Are you an experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon looking to work somewhere that genuinely supports your clinical interests and career progression? At Moorview Vets in Backworth, you’ll join a progressive, high-quality first opinion practice where collaboration, development, and team wellbeing are central to everything we do.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a well-equipped, forward-thinking environment that delivers an excellent standard of care. You’ll benefit from a varied and interesting caseload, strong clinical support, and the flexibility to shape your role around your own professional interests. Whether your passion lies in medicine, surgery, or developing a particular clinical focus, you’ll be encouraged and supported every step of the way.
Fix or Flex – find your perfect balance
We believe that great clinical work happens when people feel balanced and supported, which is why flexibility is built into our rota. The full-time role is based on a 4-day week, working 40 hours with a set day off. There is a 1 in 6 Saturday rota, included within your contracted hours, and no out-of-hours commitment.
We are also happy to consider part-time or flexible working arrangements and can tailor your week to reflect your clinical interests and professional development goals.
Discover a workplace that supports you
Moorview is a high-end first opinion, multi-site practice providing exceptional clinical standards across five sites, including a main hospital, consult-only branches, and a dedicated dental facility. We are proud of our modern equipment and advanced diagnostic capability, including CT, digital radiography, dental imaging, laparoscopy, endoscopy, and Doppler ultrasound.
We work closely with the nearby Moorview Referral Centre and maintain strong professional links, with some of our vets regularly attending CPD days there. The practice also benefits from visiting orthopaedic specialists, allowing us to manage a wide range of complex cases in-house while maintaining our focus on excellent first opinion care.
Our team includes a wide range of certificate holders and colleagues currently undertaking further qualifications across medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, and cardiology, alongside nurses with ECC certifications. We also have clinicians managing ophthalmology and rabbit referrals within the practice, creating a truly collaborative and highly skilled clinical environment.
Meet like-minded professionals
Located in Backworth, just outside Newcastle, the practice offers the perfect balance of city convenience and coastal lifestyle. With miles of beautiful Northeast coastline nearby and Newcastle’s vibrant culture within easy reach, you’ll have plenty to enjoy outside of work.
What truly sets Moorview apart, however, is the culture. We are a supportive, friendly team that genuinely enjoys working together both in and outside of practice. Collaboration is part of everyday life here, with regular case discussion and shared learning encouraged at all levels.
We are passionate about helping our people pursue their interests and develop their careers. Whether you want to deepen your knowledge in medicine, grow your surgical confidence, or follow a specific clinical pathway, we will work with you to shape a role that supports your ambitions. If you are relocating to the area we are happy to offer up to £5,000 to support with moving costs.
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 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 £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
Moorview Vets, Backworth
Station Road, Backworth, NE27 0AA, 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 Taylor Findlay from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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