Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Find your future

At Ivybank Vets, we’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate Veterinary Surgeon to join our team on a permanent basis. This is a first-opinion GP role, offering a mix of medical and surgical cases, with the time and support to work up your cases. Given the breadth of our current team this role could flex to either a medical plus surgical caseloads or if you prefer medicine, consulting-only. We could accommodate differing career stages for the right candidate so we would like to hear from you if you are early in your career, looking to consolidate your skills, or someone looking for the challenge of developing a branch caseload.

Rota patterns that work for you

We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexibility to suit your needs. The clinic opening hours are 8:30am - 7pm, Monday to Friday with the full-time rota consisting of 39 hours per week, usually spread across 4 days, with an equal share of 1 in 4 Saturday mornings (8:30am-12pm). However, we are happy to explore part-time and flexible working options. Out-of-hours care is handled by Vets Now, ensuring a balanced schedule.

Why join Ivybank Vets?

Our four clinics based in Irvine, Kilwinning, Kilmarnock, and West Kilbride are situated along Ayrshire’s stunning west coast, offering a mix of beautiful countryside, scenic beaches, and easy access to the vibrant city life of Glasgow. We are a well-established, client-focused practice with a dedicated team of 10 Vets, 9 RVNs, 2 SVNs, 3 ACAs, and a welcoming reception and support team. Many of our nurses have experience in referral settings or have built long-term careers in general practice, providing excellent nurse consultations and supporting both surgical and hospitalised cases.

Our clinics are well-equipped with modern facilities, including in-house laboratories, digital radiography, ultrasound (available at three of our sites), dental equipment, and more, ensuring we deliver high standards of care. As a team of generalists, some of our vets hold or are working towards certificates in areas such as ultrasound, medicine, wildlife, and ECC. We actively encourage professional development and are happy to support further qualifications or special interests.

Whether you're early in your career, looking to consolidate your skills, or eager to develop a branch caseload, we are here to support you. This role can be tailored to your strengths and interests, whether you prefer a mix of medicine and surgery or a consulting-only role.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

1. Work-life balance
2. 6.8 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
3. Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
4. Wellbeing
5. Private Medical Insurance
6. Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
7. Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
8. Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
9. Development
10. £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
11. Certificate support
12. Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
13. Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
14. All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
15. All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
16. Infection Prevention and Control Programme
17. Quality Improvement Programme
18. Professional Memberships
19. BVA membership
20. VDS cover
21. RCVS fees
22. Colleague Benefits
23. Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
24. Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
25. Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
26. Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
27. Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

Up to £61,000 DOE