Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

British Veterinary Association; New Milton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking veterinary practice in beautiful New Milton, where your skills and passion for animal care will thrive. This part-time role offers a supportive environment with a focus on clinical freedom and case continuity. You'll enjoy a well-equipped practice with modern facilities, a flexible rota for work-life balance, and generous CPD opportunities to further your professional development. With a commitment to employee well-being and a range of benefits, this is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career while enjoying the stunning local surroundings.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

£1250 CPD allowance

Discounted staff pet care

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Seeking a veterinary surgeon with post-qualification experience.
• Must be confident in consultations and basic surgical procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide veterinary care with a focus on small animals.
• Build strong relationships with clients and ensure high standards of care.

Skills

Veterinary Surgery

Client Relations

Basic Surgery (Spays, Castrates, Dentals)

Team Collaboration

Education

Veterinary Degree

Post-Qualification Experience

Tools

Digital X-ray

Ultrasound

In-house Lab

Job description

We have a great opportunity for a veterinary surgeon to join our team on a part-time basis. Be part of our friendly, experienced, and supportive environment.

Find clinical freedom and case continuity

With currently regular 15-minute consults with ample time for case work-ups, we encourage clinical freedom and case continuity and can provide help and support from our experienced team, whilst further developing skills in the practice.

We are looking for a veterinary surgeon that enjoys being a good general small animal vet who loves to build good client relations with a caring nature. Someone who is friendly, enthusiastic and a good team player. We are looking for a veterinary surgeon with some post-qualification experience, and who is confident in consultations and basic surgery spays, castrates, and dentals. Ideally, we would like to find a candidate with a surgical bias to join our team. Generous CPD allowance and further learning is encouraged and supported.

Let's find a work-life balance that suits you…

Our rotas are split to enable consulting and operating times to be equally shared within the team. There is no weekday OOH, our weekend rota is currently 1 in 6, 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday off.

Our people are at the heart of everything that we do, that’s why we know that work-life balance is vital in supporting our people to be their best selves. Our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours offers a balance that truly flexes with you and your lifestyle no matter what stage you are in your career.

Our practice and facilities

We are a well-equipped practice with Digital X-ray, Dental X-ray, Ultrasound, K-Laser, In-house Lab with direct links to IDEXX, Isolation Unit, separate dog and cat areas, Endoscopy, Laparoscopy that prides itself on high standards of care.

We are an RCVS accredited first opinion practice. We are a well-established team of 4 FTE vets with various interests from skin, medicine, emergency care, and imaging. Certificate studies are supported and actively encouraged.

Our practice location

Based in the beautiful New Forest (New Milton), close to Bournemouth and Southampton and lovely local beaches. We strive to offer a good work-life balance so you can enjoy your time in our local environment. It’s also a great place to consider if you’re looking to relocate.

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
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Well-being

• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee well-being
• 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 £1000 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