on call on recruitment

Re: on call on recruitment

Julian Earl — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:00:26 GMT

We've had difficulty getting aaplicants for experineced vets for mixed practice for the leat ten years. We tended to have new graduates, a lot of foreign graduates, many of whom seemed to think experience for farm work meanr meat inspection. Speaking to others loclally, it seems we were not alone. In th e end, only new graduates generally were available which can put an extra burden on the boss and on the other assistants.

I spoke to a mixed vet in the midlands some seven years ago who had had twenty eight applications for a vacancy and I was told that none of the applicants were willing to do on-call /OOH.

I think the days of people like myself having done mixed practice my whole career are gone. New grads do both for awhile in my experience, work with the the mixture,initially find what they enjoy and move on to continue with their chosen prefernces.

Re: on call on recruitment

Gareth C. — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:38:40 GMT

I guess over a career lifetime we stop moving around after 2-5yrs. So most experienced vets are staying put.

Re: on call on recruitment

CatherineThomas — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:18:32 GMT

My impression is that most practices advertising for experienced vets do not get that many applicants. Yet there are many new graduates applying for jobs. Several practices I know have advertised for experienced vets and the majority of applicants were new graduates or EU graduates who have been working in slaughter houses etc. So if you do have a few years expereince you can pick and choose your job. It's reasonable to assume that if there are several jobs out there, some wtih OOH and some without, a large proportion of the vets will go for the jobs without OOH.

Re: on call on recruitment

Gareth C. — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 09:36:29 GMT

According to rcvs survey 2010 56%of UK vets do on call. With avertaged small animal vets doing 12hrs on call a week.