Permanent Graduate Veterinary Surgeon

3 weeks ago


Bridport Dorset, United Kingdom Vetisco Full time

New or recently qualified additional Vet required to join great team of 8 vets and practice that enjoy providing high standards of care for their patients. Mixed SA/farm 75/25% practice. Good work-life balance, 1 in 7 rota nights/weekends (1 st and 2 nd on-call so great support). There are lots of holidaymakers who come to this area as it really is beautiful – with beaches, coastal walks/cycling, lovely places to visit and plenty of hills and picturesque countryside too. Bridport is a bustling market town with a market twice a week and a leisure centre with swimming pool. There are various events on through the year.
You get to enjoy driving around this lovely area whilst out on house/farm visits and admire the views
Friendly, supportive, great team of people – our team is a great asset
Approx 75% SA, 25% farm animal (a few horses/donkeys) Currently 3 Directors who run an independent practice and 5 assistant vets, with a wealth of experience who enjoy working with each other and genuinely support each other
We enjoy showing off our team with our up-to-date website
Separate staff and client car parks
We have a great reputation locally and acquire new clients through local recommendations
30am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm Saturday
We have RCVS Tier 2 PSS for small animal and farm animal
Our aim is to excel in patient and client care and communication as well as look after each other
We all enjoy doing our best and performing high standards of care. We have our own IT support so that any problems get fixed quickly
Small Animal:
We have 4 consulting rooms
We have a spacious prep room with several work stations, dog, cat and isolation wards, 2 theatres (1 dental theatre including dental x-ray), imaging room (digital x-ray, ultrasound and rigid endoscopy), piped oxygen
BP Doppler, ECG, in-house blood machine, microscope, orthopaedic equipment, infusion pumps, etc
We are cat friendly (International Cat Care Silver level Cat Friendly practice) with separate waiting areas for dogs and cats with stands for cat baskets and a separate cat ward (see our virtual tour on our website)
We see quite a few holidaymakers over the summer months and associated coastal problems such as dogs falling from local cliffs, dogs swallowing fish-hooks and Adder bites
Farm Animal:
Dairy, beef, sheep as well as other species and small holders
CHECS/SAHPS herd/flock accreditation schemes, BVD ‘Stamp it out’ and Red Tractor Health Schemes
Farmer training and meetings
Full-time veterinary surgeon, average 37 hours/week (plus on-call)
~Combination of consultations, surgical mornings, farm calls and house visits
~ 1 in 7 1 st on call and 1 in 7 2 nd on call, for weekday nights and weekends(new grad – no on-call for the 1 st 6 weeks)
~ 5-day week (1 afternoon off each week Monday to Thursday for 6 out of 7 weeks, then 1 in 7 weeks (after a weekend 1 st on call, 4-day week with no weekday nights on call (all 5pm finishes) and a long weekend off Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
~ Friday night on-call is only for the 2 vets working that weekend (so if you’re off for a weekend, you finish Friday 5pm)
~ 45pm every weekday
~ Week after 1 st on call weekend, 4-day week, finish 5pm Thursday, long 3 day weekend off.

We would like someone who enjoys seeing clients, communicates well and wishes to offer an excellent service to them and their pets/herd/flock.
Excellent salary package, commensurate with experience
~ Landline phone rental
~ Mobile phone provided
~Pension (auto-enrolment) 3 % employer and 5 % employee contributions
~25 days holiday + bank holidays (and day off in-lieu of a bank holiday worked 1 st on call, half day off in lieu of bank holiday 2 nd on call)Equivalent to 5.Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme 24-hour helpline see
~ Discounts for staff pets
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