Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Penmellyn Vets; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in the United Kingdom is seeking a dynamic Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. The role involves consulting and operating across multiple branches with a busy caseload, supported by a dedicated nursing team. The practice values work-life balance, offers generous annual leave, and a competitive salary up to £70,000 DOE. Additional perks include well-being initiatives, professional development funding, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holiday

Your birthday as a paid day off

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Pawsome Benefits - discounts and cashback

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Experience in veterinary practice is essential.
• Ability to manage a varied and busy caseload.
• Strong teamwork skills to collaborate with nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a mixture of consulting and operating.
• Work between different branches and the hospital site.
• Provide care and support to patients requiring hospitalization.

Skills

Dynamic approach

Consulting

Operating

Job description

Overview

Salary up to £70,000 DOE

We are looking for a dynamic Veterinary Surgeon to join our fantastic team!

The role would include work between our branches and our hospital site, undertaking a mixture of consulting and operating, with a varied and busy caseload. We are proud to have a very supportive nursing team and fantastic support staff.

Flexibility

Our people have the opportunity to work full/part-time, covering a variety of shifts over 4/4:5 days per week, with a share of the weekend rota and support from our night team.

About Penmellyn

We are a 6 site small animal practice, with a well-equipped small animal and referral hospital that is in need of a vet or two, to not only fill a vacancy due to one of our lovely vets leaving us to venture around the world, but to expand our forever growing team.

We are lucky to have our Small Animal Hospital at St Columb Major equipped with a team of certificate holders who are happy to provide any assistance required with case management and have internal referrals to our orthopaedic, soft tissue and diagnostics teams. We also have visiting specialists in cardiology and ophthalmology.

Our Ambition

We strive to provide the very best of care to our patients and with our hospital close by our branches, we can seamlessly accommodate patients who require hospitalisation or further referral work-up.

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

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holiday

• Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance

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

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid 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

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

• Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer

• Discounted staff pet care

Up to £70,000 DOE