Salary up to £55,000 DOE, Relocation Allowance up to £5,000 plus Welcome Bonus up to £2,500

Forth Valley Vets are on the lookout for an experienced Farm animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our supportive team on a permanent basis. Covering the Central belt and beyond, we pride ourselves in offering specialist ambulatory care to our farm, small holder and equine clients.

Our farm workload is approximately 30% dairy and 70% beef and sheep. Our beef work is a good mixture of pedigree and commercial herds, allowing us to see the full spectrum of the industry. We are a progressive practice focusing on fertility planning and preventative medicine, along with the usual day to day emergencies.

Our equine workload is mostly routine care for leisure horses and ponies with the ability to offer lameness investigations, endoscopy and gastroscopy and the usual day to day emergencies.

Day to Day

This is a permanent, full-time position working 40 hours per week over 4 days, however part time may be considered for the right person. There will be a requirement to work the out of hours rota. Valid UK driving license required.

We pride ourselves in our ability to offer our clients dedicated Vets to large animal medicine who all have a high level of expertise.

About Us

We are a 10 Vet practice including our Clinical Director, supported by Practice Manager and Receptionists. We have several certificate holders in their individual fields and would welcome applicants who can bring this extra qualification or equally would support new employees to further develop their career.

Located in the historic town of Stirling there are motorway links to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth within easy reach and beautiful Loch Lomond and the Trossachs on our doorstep. We are a friendly, sociable practice, during the summer months we like to support our local agricultural shows and enjoy social events as a team.

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

*6.8 weeks annual leave

*Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

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 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 £1250 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

Up to £55,000 DOE