Join a thriving specialist surgical team at a cutting-edge referral hospital with complex caseloads, excellent work-life balance, and minimal on-call duties. A 4-day week and genuine support for your development await.
1 in 3 weekend on-call rota. Evening on-call is minimal and primarily involves telephone support to the dedicated out-of-hours team for inpatient queries rather than routine on-site attendance.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Swift Referrals' growing surgical team as a Referral Veterinary Surgeon. You'll manage a varied and complex caseload across soft tissue, neurology, and orthopaedic surgery alongside experienced surgeons, internal medicine clinicians, and an ECC specialist. The role suits residency-trained or board-certified surgeons, though experienced Certificate holders with significant referral experience will also be considered.
Working across a multidisciplinary environment, you'll deliver advanced surgical procedures and exceptional patient care whilst contributing to the continued development of the surgical referral service. A 4-day working week (10-hour shifts, 8am to 6pm) offers genuine work-life balance. On-call participation involves a 1 in 3 weekend rota with minimal evening on-call, primarily telephone support to the dedicated out-of-hours team for inpatient queries rather than routine on-site attendance. Flexible working requests will be considered.
Located in Wetherby, the practice offers excellent access to Leeds, York, and Harrogate, alongside proximity to the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, and the North East coastline for a balanced lifestyle.
Swift Referrals is a multidisciplinary small animal referral practice based in Wetherby, serving Northern and Central England with a strong reputation for clinical excellence. The practice offers specialist services in internal medicine, oncology, soft tissue surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and neurology, alongside a first opinion out-of-hours service for neighbouring practices. Part of IVC Evidensia, a leading UK veterinary care provider trusted with over 2 million animals.
The hospital boasts a large, highly skilled team including Diplomates and Certificate holders across multiple disciplines, supported by approximately 45 nurses, dedicated night nurses, 6 hospital clinicians, and an experienced client care team. Advanced facilities include 128-slice CT and 1.5 Tesla MRI, dedicated soft tissue and orthopaedic theatres, full endoscopy suite, digital radiography and ultrasonography, fully stocked in-house laboratory, and a large intensive care facility with 24/7 veterinary and nursing supervision. The practice prioritises exceptional clinical standards and customer service within a collaborative, values-led working environment.
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