Join Ardene — First-Opinion Practice, Hospital-Level Facilities, Real Clinical Freedom Are you a vet who wants more than the typical first-op role, but not quite the constraints of a full referral environment? Role Ardene offers the perfect step between a standard first-opinion position and a referral role. We’re a busy, well-established clinic with hospital-level facilities and 24/7 OOH support from Vets Now, and we’re looking for two passionate vets to join our team: A vet with an Internal Medicine interest A vet with an Exotics interest We have a loyal, diverse, and highly engaged client base that actively seeks advanced care and high-standard treatment. This means you’ll have the opportunity to fully work up your cases, run thorough investigations, and treat with genuine clinical freedom, all with the trust and support of our clients. For the exotics-focused vet, there is genuine scope to develop both medicine and surgery, with the ability to use our advanced diagnostics — including CT — for investigations across all species. Dentistry is also a strong and growing area, offering excellent scope to develop your skills and caseload. Our Facilities Include CT Laparoscopy CR Endoscopy Ultrasound Full in-house laboratory Dental X-rays 24/7 on-site OOH care provided by Vets Now What We Offer Full-time position at Ardene is 35 hours per week, we are open to part time positions or flexible pattern roles. Salary dependent on experience Strong support for certificate study and advanced clinical interests. Standard IVC benefits. If you have a passion for Internal Medicine, Exotics, — or hold a Certificate and want to continue developing your expertise — Ardene is the ideal environment to grow, progress, and practise at a higher clinical level. 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 6.8 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 RCVS fees 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 £0 - £70,000 a year Up to £70,000 DOE We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.