Build your career around you

We are looking for an enthusiastic veterinary surgeon to join our well-equipped, large, 1st opinion practice based in Andover, Hampshire. We are the only clinic in the area to provide our own out of hours service and therefore, can offer consistency in patient care and are able to see an abundance of different cases that can allow our vets to keep developing their skills in both surgery or medicine.

Work life balance that flexes with you

Full-time, part-time and flexible hours would all be considered. A working day can include different shift patterns ranging from starting at 8am with an early finish at 1pm and late shifts starting at 11am and finishing at 7pm with a 1 in 5 weekend rota. When our vets are on call they do not need to be on-site apart from 8:30am-12:30pm Saturday morning. We offer a generous incentive for out of hours work and time off is granted following on call shifts (dependent on working hours).

Our gold standard cat friendly practice

We are a gold standard cat friendly practice with a separate cat ward and cat theatre. We are situated in a rural town just off of the A303 with good links to London, coastal areas and countryside. We are also close to several larger cities such as Salisbury, Southampton and Winchester and are approximately an hour away from Southampton and London Heathrow airports.

The Andover area is affordable to live in and the practice is a five-minute walk to the town centre. There are multiple big supermarkets in the area, a cinema, bowling alley, several pubs and restaurants and nightlife. Public transport is good with a large bus station and a train station with direct trains to London Waterloo.

Our modern equipment

We offer modern technology such as digital x-ray, state of the art dental x-ray and facilities, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, K-laser, multi-parameter machines and specialised ophthalmology equipment.

Find a place to excel

We are a very friendly, close-knit team made up of 5 vets (with one new grad starting in January), 1 lab tech, 5 RVNs, 1SVN, 5 receptionists and our practice manager. CPD is encouraged; we have many certificate holders in practice, some who have done their training whilst working here, focusing on disciplines such as advanced surgery, advanced veterinary care, anaesthesia, behaviour and ophthalmology. We also have vets who are especially interested in Chiropractic, imaging, orthopaedics and internal medicine. We pride ourselves on being an excellent training practice for nurses.

We enjoy doing social activities outside of work as much as we can which included archery, dog walks, curry nights, theatre trips and roasts. We focus strongly on positive mental health and wellbeing, emphasising the importance of talking to each other and helping each other.

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

*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 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

Up to £65,000 DOE