Experienced Surgical veterinary surgeon

Overview

Soft Tissue Surgeon – East London. My client’s largest 24-hour hospital is seeking a talented soft tissue surgeon ready to step into a purely surgical role on a full-time basis. This is a rare opportunity to take on a high-level surgical caseload in a flagship hospital, working alongside an exceptional clinical team.

• Take on a high-level surgical caseload in a flagship hospital in a purely surgical role, on a full-time basis.
• Work 40 hours per week, including participation in a weekend rota and two bank holidays each year.
• Handle advanced soft tissue cases in collaboration with theatre RVNs, providing outstanding surgical care to patients from a local community and an extensive referral network of over 20 branches.
• Spans GP procedures through to complex referral-level cases, including SUB placement, liver resections and thoracic surgery.
• Utilise facilities including multiple cautery units, harmonic scalpel, and a full laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and endoscopy suite.
• Benefit from state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, including a new ultrasound scanner, CT scanner, and an on-site commercial laboratory.
• Collaborate with a strong medical team including a diagnostic imaging specialist; surgeons routinely perform advanced orthopaedic, soft tissue, and minimally invasive procedures.

Wanstead, located on the edge of leafy Essex, offers easy transport links into central London and a vibrant local scene with cafés, restaurants and green spaces.

• Certificate holder or advanced practitioner in surgery.
• Ideally with experience in ultrasonography.

• Salary: £80,000–£110,000 (FTE) depending on experience, with scope for progression.
• Benefits package includes 6.6 weeks’ annual leave (including bank holidays), relocation assistance where applicable, up to £2,000 CPD budget annually with five days’ paid CPD leave, and private medical healthcare insurance with Bupa.

If you are ready to take on an advanced soft tissue caseload in a highly respected hospital with exceptional facilities and support, we’d love to hear from you.

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