Veterinary Surgeon

At Vetisco, we are seeking a highly skilled Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our dedicated team at Otter Vets in East Devon.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for delivering high-quality patient care and a commitment to providing exceptional service to our clients.

As a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon with Otter Vets, you will be responsible for completing 1st opinion work, including small animal consults and surgical caseload. You may also be required to work on a sole charge basis.

We offer a flexible shift pattern that allows you to work in a way that suits you, with typically 10 hours worked across 4 days per week and 1:4 weekends on call. We are committed to providing a work-life balance that meets the needs of our team members.

Our practice has a long history of providing veterinary care to small animal, farm, and equine clients in our local communities. We participate in local charity events and offer a 24-hour service for all our mixed veterinary work.

Our Team:

You will be joining a supportive team of veterinary, nursing, and administrative colleagues who work across both sites. We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Work-life balance: 6 weeks annual leave, increasing holiday allowance based on length of service, and your birthday as a paid day off.
• Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay, cycle to work scheme, and initiatives focused on employee wellbeing.
• Development: £1,250 CPD allowance, learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy, access to Vetlexicon, research funding, and quality improvement programmes.
• Additional: Pawsome Benefits, pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer, and discounted staff pet care.