Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

The Stocks Veterinary Centre; Worcester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated veterinary surgeon to join their dynamic team in Worcester. This role offers a balanced caseload between surgery and medicine, with opportunities for career development and support for further qualifications. Enjoy a flexible work-life balance with a typical full-time schedule of 4 days a week and no out-of-hours duties. The practice prides itself on a supportive environment, investing in its staff and providing modern facilities. If you are passionate about animal care and looking to advance your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

CPD allowance of £1250

Company pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted treatment for pets

Flexible rota patterns

Access to discounts with retailers

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Veterinary Medicine and experience in surgery.
• Strong communication skills and a passion for animal care are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality veterinary care with a focus on surgery and medicine.
• Support the training of nursing staff and assist in clinical procedures.

Skills

Veterinary Surgery

Clinical Medicine

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Tools

Digital X-ray

Ultrasound

Endoscopy

Laparoscopy

Job description

Here at Stocks Veterinary Centre, we have an exciting opportunity for a veterinary surgeon to join us on a permanent basis. This role offers a well-balanced caseload between surgery and medicine. However, we’d love to hear from a candidate that has a surgical bias, as we could offer the caseload and support for a certificate in this area. The role would be split between both of our practices. Is career development something that’s important to you? If so, we’d like to hear from you. We can potentially offer you the chance to progress into a more senior clinical role in the future. We're able to offer a relocation allowance of up to £5000 for candidates that require it.

Work life balance that works for you
We are proud to say our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours truly tips the scale on your work life balance. We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance, whether you are looking for a full time or part time role we are sure we can find the right rota pattern for you. A typical full time role would involve working 4 days per week, over 40 hours. Along with our shared 1:3 Saturday morning rota (08:30 - 12:30). There’s no out of hours or on call required for this role.

About us
We are a first opinion small animal practice based in Worcestershire, with our main site in Upton Upon Seven and a smaller, fully equipped branch in Lower Wick, Worcester. Our Upton Upon Severn site is situated in an old GP surgery, with ample parking and a large reception with separate dog and cat waiting areas. There are two consulting rooms and a nurse clinic room. There are also separate dog, cat, and isolation kennels. All clinical areas have pipped oxygen, with dedicated prep, theatre, and diagnostic rooms. We have a wide range of modern diagnostic equipment, including an inhouse lab, digital x-ray (including dental), laparoscopy, endoscopy, and ultrasound. Our Lower Wick site has a dedicated theatre and separate prep room with an inhouse lab. All of our clinical staff are given access to the practice’s Vet CT subscription. Both sites are within easy reach of the M5 and M50 motorways, with good links to Birmingham airport, the Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds.

Join a fantastic team
Our team of six vets has over 85 years of experience between them. Half of our vet team have been with us for ten years or longer. We strive very hard to look after our staff; we focus on maintaining a very good work life balance and a positive working environment. Two of our vets hold certificates in medicine and feline practice. We actively support and fund the pursuit of certificates and there is ample case variety to get casebooks done.

We have seven fully qualified nurses, one ANA's and 8 support staff. We are also a nurse training practice and many of our students go on to stay with us as RVNs.

Here’s what the team have to say about Stocks
“Working with the team at The Stocks has been a fantastic experience. For me, the roller coaster ride of going from locum vet to partner/owner vet to CD and back to vet has been challenging, but deeply rewarding! Now there’s the chance for a new driven vet to pick it all up and run further with it- you will have the opportunity to go as far as you want or are capable of -it's up to you. Whether you want to push your surgical skills, get involved in training the team, help run the practice or whatever, you will be supported by our amazing team. You will get out of it as much and more as you are prepared to put in” - Jo Hammett.

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:

1. Work-life balance
   6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
   Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
2. 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
3. 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
4. Professional Memberships
   BVA membership
   VDS cover
   RCVS fees
5. 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

Up to £75,000 (DOE)