Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

British Veterinary Association; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Cornwall is seeking a small animal vet to join its team. The position is full time, offering a 4-day work week for a better work/life balance. Applicants are welcome regardless of their availability and experience. Join a supportive team environment with various development opportunities and a commitment to animal welfare.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

£1250 CPD allowance

Qualifications

• Registered veterinary surgeon with a strong interest in small animal practice.
• Experience in emergency care is beneficial.
• Ability to work on a mixed case load.

Responsibilities

• Provide veterinary care to small animals.
• Participate in the out-of-hours emergency rota.
• Maintain high standards of animal welfare.

Skills

Small animal care

Surgical skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Veterinary degree

Job description

Salary Up to £70,000 DOE FTE

Kernow Veterinary Group are looking for a small animal vet to join our team. This role is full time, 40 hours over a 4 day working week - allowing for a great work/life balance, we are open to part time applicants too! Our current team consists of 22 small animal vets across our five small animal sites. We also have a dedicated farm & equine team.

Proud to Be Part of IVC Evidensia

At IVC Evidensia, we're driven by the passion and commitment of our people - across clinical, operational, and support teams. With over 2,500 clinics and hospitals in 20 countries and around 41,000 employees, we work together to care for around 25,000 animals every day. United by a shared purpose - Healthy Animals, Happy Owners - we're proud to champion long‑term animal health and welfare through the dedication of every individual across our international network.

Ready To Take The Next Step?

Due to one of our graduate scheme colleagues flying the nest we're looking forward to welcoming another team player with a positive outlook who will join us in caring about patients, clients and each other. A full time (40h per week) role is available, but we're happy to enable flexible working for the right person.

If you're looking to join a progressive practice and are eager to contribute to and grow within our supportive team we'd love to hear from you.

Our Talented Team

Our team, including certificate holders in ophthalmology, emergency medicine, dermatology and behaviour, we run our own OOH to care for in‑patients, evening and weekend day cases with RVN nursing at our main site 24/7. Our night vet Emma, in collaboration with a neighbouring IVC practice covers our emergency OOH night work. This combination enables work‑life balance, without compromising patient care and provides the best out of hours care to a varied interesting caseload.

All of our sites are well equipped and carry out a full range of diagnostic and surgical services. We run our own OOH for our in patients and have an RVN plus nursing support at our main site 24/7. We employ one night vet and work in collaboration with a neighbouring IVC practice to cover our emergency OOH night work. We require a colleague to contribute to the OOH rota for in patient care and weekend days - currently 1:10 weekends.

Within the supportive team you have the opportunity to have clinical freedom and to follow cases through, some of experienced vets have been with the practice for over 30 years along with more recently qualified colleagues.

Relocating? Get in touch!

Kernow Veterinary Group in mid Cornwall is situated in a beautiful part of the country offering a wide range of leisure activities. We are also a very sociable bunch and believe in getting out to enjoy everything Cornwall has to offer including riding, cycling, running, surfing, rowing, walking the coastline & moors which are all on our doorstep. Road, rail & air links are also good. We are part of the Vet GDP scheme and also RVN training centres, and we have an active Cornwall Veterinary Association (a BVA division) and this also includes a young vet network.

Apply today for a confidential chat about your next career move!

Because our employees 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, 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

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

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.