Veterinary Surgeon

Linnaeus; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in Exeter is seeking a passionate Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. In this role, you will provide high-quality care to clients and their pets, handling a wide variety of cases in a supportive and well-equipped environment. With opportunities for career progression, generous benefits, and a focus on work-life balance, this is a perfect opportunity for experienced vets looking to advance their career in a progressive practice.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave

RCVS and VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Employer contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified Veterinary Surgeon with an RCVS registration.
• Experience in both routine consultations and surgeries is essential.
• Ability to provide high-quality, personalized care.

Responsibilities

• Handle routine consultations and surgeries.
• Build lasting relationships with clients and their pets.
• Work within a supportive veterinary team and utilize state-of-the-art facilities.

Skills

Client Interaction

Surgery

Veterinary Care

Education

Veterinary Degree

Job description

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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum (D.O.E)

Location: City Vets, Heavitree, Exeter

Job Type: Permanent. Open to full-time & part-time applications.

Hours: 38 hours per week, over 4 days with a set day off, 1:10 long weekends (Saturday and Sunday) - followed by the Monday off and 1:10 short weekends (Saturday only). OOH for inpatients only.

Are you looking for a first opinion role where you can enjoy a great caseload and build lasting relationships with your patients?

Do you want to work with a friendly, highly skilled nursing and veterinary team in a wonderful environment with fantastic facilities, including a CT scanner?

If that sounds like you, we have a perfect opportunity waiting!

We're looking for someone who is not just experienced but also loves connecting with clients and providing high-quality, personalised care. You’ll have the chance to handle routine consultations as well as surgeries, and you’ll receive plenty of support to explore your individual interests.

Our team is amazing, and we have all the tools you need, including digital radiography, endoscopy, dental radiography, and, of course, an on-site CT scanner. Plus, we have certificate holders in surgery and medicine, along with visiting specialists like HeartVets, physiotherapy, ophthalmology, and an exotics team!

We believe in work-life balance, so we outsource out-of-hours services while keeping our inpatients. Weekend duties are shared among the vets, making sure everyone has a fair schedule.

If you're ready to join a supportive and fun-loving team, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Wellness program including:
• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
  
  

About Us

City Vets is a modern, fully equipped, RCVS-accredited 4-branch practice setting the standards for first opinion work in the area. Our priorities lie in client and patient care whilst ensuring that our staff are happy and well cared for with a healthy work-life balance.

Our Heavitree site hosts an exotic ward along with surgical and imaging facilities including an onsite CT scanner. This ensures that City Vets is equipped to accept a wide variety of cases for both companion animals and exotics and small mammals. Our nursing team are progressive in their support of the veterinary team, leading on imaging, lump removal and stage 1 dental scale and polishes.

Two of the three branches are fully equipped to meet most small animal needs and ran by equally experienced and enthusiastic associates, who enjoy providing care local to their branch for patient and clients alike. Our third branch is close to the Heavitree site and provides consultation and nursing services local to the Whipton community.

All our surgeries are accredited as Cat Friendly Clinics by the International Society of Feline Medicine, varying from Bronze at Whipton to Gold at Heavitree. Additionally, St Thomas have the Silver Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund Standard (RWAF) and Heavitree is a Gold Standard RWAF practice.

We also work closely with the Guide Dog Association helping to care for training and qualified dogs, Blue Cross, and Cats Protection neutering programs.

As part of Linnaeus, we have great support and career framework in place, development is there for the taking in terms of both clinical and leadership skills and experience from our range of practices, referral hospitals and wider Mars Veterinary Health companies.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting all our associates' physical and mental health. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

To apply, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information, please contact Lissa on [e-mail]

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

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