Veterinary Farm Technician

British Veterinary Association; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established veterinary practice in Ayrshire as a Veterinary Technician specializing in farm animals. This position offers a dynamic work environment, where you will engage closely with clients and the veterinary team while handling a range of duties in animal health services. Enjoy generous benefits, including 6.6 weeks annual leave, enhanced family-friendly policies, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Additional leave for your birthday

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Cycle to work scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Learning and development via IVC Evidensia Academy

Discounted staff pet care

Pension scheme

Pawsome Benefits - discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Dynamic person adaptable to changes.
• Experience with farm animal services is beneficial.
• Ability to manage calls and diary effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver calf health club service and support veterinary team.
• Manage reception duties, including call handling.
• Assist in various veterinary tasks, such as vaccinations and TB testing.

Skills

Flexible

Adaptable

Teamwork

Education

SQP qualification (preferred)

Job description

MBM vets are delighted to offer an additional farm animal Veterinary Technician position within our expanding farm animal veterinary team!

The role will be based at our Syke Farm, Symington branch and work alongside our existing technician, principally delivering our calf health club service. The successful candidate will be expected to build and foster relationships with clients, develop new business, and drive the service forwards with the full support of our farm animal team. Services currently provided include:

• Growth rate tracking
• Failure of passive transfer monitoring (FPT)
• Disbudding
• Vaccination administration
• Surgical assistance
• TB testing assistance
• Benchmarking meetings
• Laboratory assistance

Our ideal candidate

The role will place the successful candidate at the heart of our farm animal veterinary team. There will be some reception duties, such as diary management, call handling, and call allocation to get vets to calls and deal with emergencies.

The role benefits from an individual with an SQP qualification; however, this is not a requirement. We seek a dynamic person who is adaptable to a quickly changing environment, flexible, and willing to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and assist where needed.

Want to know more about us?

MBM Veterinary Group is a large, friendly, long-established practice near the Ayrshire coast, with convenient road and rail links to Glasgow and central Scotland. We have practices in Kilmarnock, Mauchline, Beith, and Symington, covering a wide area within Ayrshire. Our dedicated teams provide small animal, equine, and farm veterinary services. The area offers excellent outdoor pursuits, including equine sports, water sports, cycling, hill-walking, and golf.

Benefits include:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Additional leave for your birthday
• Enhanced family-friendly policies (maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental, surrogacy pay)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Non-accidental injury support
• Learning and development via IVC Evidensia Academy
• Pawsome Benefits - discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff pet care