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Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Three Rivers Veterinary Group, Beccles, Beccles, East of England

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible

Up to £75,000 DOE

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Salary up to £75,000 DOE, Relocation Allowance up to £8,000, Welcome Bonus up to £10,000


Three Rivers Vet Group are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our team on a permanent basis to work within our 5-site group. We can offer a variety of exciting and fulfilling roles to suit the right candidate’s needs. Generally, our vets work a split of operating/consulting at our main practice and across our 4 other branches, this offers opportunities to gain support in surgery and evolve your skills. However, if you prefer working with a smaller team or consulting only roles, we can offer an adapted position at one of our branch practices. 

About the rota


This position could be either full time 38 hours a week over 4 days or part time. Our Vets also cover 1:5 Saturday mornings with either a day off the following week in lieu or the hours can be factored into your weekly hours if preferred. No nights or on call. Our weekly vet rota includes daily admin time and regular scheduled breaks. We try very hard to ensure everyone gets their well-deserved lunch break.

Want to know more about us?


Our 5 practices are situated on the Norfolk/Suffolk border and surrounded by the beautiful countryside of the Norfolk Broads National Park with stunning coastline within half an hour drive. There are good transport links to London and Norwich has a host of sporting and social events to enjoy in your time off.

We are a progressive first opinion practice with excellent facilities including CT scanner, we accept regular local referrals in CT scanning and TPLOs.

Meet the team


As well as an experienced team of vets we are supported by a team of excellent registered veterinary nurses. We are a training practice currently supporting student RVN’s and ANA's. Our support team consists of exceptional receptionists, admin, and maintenance/cleaning staff along with our Practice Director who is continually working alongside our Clinical Directors to improve the practice for both patients, clients, and staff. More importantly than this though are the team of staff pets that accompany their owners to work as we have a well utilised bring your dog to work scheme with staff specific kennelling. 

Certificates are fully supported and funded. We have a well-established new graduate support system with clinical coaches, mentors, and Vet GDP advisors. We like to support our vets and encourage them to follow areas of interest. Recently we have supported vets through completing surgery and medicine certificates as well as improving skills in imaging and ophthalmology.

We hold regular vets’ meetings and bi-annual full practice communication days, we actively encourage feedback, case discussions and good communication. 

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 
  • Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

  • 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 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

  • Additional

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

    London Road, Beccles, NR34 9YU, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

    Farm animals

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    Any questions before applying?

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

    Talent Partner

    Amelia Bateman

    amelia.bateman@ivcevidensia.com