Overview
Join to apply for the Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal role at IVC Evidensia UK. Inglis Vets have an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join a large, friendly team. This role offers a mix of hospital shifts for more complex cases and branch shifts for routine work within a smaller team. We are happy to consider both full- and part-time applications; full time would be 4 days per week, Monday to Friday. We have our own in-house Out of Hours service and cover out of hours for a couple of local practices. Night Nurses are on site to provide patient care. Duty shifts are normally on a 1 in 12 rotation and weekend day shifts are also on rotation (1 in 12 approximately).
About Us: We are a busy and well-established vet practice with a main hospital and 8 branches located in Fife and Central Scotland. We are dedicated to providing our clients with an excellent care plan and offer our own out of hours services. Our Cowdenbeath Branch is a clinical training centre for RDSVS Vet Students. Our Hospital Hill branch features a hydrotherapy treadmill. Full driving licence and own transportation are a must.
About The Team And Culture: We have a passionate and hardworking team of 100 employees, including around 40 Registered Veterinary Nurses and Animal Care Assistants, 30 Vets and 30 Support Staff. We also have visiting specialists in orthopaedics, ophthalmology and dermatology. We invest in staff development, with vets studying for certificates in medicine and surgery and opportunities for new graduates and student nurses.
Why we value our people: In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from work-life balance, wellbeing initiatives, development opportunities, professional memberships, and additional benefits described below.
Responsibilities
* Provide a mix of hospital shifts for complex cases and inpatient care, as part of a larger team supported by RVNS, ACAs and Client Care.
* Carry out branch shifts to develop a caseload of local clients and routine cases.
* Participate in Emergency and Critical Care during duty shifts; benefit from Night Nurses on site for patient care.
* Collaborate with the broader team to maintain high standards of care and client communication.
Benefits
* Work-life balance
* 6.8 weeks annual leave
* Your birthday as a paid day off
* Private medical insurance
* Enhanced family-friendly policies (maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay)
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Wellbeing initiatives and non-accidental injury support
* £1250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata
* Learning and development via the IVC Evidensia Academy
* Access to Vetlexicon online encyclopaedia
* Funding opportunities for research; Care Fund allowance for Vets
* Infection Prevention and Control Programme
* Quality Improvement Programme
* BVA membership
* VDS cover
* Pawsome Benefits – discounts and cashback with retailers
* Pension – 5% Employee / 3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
Salary: up to £65,000 DOE
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Veterinary Services
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