Experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

Millcroft Veterinary Group; Cockermouth; Híbrido; GBP 65.000 - 79.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Ownership potential

Relocation support

Private health insurance

Cycle to work

Discounted gym membership

Company pension

Discounted veterinary fees

Lifetime Care Club

Descripción de la vacante

Millcroft Veterinary Group is seeking an experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our independent, six-centre practice in the Lake District. You will join a 30-vet team and work in a range of patterns, with a focus on high-quality small animal care.

We offer a package up to £72k DOE for a 38-hour week, with a 4-day week standard for experienced vets, paid CPD, and generous on-call arrangements. Accommodation is available on-site for OOH shifts and support for professional development

Formación

• Experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon with relevant UK registration.
• Strong surgical skills and case management in small animal practice.
• Commitment to high-quality patient care and client communication.

Responsabilidades

• Provide high-quality medical and surgical care for small animals.
• Support colleagues through a busy mixed-practices environment.
• Participate in on-call and weekend rotas as needed.
• Contribute to CPD and knowledge sharing within the team.

Conocimientos

Small animal surgery

UK veterinary registration

Educación

Veterinary degree

Herramientas

Ultrasound equipment

Descripción del empleo

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 Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

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

Millcroft Vetsis a member of XLVets, a community of independently owned veterinarypractices.

Our independence means there are genuine opportunities for business ownership and we are committed to independent succession.

Experienced vets

• Package up to £72k DOE for a 38hr week. We are SPVS members who pay attention to the recent salary surveys with vets paid well above the SPVS survey national median, despite being in Northern England.
• A 4-day week is standard for experienced vets with options to increase salary or reduce working hours.
• 15-minute consults with plenty of breaks. Allowingtime to catch up, report results or have a cup of tea!
• Excellent facilities including digital radiography, ultrasound, top-end video endoscopy, class IV laser, Tonovet tonometer and dental radiography.
• Shared small-animal only on-call rota, on paper 1 weeknight in 8 but currently 1 weeknight in 12with rolling relief. Approximately 2.5 weekends in 10.
• ½ Day following a night on call and a full day off following a weekend on call.
• Accommodation is always available at the practice for those who prefer to stay on-site for OOH.
• Twilight RVN on-site providing triaging calls and managing inpatients up to 10.30pm. Dedicated on-call RVN after 10:30pm
• CPD 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

** New graduates - *Unfortunately we have filled our new graduate vacancies for 2026* **

For new graduates, we are offering a position on our Graduate Development Programme.
In addition to the above:

• Competitive package
• 30 minute consults to begin your career
• Working at our larger Cockermouth and Workington surgeries, where there are large teams ofvets and RVNs to provide plenty of support
  • Sole charge as a new grad is neither fair nor expected.
• Enhanced CPD with attendance on the XLVets Small Animal Graduate Development Programme.
• This involves:
  • Monthly meetings with an external XLVets mentor
  • 80hrs+ of external CPD spread over a year delivered by experts in the XLVets community
  • Lots of socialising with an XLVets peer group of other new graduates across the country
• We are an approved graduate development practice with four registered vetGDP mentors
• We actively encourage mentorship by paying a bonus to our VetGDP mentors. We also have access to internal and external XLVets "Mentoring Matters" mentors
• Full back‑up OOH with a dedicated experienced vet rostered on alongside your nights.
• Informal support and directors available 24/7 long-term
• Due to our large team, plenty of support, mentoring and caseload, we will make any newgraduate a truly great vet

Holiday

• 6.3 pro‑ratio weeks of paid holiday per year, including public holidays, with an additional allowance forlong service
• Hours worked overtime returned as time off in lieu
• Optional holiday purchase scheme of up to 1 week pro‑ratio

Other benefits

• Potential for ownership
• Relocation support - we have two practice houses, so often accommodation is 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 whichprovides 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 Club
• 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 small animal medicine and surgery - perfect for aspirantcertificate 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 currently have certificate holders in surgery, exotics, imaging and cardiology,ECC, medicine and behaviour. We therefore regularly accept referrals and second opinions for exotics, cardiology, ultrasound, endoscopy, soft‑tissue surgery, orthopaedicand medicine cases.