Join Ardene — First-Opinion Practice, Hospital-Level Facilities, Real Clinical Freedom
Are you a vet who wants more than the typical first-op role, but not quite the constraints of a full referral environment?
Ardene offers the perfect step between a standard first-opinion position and a referral role. We’re a busy, well-established clinic with hospital-level facilities and 24/7 OOH support from Vets Now, and we’re looking for two passionate vets to join our team:
A vet with an Internal Medicine interestA vet with an Exotics interest
We have a loyal, diverse, and highly engaged client base that actively seeks advanced care and high-standard treatment. This means you’ll have the opportunity to fully work up your cases, run thorough investigations, and treat with genuine clinical freedom, all with the trust and support of our clients.
For the exotics-focused vet, there is genuine scope to develop both medicine and surgery, with the ability to use our advanced diagnostics — including CT — for investigations across all species. Dentistry is also a strong and growing area, offering excellent scope to develop your skills and caseload.
Our facilities include:
CTLaparoscopyCREndoscopyUltrasoundFull in-house laboratoryDental X-rays24/7 on-site OOH care provided by Vets Now
What we offer:
Full-time position at Ardene is 35 hours per week, we are open to part time positions or flexible pattern roles.Salary dependent on experienceStrong support for certificate study and advanced clinical interests. Standard IVC benefits.
If you have a passion for Internal Medicine, Exotics, — or hold a Certificate and want to continue developing your expertise — Ardene is the ideal environment to grow, progress, and practise at a higher clinical level.
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
6.8 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidaysAdditional holiday entitlement for your birthday
Wellbeing
Private Medical InsuranceEmployee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helplineEnhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy payInitiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
Development
£1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rataCertificate supportLearning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia AcademyAccess to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia providerAll our Vets & Nurses can apply for research fundingAll our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care FundInfection Prevention and Control ProgrammeQuality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
BVA membershipVDS coverRCVS 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 criteriaVoluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit youAccess to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailersDiscounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice