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6.6 weeks’ holiday including bank holidays – plus your birthday off Private medical insurance Enhanced family-friendly leave and pay 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
£1,250 CPD allowance + 40 hours paid CPD Certificate and advanced learning support & Access to Vetlexicon online resources World leading IVC Evidensia Training Centres £1,250 annual Care Fund for every vet BVA membership VDS cover RCVS fees
Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes (eligibility applies) Retail discounts and cashback offers Reduced-cost veterinary care for your own pets
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Lead Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal
Penmellyn Vets, St Austell, St Austell, South West
Discipline: Small Animal
Full Time, Part Time, Flexible
Salary up to £70,000 DOE FTE
Up to £70,000 FTE DOE
We are looking for a brilliant, enthusiastic and dedicated vet to lead, develop and invigorate one of our satellite surgeries.
Penmellyn Vets is a six-site practice based in mid Cornwall. We truly believe that this is the best part of the country, with sunshine (sometimes), amazing coastline (always) and lovely people! We have a central hospital in St Columb Major, surrounded by satellite surgeries in St Austell, Newquay, Pool, Bodmin and Padstow. We have superb facilities and operate both a referral and a first opinion service. Our vet team is second to none, with certificate holders/ advanced practitioners in orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery, emergency and critical care, cardiology and medicine. We also think we have the best nursing team in the country.
Proud to Be Part of IVC Evidensia
At IVC Evidensia, we’re driven by the passion and commitment of our people - across clinical, operational, and support teams. With over 2,500 clinics and hospitals in 20 countries and around 41,000 employees, we work together to care for around 25,000 animals every day. United by a shared purpose - Healthy Animals, Happy Owners - we’re proud to champion long-term animal health and welfare through the dedication of every individual across our international network.
Find Your Future With Penmellyn Vets
As a lead vet, we would expect you to be primarily or entirely based at one of our satellite surgeries, working 4 days per week, with a 1:4 share of weekends. You would be responsible for managing the team (which should be easy, as we think our team are superb!), looking after our clients, maintaining the ethos of the practice and using your own ideas and enthusiasm to develop, build and grow your surgery. In terms of your clinical work, we would expect you to be comfortable with consulting and routine surgery, dentistry and diagnostic work. This would be rewarded with an excellent salary package for the right candidate. You should have a good skillset and some experience, but we value personality and enthusiasm just as much (if not more) and so, if you think that this just might be the role for you, please get in touch!
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Penmellyn Vets, St Austell
54a Holmbush Road, Saint Austell, St Austell, PL25 3LQ, United Kingdom
Animals treated
Dogs, cats & small pets
Exotic Friendly
Chicken Friendly
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 Maizie Brown from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.