Salary up to £65,000 DOE plus up to £5,000 Welcome Bonus 

Veterinary Surgeon needed for award winning, fabulous practice in Biddulph, Staffordshire, on the Staffordshire/Cheshire border. 

20-40 hours a week over 2 to 5 days. No OOH, 1 Saturday in 3 or 6 (8am-1pm) Salary £40-65k (based on 40hr FTE) 

With the lovely Jenny returning to Sweden with her family after 5 years with us, we need to find an equally fabulous vet to fill her shoes.

We’ve done away with full time and part time - we have vets, nurses and receptionists who are all equally part of the team, working a varying number of days and hours. Whilst this position is for 20-37.5 hours, we can look at alternative patterns that might suit you and enable you to split your hours over 2 to 5 days a week. Full days, short days, split shifts, earlies, lates - we can accommodate most options. Consulting only is just as welcome as those that love surgery or imaging. 

Our appointment times are 20 minutes as standard, with 40 minutes for euthanasia / complex issues.

We value your time - our aim is to finish on time, every time, and on the rare occasion it doesn’t happen or you work into your lunch, we will of course give the time back. 

We know most people don’t want to do OOH, night checks, Sundays or bank holidays, so we don’t ask you to. Saturday mornings can be 1 in 3 or 1 in 6, alongside 2 receptionists and 2 RVNs and are only 8am - 1pm. But if you love Saturdays or it suits you better – let us know! 

We think you deserve to have proper breaks - 2 staff rooms, outside staff area, pool table, massage chair, espresso machine, velvetiser hot chocolate machine, toastie maker if you want to stay in the practice on your break - or head out for a walk, cycle or run and you can use the staff shower when you get back! 

We think you should be able to love the environment you work in - there aren’t many practices that look and feel like ours 😊. Dedicated clinical office, 8 consulting rooms, euthanasia room, cat only waiting and ward (Cat friendly silver status), 2 full theatres plus dental theatre and large training room too.  The environment is planned to emphasise wellbeing of staff and patients – large airy reception, consulting, and operating rooms with natural light throughout. 

We think you deserve to be proud of your practice - knowing we provide excellent care, great range and quality of equipment, a knowledgeable team and all for a fair cost to our clients. We were Petplan Practice of the Year 2019, having won 2 previous awards, and our practice manager was a finalist for 2022! 

We think you need less stress - a big stress factor is uncertainty and urgency. By including lots of same-day and emergency slots in the diary, we try to ensure there is time to deal with any “extras” that arise. 

We think you need time to follow up on cases, report results and catch up on your notes. As well as your hour for lunch then is an additional 1hr 40mins of time on the diary each day to make sure you can. 

We think you would like to be part of the team - we all work together to get the job done and provide a great service. We are inclusive and supportive - none of us are perfect but we will try to help however we can. If you want to join in on a pub quiz or come out for a meal that’s great – but if you don’t that’s fine too! We think your opinions and ideas are important – open dialogue and discussion is encouraged for all team members, and we promise to listen and act where we can. We know your work/life balance is vital to your wellbeing – we try to accommodate time off requests whenever possible, to ensure you can get to all those important events in your life. But what do you want - what’s important to you? Maybe we could find out together? 

100% SA, single-site practice, joined IVC 5 years ago. 6 vets (4-5 FTE), lots of varied interests and experience from 3 months to 20 years! 

Experience

With such an experienced team, we can support and appreciate any level of experience, however we already have a new graduate recently started with us so some experience is preferred. If you have special skills, certificates or preferences we are happy to talk it all through. We want a team member that fits with our culture and will insist on spending a day with us (at least) so you can make sure it is right for you. 

We would be very happy for you to speak to any of our staff members past or present - or even our EMS students - to see what they say about us. As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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. Level access throughout practice, whole practice is accessible

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, inclusive of bank holidays (Pro rata)
Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

Private Medical Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing 

Development

£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave 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
RCVS fees

Colleague Benefits

Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well 
Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

At IVC Evidensia we are a 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.