Consulting Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

British Veterinary Association; Gourock; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at Shore Veterinary Centre as a Part-Time Small Animal Consult-Only Veterinary Surgeon. Benefit from flexible working hours, excellent professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment in a beautiful coastal town. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including annual leave, CPD allowance, and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

6.8 weeks annual leave

£1250 CPD allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience with small animals and confidence in sole charge.
• Willingness to manage routine consultations and emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Provide consult-only services for small animals.
• Participate in routine and emergency care as needed.

Skills

Compassion

Confidence in routine consultations

Emergency case handling

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Job description

Shape your career, your way

Shore Veterinary Centre is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Small Animal Consult-Only Veterinary Surgeon to join our close-knit team. This part-time role offers 10 hours per week and would suit someone confident with sole charge, routine consultations, and emergency cases. We may be a small team, but we bring a wealth of experience and diverse clinical interests, including dermatology, dentistry, and a certificate holder in small animal medicine.

Are you looking for a better work life balance?

Our flexible approach to rota patterns can truly enrich your work life balance. We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you need to do the school pick up, need reduced hours during school holidays or would simply like a more flexible rota pattern we can fix or flex our patterns to suit your needs

We're looking for a vet to join us on Fridays (9:30am-6:30pm) and 1 in 3 Saturdays (8:30am-12:30pm). Alternatively, if you're only looking for weekend work, we'd be happy to consider a vet for 2 in 3 Saturdays. There are no out-of-hours responsibilities, as all emergency care is covered by Vets Now Glasgow.

About us

At Shore Veterinary Centre, you'll find a warm, welcoming, and supportive team made up of 5 Veterinary Surgeons, 4 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 2 Veterinary Care Assistants, and 2 dedicated Receptionists. We pride ourselves on a collaborative working environment, encouraging case discussions, regular team meetings, and a focus on quality improvement. Our experienced and proactive nursing team includes a certificate holder in nutrition, with another currently working toward a certificate in anaesthesia. We actively support further development and welcome individual clinical interests.

The practice was recently renovated and is well-equipped for day-to-day general practice, with modern facilities including multi-parameter monitors, Bair Hugger warming systems, ultrasound, digital X-ray, and dental X-ray. We have a lovely, loyal client base, offering scope for further work-ups and continuity of care.

We're based in Gourock, a beautiful coastal town on the west coast of Scotland, with stunning views across the Clyde and excellent rail links to Glasgow. The area offers fantastic walks, beaches, and outdoor activities-and we might be the only practice in the UK with an outdoor swimming pool just across the road!

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

6.8 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline

Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata

Certificate support

Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider

All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding

All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

Infection Prevention and Control Programme

Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

BVA membership

VDS cover

RCVS fees

Colleague Benefits

Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well

Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria

Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you

Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice