Experienced Part Time Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon

Millcroft Veterinary Group; Cockermouth; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 72,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Relocation support

Pension scheme

CPD funded to higher levels

Job summary

Millcroft Veterinary Group in Cockermouth seeks an experienced large-animal vet for a permanent part-time position. The practice handles a busy farm caseload with a 50:50 dairy-to-beef split and 90% workload in farm medicine, with scope to increase equine work.

You will join a supportive team, covering OOH weekends and weeknights on a pro-rata basis, with CPD funded to advance your qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experienced vet with large-animal expertise and farm practice exposure.
• Proven ability to perform routine dairy fertility work and surgeries.
• Strong first-opinion equine skills and emergency handling.
• Willingness to participate in a shared OOH weekend/weekday rota.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a large-animal caseload with a 50:50 dairy-to-beef mix.
• Work part-time, ideally 1–2 days per week, with OOH rota share.
• Deliver high-quality farm animal medicine and herd health coverage.
• Engage in CPD and professional development activities.

Skills

Large animal veterinary

Dairy fertility

Equine first-opinion care

Out-of-hours experience

Farm animal herd health

Education

Veterinary degree

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 Part Time Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon

About Us:

We are a fiercely independent, six-centre, mixed practice in the western Lake District. We currently have an opportunityfor an experiencedvetto join ourfriendly 30-vet team in a permanent part-timerole.

Millcroft Vetsis a member of XLVets, a community of independently-owned veterinary practices.

We have a busy and varied caseload of farm animal work with a 50:50 dairy-to-beef split, a thriving sheep business and numerous camelids. The farms are a real mix of historic, generational Lake Districthill 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.

The Role:

• This role would suit an experienced vet looking to step back in their career, reduce their hours while still keeping a hand in.
  
• As this is a part time role only, we are looking for experienced and capable vets to step right into the role.
• Experience of routine dairy fertility work.
• Well versed inall the common farm surgical procedures and emergencies.
• An awareness on broad herd health when treating individual sick farm animals.
• Solid first-opinion equine skills.
  
• Package up to £72k for a full-time equivalent.
• Package will be pro-rata based on working pattern chosen.
  
• Ideally, 1 to 2 days per week but with a full share in our OOH weekend and weeknight rota, or weekends only.
• Large-animal-only on-call rota. 1 weeknight per week, alternating between first and second, and 1 weekend in 5.
  
• Excellent facilities including portable digital radiography and numerous portable ultrasound units.
• 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, and one other professional membership fee of your choice BCVA, SVS

Holiday

• Pro-rata 238 hours of annual leave to include public holidays, with 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

• Relocation support - we have two practice houses, so often accommodation may available as partof the package
• Private health insurance (after 1 year 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 of farm animal medicine - perfect for aspirant certificate holders.
• We’re situated in the heart of the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site which presents a wealth of opportunities for walkers, horse-riders, kayakers, runners, mountaineers, climbers, paragliders, wild-swimmers and even skiers.

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