Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

VC Evidensia UK; Lewes; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Job description

Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

We have an exciting opportunity for a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our longstanding and established team. At Cliffe, the workload is equally shared covering consults, surgeries and the three branches to offer full clinical exposure and a varied working day. This is an opportunity to work amongst a supportive and encouraging team and to live and work in the beautiful South Downs. We are always very keen to invest in our employees and would endorse and support certificates and further postgraduate study if you have a chosen interest. Helping to teach and mentor our newer graduates is an important part of the role therefore we are looking for a vet with at least one to two years’ experience. A desire to consult and operate is preferred and a driving licence is necessary to travel between the local practices.

There is no out-of-hours on-call, but some weekend consults and inpatient care will be required on a rota basis (this is over 7 days). We believe in providing a stable work-life balance to our team, so following a weekend on-call, you will have a 3.5-day working week.

What can we offer

Cliffe Veterinary Group is a large mixed practice with dedicated Small Animal, Farm and Equine departments. We are a progressive, well-equipped (laparoscopy, digital radiography, endoscopy, ultrasound/doppler to name a few), RCVS accredited practice with a varied surgical and medical caseload. We have a full-time laboratory technician who will run a very large range of diagnostics “in-house” to provide an exceptional level of care for our patients. We are located in the vibrant, historic market town of Lewes. We are just 10 miles from Brighton, one hour by train to London and a short drive or train of 30 minutes to Gatwick Airport.

Join our supportive team

We have an exceptional team at Cliffe Vets, and you’d be an integral addition. Our Small Animal team comprises 9 Vets, 9 Nurses, and 11 Support team members. We are a friendly and diverse team, with several of us who have been here for many years. We are certainly a social and close-knit team that strives in our working environment one that is a pleasure to be a part of.

Because our employees matter

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £1,250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid 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 £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Cliffe Vets, Small Animal - Lewes

Radstock House, 21 Cliffe High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AH, United Kingdom

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Bartosz Piasecki from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.