Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

British Veterinary Association; Bathgate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Alora Vets is seeking a passionate Veterinary Surgeon to join a supportive team in Bathgate. The role offers a diverse caseload and opportunities for professional growth, including flexible hours, competitive salary, and generous leave policy. Ideal candidates will have past surgical experience and a commitment to continual learning and development in veterinary care.

Benefits

6.8 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

£1250 CPD allowance

BVA membership

Company pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted treatments for pets

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Veterinary Surgeon.
• Experience in a variety of clinical interests is preferred.
• CPD commitment is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage varied caseload including general surgery and consultations.
• Participate in weekend rotas for patient care.
• Engage in professional development opportunities.

Skills

Surgery

Consultation

Endoscopy

Radiology

Education

Veterinary Degree

Job description

Explore your full potential

Alora Vets are seeking an enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and supportive team on a permanent basis. We offer a diverse and interesting caseload, including orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, dentistry, consults, endoscopy, laparoscopy, radiology, and general surgery. The role can be tailored to suit your clinical interests, providing plenty of scope for professional development.

This is ideally a full-time role (40 hours) over 4-5 days per week however we understand that work life balance is important, and we are happy to be flexible with your work pattern for the right candidate. We would require you to take an equal share in the 1:5 weekends (Saturday 8:30am - 1:30pm) with TOIL the following week. Whilst Vets Now cover our OOH provision, we do look after some of our more stable in-patients, and you would be expected to participate in a 1 in 5 rota for this.

Find a place to excel

Alora Vets is based within a modern, purpose-built premises situated in Whitburn, just off the M8 and almost exactly halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh making us very convenient for travel. We are a busy first opinion practice with a broad range of cases. The practice consists of four consultation rooms, separate waiting areas for cats and dogs, separate cat ward, dog ward and isolation kennels. We also have a purpose-built dental suite with dental x-ray along with two other operating rooms and a large prep area. On site we also have digital x-ray, ultrasound, laparoscopic and endoscopic equipment.

Why join our team?

Our practice currently consists of 5 veterinary surgeons who have a wide variety of clinical interests from laparoscopic surgery and advanced dentistry to acupuncture. We are lucky to have two certificate holders within the practice. Our clinical director holds a medical certificate, and our lead vet holds a dental certificate. Our three other veterinary surgeons each have their own areas of interest.

Our nursing team consists of one full time HRVN, three full time RVN's and one part time RVN along with one second year SVN. Our two ACA's are vital to our team providing plenty of TLC to our patients and team alike. Our support team is made up of our Practice Manager, Insurance co-ordinator and our amazing six strong reception team ran by our Head Receptionist who are instrumental in the smooth running of our day.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

6.8 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline

Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata

Certificate support

Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider

All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding

All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

Infection Prevention and Control Programme

Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

BVA membership

VDS cover

RCVS fees

Colleague Benefits

Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well

Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria

Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you

Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice