Join Our Friendly and Forward‑Thinking Small Animal Team at Penbode Vets
Looking for a Job where people enjoy coming to work?
Love to provide high quality veterinary care but looking for a life outside work too?...
So were we… and that's exactly the culture we have built at Penbode Vets. As our friendly, forward thinking small animal team continues to grow, we are excited to welcome a Vet to our supportive, skilled, and close-knit team.
Imagine providing high end clinical care, before spending your evenings enjoying the stunning coastlines and countryside of Devon and Cornwall We believe you shouldn't have to choose between clinical excellence and quality of life.
About Us
We are fourteen vets (9 FTE)operating across four well-equipped sites. Our facilities include prep rooms, operating theatres, dental suites, kennels/cattery, X‑ray, ultrasound, full lab facilities, endoscopy, and laparoscopic spay equipment. CT scanner installation is in progress, and we are on the verge of achieving RCVS Hospital Status following a recent Practice Standards inspection.
Our team includes advanced practitioners and certificate holders across:
* Pain management & anaesthesia
* Medicine
* Exotics
* Ophthalmology
* Behaviour
* (Certificates in cardiology, dentistry, dermatology & surgery currently in progress)
* We also benefit from a peripatetic surgeon, acupuncture services, and a highly experienced nursing team with additional qualifications in behaviour, anaesthesia and more.
We are proud to provide small animal rotations for Bristol University veterinary students, and last year we were ranked number one by students for teaching experience. Our team is cohesive, stable, and genuinely supportive, with a strong commitment to excellent communication, collaboration, and high‑quality veterinary care.
The Role
We are looking for vets who are:
* Committed, motivated, and collaborative
* Focused on excellent client care and communication
* Team players who value a positive, supportive environment
Out of Hours
We run our own equally shared out‑of‑hours service:
* Currently 1 weekend in 8, with the following Monday off.
* 1 in 8 Saturdays, with this likely to reduce with the addition of another vet.
* Saturdays are centralised at our hospital branch (open 8:30–5pm), reducing pressure on the weekend rota.
* Maximum 4 nights on‑call in every 4 weeks (2 included in a worked weekend).
* Full RVN and vet support for inpatient care.
Salary & Benefits
* Salary up to £60,000, commensurate with experience
* 4‑day working week. We also have a few vets working 3‑day weeks and we are flexible depending on the candidate
* 6.6 weeks holiday, including bank holidays
* RCVS fees & VDS, BVA + one additional membership paid
* CPD: 5 days + £1,750 budget
* Regular performance and career development reviews
* Certificate support and progression encouraged
* Health insurance
* Health Shield - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
* Company sick pay
Why Penbode?
* Exceptional facilities and ongoing investment
* A genuinely supportive, skilled, and friendly team
* Beautiful location perfect for a good work–life balance
* A culture that values teamwork and respects each individual
* A practice where excellent GP skills are celebrated, and where further development is encouraged
Proud winners of Employer of the Year at the Press BusinessIQ Awards, VetPartners is committed to supporting and developing every member of our team. If you're looking for a workplace that genuinely invests in you, we'd love to hear from you.