Vet Surgeon

One of our client's vets is moving overseas, so they are looking for an experienced small animal veterinary surgeon who is keen to become a part of their great team. This practice offers a high ratio of nurse to vet support, allowing patients the best care possible and enabling you, as the vet, to work up your cases to the best possible level without constraint.

The practice has a large and loyal client following which provides a wide breadth of case material across a range of small animal species. It is a modern, purpose-built, and fully equipped practice with:

• Digital x-ray
• Dental x-ray
• Laparoscopy
• Ultrasound
• Full in-house lab
• Separate dog, cat, and exotics kennel wards
• Fully equipped operating theatre

We are growing continuously and seeing a variety of interesting surgical and medical cases. We are now looking for a veterinary surgeon to join our existing team which includes:

• 3 veterinary surgeons
• 8 qualified veterinary nurses
• 1 trainee veterinary nurse
• 1 veterinary nursing assistant
• 4 receptionists

All supported by the clinical and admin Team Leaders, offering an amazing and somewhat unique supportive environment to learn a multitude of new skills and knowledge. We are passionate about the development of our team, encouraging colleagues to undertake training, with a generous CPD allowance and the opportunity to have certificates funded

The practice runs on 3 vets per day, with 2 vets consulting and 1 vet dedicated to surgery. The position can be part-time hours or even weekends only, with no OOH. We hope you'll enjoy a rota that suits your lifestyle.

We understand that work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible rota if desired, 15-minute consults as standard with "catch up" time built into the diary, a protected lunch break, and dedicated admin time for your telephone calls, etc.

In addition to a rewarding role in a superb location, offering a slice of rural living and commutable from lovely south-west towns, you can expect to receive:

• Salary up to £65,000 (fte) commensurate with experience
• 6.6 weeks holiday
• Enhanced sick leave pay
• Life Assurance 4 x Annual Salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
• Dedicated and generous CPD allowance including 5 paid days to attend as a minimum
• Funding and support towards Certificates available
• Flexible working hours
• No OOH
• Relocation allowance up to £2,000*
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call, and MHFA
• First day at School leave, Flying the nest leave, and New roost leave

Contact Jonathan Lewis below or email me at / call me at

If you are looking for a new challenge and want to explore new opportunities today, then get in touch.

Gardner Llewelyn is a three-time award-winning agency (2015/16/17) and supplies Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Nurses to the Veterinary profession on a permanent basis throughout the UK. We have been a carbon-zero company since 2013 and pride ourselves on being ethical and responsible.

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