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Paid lunch breaks
  • Colleague introduction reward
  • 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
  • Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
  • Professional membership fees covered
  • Shopping discounts
  • Generous colleague discounts
  • Petplan 20% colleague discount

About us

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.

If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!