Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal - Lancashire

Overview

Salary up to £65,000 DOE. Myerscough Veterinary Group is a large practice with branches across Lancashire. We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our growing team.

About The Practice

We are an 11-branch practice situated across Lancashire, covering from the Fylde Coast to the Rawtenstall Valley. All branches are PSS inspected, with our main hospital in Clayton Le Dale holding Tier 3 Hospital status. Manchester and Liverpool are 40 minutes away, the Lake District just over an hour away, and London just over two hours away by direct train. You will be joining a team of 17 vets, with certificate holders in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, Dentistry & Oral Surgery, with another two vets near completing Dermatology certificates. Our main hospital has a CT Scanner, Digital Radiography, Dental Radiography, Advanced Ultrasound, Laparoscopy, endoscopy and bronchoscopy capabilities as well as a full in-house laboratory for working up cases. Studying towards certificates is fully funded and encouraged.

Responsibilities

Make the role your own within a flexible framework. We can offer full time or part time arrangements, including consulting-only work or a mixture of consulting and surgical time. Rota patterns emphasize work-life balance with a standard 4-day week for full-time staff, a set day off per week, and one Saturday morning in eight. Consultations are 15 minutes as standard, with longer appointments for more complex cases, blood samples, and euthanasia. There is protected admin time each day to support client care. Out of hours provision is provided by Vets Now at our main site, ensuring continuous inpatient care without patient transfers.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

• Work-life balance: 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays; additional 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; research funding for Vets & Nurses; £1250 per annum Care Fund; Infection Prevention and Control Programme; Quality Improvement Programme
• Professional Memberships: BVA membership; VDS cover
• Colleague Benefits: Company pension scheme with IVC Evidensia contribution; Cycle to Work and Green Cars Schemes (eligibility); voluntary benefits; discounts/cashback with retailers; discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging. We welcome candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

£35,000 - £65,000 a year. Up to £65,000 DOE.

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