Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - FTC

Are you a Veterinary Surgeon looking for a new role?

Our Thornbury practice is not your standard GP practice! We are fully equipped with ultrasound, digital X-ray imaging, and dental facilities, allowing us to manage a wide range of cases in-house. The practice does general surgery to a high-level and in general will refer very little from a normal general practice workload. Often those cases that are referred to our team within the Rowe Referrals Hospital who are happy to have you follow your case through.

Exciting Opportunity For A Vet To Join Our Thornbury Team

You will work alongside a team of 3 vets, of which some hold or are working towards their advanced practitioner status. A passionate team of clinical and non-clinical support from the nurses, care assistants. You will also be joining a much larger team here at Rowe with over 40 first opinion vets, 10 referral vets and a significant workforce spanning our 7 sites.

Proud To Be Part Of IVC Evidensia

At IVC Evidensia, we’re driven by the passion and commitment of our people - across clinical, operational, and support teams. With over 2,500 clinics and hospitals in 20 countries and around 41,000 employees, we work together to care for around 25,000 animals every day. United by a shared purpose - Healthy Animals, Happy Owners - we’re proud to champion long-term animal health and welfare through the dedication of every individual across our international network.

Are You The Perfect Fit?

Our team Rowe Thornbury are looking for an experienced, caring and clinically passionate veterinary professional to join the team to continue the excellent patient care we provide for sick pets. You will be confident with both surgery and medicine cases. We know that flexibility is key, and we want it to work for the right candidate so if you have certain needs, please do not hesitate to contact us to explore how something flexible could work for you. This role is a 12 month fixed term contract, our full-time roles work on a 4 day a week rota with a current commitment where you will work at our ECC hospital alongside two other vets, managing our inpatients and emergency for our group as well as a several other local veterinary practices. This gives you the opportunity to see those cases that are not routine and gain valuable exposure to ECC medicine. The weekend hours are 8AM-6PM on a current 1:9 weekend commitment. Our 4-day week also includes an early finish by 4.30pm once a week, with your other days working 8.30AM-7PM.

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 -

Work-life balance

*6.6 weeks annual leave

*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

*Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

*Non-accidental injury support

Development

*£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours 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 £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

*Infection Prevention and Control Programme

*Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

*BVA membership

*VDS cover

Additional

*Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

*Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer

*Discounted staff pet care