Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - FTC

Veterinary Surgeon - Fixed Term Contract for 15 months Salary up to £56,000 FTE DOE

We are looking for an enthusiastic GP vet to work across our hospital clinic and other branches. We have a lovely welcoming team across 8 sites in Bristol, run by an experienced team of Clinical Directors and Senior Vets, many of whom have been with the practice for more than a decade!

This is a 36-hour per week position worked over four days, with participation in a shared weekend rota. The role is split across two branches, Zetland Hospital and Fishponds. The weekly schedule is Monday and Tuesday at Fishponds, Wednesday at Zetland Hospital (ward vet and consulting), Thursday in a float role providing sick and holiday cover, and Friday as a day off.

Working hours are 8:30am to 6:30pm, with no Saturdays required. We would also consider a part-time arrangement (Monday to Wednesday), which would be a 28-hour week.

Fishponds is a busy two-vet practice, offering both surgery and consulting, supported by an experienced team. This role would suit either a recent graduate or an experienced vet confident in both surgical and consulting duties.

You will be well supported by our experienced (and lovely) colleagues with Certificates in Surgery, Cardiology, Feline medicine and Small Animal Medicine. We also have certificates ‘ln-Progress’ and a wealth of other experience and qualifications across our branches in other handy subjects such as Behaviour, Pain Management and Acupuncture.

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 the following programmes:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

• 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

• £1,250 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 £1,250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

• BVA membership
• RCVS fees
• VDS cover

• 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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