Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

VC Evidensia UK; Hove; On-site; GBP 66,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in Hove is seeking a part-time Veterinary Surgeon for fixed-term maternity cover. This flexible role, offering a competitive salary and excellent work-life balance, allows you to work with a supportive team in a vibrant community, providing high-quality care to pets.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Private medical insurance

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
• Experience with GP consultations and surgeries.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team.

Responsibilities

• Work across a varied 1st opinion caseload.
• Perform GP consultations, surgeries, and dental work.
• Occasionally support at the Hangleton practice.

Skills

Veterinary Surgery

Clinical Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

RCVS Registration

Job description

Acorn Veterinary Surgery, Hove, Hove, South East

Veterinary Surgeon - Fixed term maternity cover - Part time

Salary of up to £66,000 FTE pro rata

Are you an RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon looking for a flexible role that offers a great work-life balance and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact?

Find a place to excel

Acorn Vets is a 2-site practice. The main site on Portland Road has 2 vets working supported by 3-4 vet nurses per day. The Hangleton road branch supports a smaller but tight-knit community and would be sole charge with a nurse supporting. Equipment includes in-house laboratory, digital x-ray, ultrasound machine, digital dental x-ray, operating theatre.

There are local attractions around both sites, a 5-minute walk from a beautiful seafront and a 10-minute drive to the South Downs. Hove is situated within Brighton and is a really fun place to live and work and has great transport links to London.

Your Role at Acorn Vets

This exciting part-time position offers flexibility to suit your lifestyle, working 2 days a week and 1:4 Saturday mornings. You’ll primarily be based at our Hove branch, with occasional shifts at our Hangleton practice.

In this role, you’ll work across a varied 1st opinion caseload, including GP consultations and surgeries, dentals as well as opportunities to develop your skills in your preferred area of expertise.

Flexible Working with No OOH

We understand the importance of balance. There’s no out-of-hours work, and weekend commitments include only 1:4 Saturday mornings.

Join our supportive Team

At Acorn, we pride ourselves on being a close-knit, supportive team where collaboration is key, and every voice is valued. With two well-equipped practices in Hove, we provide exceptional care to pets.

Our modern facilities and RCVS accreditation ensure the highest standards of care, and our welcoming team will make you feel right at home from day one.

If you’re seeking a fulfilling career with flexibility, support, and the chance to thrive in a vibrant community, we’d love to hear from you!

This is a fixed term contract for maternity cover.

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
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• 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 40 hours 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

Acorn Veterinary Surgery, Hove

49 Portland Road, Hove, BN35DQ, United Kingdom

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Bartosz Piasecki from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.