At Blenheim Veterinary Centre, we pride ourselves on delivering comprehensive veterinary care, encompassing a balanced caseload across medicine, surgery, and imaging. This role presents an opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to shape the practice by establishing a focus in a particular area of interest, allowing for personalised caseload development. We are committed to supporting your pursuit of further qualifications, aligning with your professional aspirations. We're offering a relocation allowance of £5000, as well as a welcome bonus of up to £5000 (pro rata).
Flexibility that works for you
To complement our nearly full team of skilled vets, we require a dedicated professional to join us all week, from 08:30 to 18:30, allowing an hour for lunch plus dedicated administrative time. Additionally, a rotational share of Saturday mornings from 08:30 to 13:00 is part of the role. We are also very happy to receive part time applicants. While we do not have out-of-hours obligations, there may be occasional overnight inpatient care shared among our veterinary team. Flexibility in scheduling is a consideration, and we are open to discussing your preferred days and hours to accommodate individual needs. Our full-time vets usually work 37.5 hours per week (4 x 9hr week days plus 1:3 Saturday rota).
Meet like-minded professionals
We have a hugely experienced CD with an encyclopedic knowledge of general practice, offers acupuncture and is an OV. Our Senior Vet holds a Medicine Cert and is our GDP advisor and mentors the team. We have two other experienced Vets (one with an exotics Cert the other an OV) and two younger team members. 9 RVNs and two SVNs, 6 Receptionists. We are looking for someone special to fit in with this team and enjoy it's diversity. We support the Cats Protection, Just For Dogs rehoming centre, hedgehog rescue and wildlife.
Find a place to excel
Blenheim Veterinary Centre has been established in Ashbourne, Derbyshire since July 2002 and joined IVC in December 2016. We are a close knit team who enjoy our good days together and lean together in the harder times - we like a good giggle and also support each other really well. We have a large, experienced team of Veterinary Nurses and are a VN training practice. Our warm, friendly reception team would be able to offer you all sorts of support and knowledge should you choose to join us. We are really keen to support your expertise or learning goals and incorporate them into services for the practice, so talk to us about any Certificates you are aiming for.
We have wonderful, loyal clients, a large number of whom have been with us since the day we opened. We pride ourselves on building excellent relationships with them by being friendly and helpful and offering excellent continuity of care. Derbyshire is really a beautiful place and there is plenty of activities to get involved with locally in your spare time, especially if you enjoy the great outdoors! We are 45 minutes from East Midlands airport so travelling is easy.
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 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