Clinical Lead Vet Surgeon - Small Animal

Overview

Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon — Salary up to £75,000 DOE, plus up to £5,000 Relocation Allowance and up to £5,000 Welcome Bonus.

• Provide high-quality veterinary care in both consultations and surgery
• Lead by example with clear, compassionate communication
• Support, mentor, and inspire junior vets and nurses
• Act as a clinical role model, ensuring best practice in line with RCVS and IVC Evidensia guidelines
• Work with the management team on strategic planning, performance management and exploring new opportunities

Our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours offers a balance that flexes with you and your lifestyle. The full-time rota for this position includes 35-40 hours over 4 days per week with 1-4 Saturday mornings; part-time hours may be discussed for the right candidate. There is no out-of-hours or on-call requirement.

We are a single-site practice on the Beds/Bucks border. The practice ethos focuses on doing the right thing and providing gold-standard care to both pets and clients. We have confident RVNs and Vets with strong front-of-house support, including 3 fully trained Mental Health First Aiders.

We are looking for a team player with excellent people skills and a sense of humour who wants a new challenge in a safe and supportive environment. We value empathy with clients and effective communication, teamwork, and staff input to improve our practice and services.

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. We offer a competitive base salary and a range of benefits described below.

• Work-life balance
  • 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
  • Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• Wellbeing
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies (maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay)
  • Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
• Development
  • £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
  • Certificate support
  • Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
  • Access to Vetlexicon online encyclopaedia
  • Research funding applications for Vets & Nurses
  • £1250 per annum Care Fund for Vets
  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme
  • Quality Improvement Programme
• Professional Memberships
  • BVA membership
  • VDS cover
• Colleague Benefits
  • Company pension scheme with employer contribution
  • Cycle to Work and Green Cars schemes (eligibility
  • Flexible voluntary benefits portfolio
  • Retail discounts and cashback
  • Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

Up to £75,000 DOE