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Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Clockhouse Veterinary Hospital, Stroud, Stroud, South West

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time

Up to £75,000 DOE

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Salary up to £75,000 Plus Welcome Bonus up to £5000 and Relocation Allowance up to £5000


Clockhouse Vets Gloucestershire are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon who is enthusiastic about patient welfare, gold-standard treatment options, client journeys and colleague support and welfare. You will be a proactive individual who is able and willing to contribute your ideas and skills across the practice to build on the fantastic team and offering we have here. You will have a mix of consults and surgery so you have the best of both worlds. We strongly encourage career development so if you wish to pursue a specialism or certificate, we would be delighted to discuss this with you. This role would require you to work between both of our sites. Aside from a generous salary, we can look to offer a welcome bonus of up to £5000 (pro rata), and relocation support of up to £5000 for candidates that require it.

Fix or flex – find your perfect balance


We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you are looking to fix or flex your work patterns, we can find the right solution for you. Typically, the full-time position is 40 hours per week, spread over 5 days with a mix of early and late shifts (latest finish is 7:30pm). You will have a 1:5 share in the Saturday rota, shifts will be 8:30am-3:30pm. There is no OOH and we close on Christmas Day and New Years Day. 

About us 


Clockhouse Vets is a two-site practice with our main hospital based in the beautiful town of Stroud and a branch practice located in Nailsworth, a small town a short drive away. Our Stroud branch is equipped with an operating theatre, dedicated dental theatre, X-ray, dental X-ray, portable ultrasound and a newly installed scavenging system. We have separate Cat and Dog wards and an isolation kennel. We offer a separate Cat reception area, and a spacious and welcoming waiting room. Across the group, we have 10 Vets, 7 RVN's, 2 SVN's and 4 VCA's along with a dedicated support team. Our experienced vet team has certificate holders in medicine & dermatology. As a practice we focus on collaboration ensuring consistency and cohesion across all teams which is supported by regular team and whole practice meetings. Social events are organised quarterly, examples of which include, ninja warrior, pottery painting, team rounders, family fun days, wine tasting and samba drumming. 

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 
  • 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

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    Clockhouse Veterinary Hospital, Stroud

    Wallbridge, Stroud, GL5 3JD, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    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.

    Any questions before applying?

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

    Talent Partner

    Marcus Alphonso

    marcus.alphonso@ivcevidensia.com