Experienced Mixed Veterinary Surgeon

Millcroft Veterinary Group; Cockermouth; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Potential ownership

Relocation support

Private health insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Company pension

Discounted veterinary fees

Lifetime Care Club

Team social events

Eye tests

Job summary

Millcroft Veterinary Group in the Lake District is seeking an Experienced Mixed Veterinary Surgeon to join our six-centre, independent practice near Cockermouth. You will work across small animals and farm cases with a supportive team of about 30 vets.

We require 2–3 years of mixed practice experience, comfort with SA and LA work, and a flexible approach. We offer a 4-day week, generous salary up to £72k DOE, CPD funded to higher certifications, and potential ownership opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experienced in mixed animal practice with 2–3 years of SA/LA work.
• Comfortable with sole-charge cases.
• Willing to work across six-centre practice and learn from colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mixed veterinary care across small and farm animals.
• Collaborate with a team of vets and support staff to manage cases.
• Engage in CPD and professional development within XLVets network.

Skills

Mixed veterinary surgery

Independent practitioner

Case discussion with specialists

Tools

Portable radiography

Portable ultrasound

Job description

Our practices are currently closed. In the case of out-of-hours emergencies, please call our Cockermouth practice on 01900 826666 or book a daytime appointment .

Experienced Mixed Veterinary Surgeon

Unfortunately, for the foreseeable, we are looking for experienced mixed vets with over 2-3 years of experience who are comfortable with most SA and LA work sole-charge.

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We area fiercely independent, six centre, mixed practice in the western LakeDistrict. We currently have opportunities for experiencedvets to join ourfriendly 30vet team in a range of working patterns.

Millcroft Vetsis a member of XLVets, a community of independently-owned veterinary practices. Our independence means there are genuine opportunities for business ownership and we are committed to independent succession.

We have a busy and varied caseload of small animals and farm animal work:

Small animal - We are a first opinion general practice with a focus on quality work and we see ourselvesas a middle ground between basic first opinion and complex referral level. We have lots of experiencedcolleagues to learn from and discuss cases with certificate holders in surgery, exotics, imaging and cardiology, and vets studying towards ECC, medicine and behaviour.

Farm - a 50:50 dairy to beef split, a thriving sheep business and numerous camelids. The farms are a real mix of historic, generational Lake District hill farms through to large and progressive dairy farms. Our large animal work is 90% farm and 10% first opinion equine, but there is room to do more equine.

We offer experienced vets

• Package up to £72k DOE. We are SPVS members that pay attention to the recent salary surveys with vets paid well above the SPVS survey national median, despite being inNorthern England.
• A 4-day week as standard with options to increase salary or reduce working hours.
• Excellent facilities including portable digital radiography and numerous portable ultrasound units.
• On-call rota - 1 weeknight in 10 and approximately 1 weekend in 5 (depending on which rota you join LA or SA).
• Full day off after a weekend on call.
• CPD is encouraged to further your own interests and funded to Certificate / Masters / PGDip level for a long term candidate.
• In addition to CPD allowance, we provide 1 week pro-rata paid CPD time
• RCVS, VDS, BVA and one other professional membership fee of your choice paid

Holiday

• 6 pro-rata weeks of paid holiday per year, including public holidays, with an additional allowance for long service.
• Hours worked overtime returned as time off in lieu.
• Optional holiday purchase scheme of up to 1 week pro-rata.

Other benefits

• Potential for ownership for the right candidate.
• Relocation support - we have two practice houses, so often accommodation is available as partof the package
• Private health insurance (after 1 year of continuous employment)
• We take mental health seriously and subscribe to an employee assistance programme which provides 24/7 support as well as counselling sessions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Company pension
• Discounted veterinary fees and free membership to our Lifetime Care Cub
• Team social events
• Eye tests

Still need to be convinced?

• We are proud, active members of XLVets, and recent winners of the XLVet's "Inspirational Teams"award.
• We have a busy and varied caseload - perfect for aspirant certificate holders.
• We’re situated in the heart of the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site which presents awealth of opportunities for walkers, horse-riders, kayakers, runners, mountaineers, climbers,paragliders, wild-swimmers and even skiers.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Millcroft Veterinary Group,
Wakefield Road, Cockermouth, CA13 0HR.

Company number: 13071106
Registered in England & Wales
Registered office: Millcroft Veterinary Group Limited, Wakefield Road, Cockermouth, CA13 0HR