Veterinary Surgeon

Millcroft Vets; Cockermouth, Workington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Cockermouth seeks experienced vets to provide exemplary care for small animals. Offering competitive packages up to £72k and professional development opportunities, the role includes flexible hours and is situated in the scenic Lake District. Candidates must be a Registered Veterinary Surgeon with proven clinical experience. Join a supportive team dedicated to exceptional veterinary medicine.

Benefits

Generous CPD allowance

Private health insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Company pension

Qualifications

• Experience in veterinary medicine, ideally with referrals and second opinions.
• Good teamwork and client communication skills essential.
• Commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Provide veterinary care for small animals.
• Manage consults and surgical procedures.
• Participate in an on-call rota with support.

Skills

Veterinary practice experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Registered Veterinary Surgeon

Tools

Digital radiography

Ultrasound

Endoscopy

Job description

Experienced vets

• Package up to £72k DOE for a 38hr week. We are SPVS members who pay attention to the recent salary surveys with vets paid well above the SPVS survey national median, despite being in Northern England.
• A 4-day week is standard for experienced vets with options to increase salary or reduce working hours.
• 15-minute consults with plenty of breaks. Allowing time to catch up, report results or have a cup of tea!
• Excellent facilities including digital radiography, ultrasound, top-end video endoscopy, class IV laser, Tonovet tonometer and dental radiography.
• Shared small-animal only on-call rota, on paper 1 weeknight in 8 but currently 1 weeknight in 12 with rolling relief. Approximately 2.5 weekends in 10.
• ½ Day following a night on call and a full day off following a weekend on call.
• Accommodation is always available at the practice for those who prefer to stay on-site for OOH.
• Twilight RVN on-site providing triaging calls and managing inpatients up to 10.30pm. Dedicated on-call RVN after 10:30pm.
• CPD encouraged to further your own interests and funded to certificate / Masters / PGDip level for a long-term candidate.
• In addition to CPD allowance, we provide 1 week pro-rata paid CPD time.
• RCVS, VDS, BVA and one other professional membership fee of your choice paid.

New graduates

For new graduates, we are offering a position on our Graduate Development Programme. In addition to the above:

• Package of £36k
• 30 minute consults to begin your career
• Working at our larger Cockermouth and Workington surgeries, where there are large teams of vets and RVNs to provide plenty of support
  • Sole charge as a new grad is neither fair nor expected.
• Enhanced CPD with attendance on the XLVets Small Animal Graduate Development Programme.
• This involves:
  • Monthly meetings with an external XLVets mentor
  • 80hrs+ of external CPD spread over a year delivered by experts in the XLVets community
  • Lots of socialising with an XLVets peer group of other new graduates across the country
• We are an approved graduate development practice with four registered vetGDP mentors
• We actively encourage mentorship by paying a bonus to our VetGDP mentors. We also have access to internal and external XLVets "Mentoring Matters" mentors
• Full back-up OOH with a dedicated experienced vet rostered on alongside your nights.
• Informal support and directors available 24/7 long-term
• Due to our large team, plenty of support, mentoring and caseload, we will make any new graduate a truly great vet

Holiday

• 6.3 pro-rata weeks of paid holiday per year, including public holidays, with an additional allowance for long service
• Hours worked overtime returned as time off in lieu
• Optional holiday purchase scheme of up to 1 week pro-rata

Other benefits

• Potential for ownership
• Relocation support - we have two practice houses, so often accommodation is available as part of the package
• Private health insurance (after 1 year continuous employment)
• We take mental health seriously and subscribe to an employee assistance programme which provides 24/7 support as well as counselling sessions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Company pension
• Discounted veterinary fees and free membership to our Lifetime Care Club
• Team social events
• Eye tests

Still need to be convinced?

• We are proud, active members of XLVets, and recent winners of the XLVet's "Inspirational Teams" award
• We have a busy and varied caseload of small animal medicine and surgery - perfect for aspirant certificate holders
• We’re situated in the heart of the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site which presents a wealth of opportunities for walkers, horse-riders, kayakers, runners, mountaineers, climbers, paragliders, wild-swimmers and even skiers
• We currently have certificate holders in surgery, exotics, imaging and cardiology, ECC, medicine and behaviour. We therefore regularly accept referrals and second opinions for exotics, cardiology, ultrasound, endoscopy, soft-tissue surgery, orthopaedic and medicine cases.

How to apply

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Millcroft Veterinary Group, Wakefield Road, Cockermouth, CA13 0HR.

Company number: 13071106
Registered in England & Wales
Registered office: Millcroft Veterinary Group Limited, Wakefield Road, Cockermouth, CA13 0HR