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Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - FTC

McPhersons Veterinary Practice, Rainworth, Rainworth, East Midlands

Discipline: Small Animal

Part Time, Flexible

Up to £70,000 pro rata DOE

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We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our well-established practice for a 12month maternity cover.   You will see a varied caseload with a good mix of surgical and medical cases. We have team members studying towards, or have achieved certificates, so we welcome more complex cases. Full certificate support is available as well.

Work life balance that works for you


This is a part time FTC for 12months working 26 hours per week. There are no out of hours or on call duties for this role.  Our flexible approach to rota patterns a truly tips the scale on your work life 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. 

Join our experienced and collaborative team


We create opportunities for the whole team to come together through practice meetings and social events – we believe in a collaborative workplace. We encourage interest and participation within the team to think creatively to enable us to continuously improve our services and our business. Our caring and compassionate team hold a wealth of experience and knowledge and are highly skilled in preventative healthcare as well as treating illness and injury. 

Our practice


McPhersons Vets is a small animal first opinion practice based in the Nottinghamshire village of Rainworth. The site is a spacious and well-equipped site with in house lab facilities, ultrasound, diagnostics and digital Xray. We have a diverse team with a wide array of experience levels. Currently we have four Veterinary Surgeons, five Registered Veterinary Nurses, three Student Nurses and a good team of Veterinary Care Assistants, as well as a highly experience Practice Manager. One of our Vets has a certificate in small animal surgery, one of our nurses has the advanced programme vet nursing certification for small mammals and another nurse has a certification for schedule 3 surgical nursing. We encourage professional development and are happy to consider supporting any professional interests or certificate goals. You’ll have the support of a dedicated Practice Manager, as well as an Area Director. IVC are committed to developing leadership via several industry leading training courses.

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
  • Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
  • Your birthday as a paid day off

  • 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 5 days paid 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 £1000 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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    McPhersons Veterinary Practice, Rainworth

    166 Southwell Road East, Rainworth, NG21 0EH, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

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

    Senior Talent Partner

    Jim Dixon

    jim.dixon@ivcevidensia.com