Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
1 month ago 
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Salary
up to £40,000 dependent on experience
Company
Galedin Vets
Contact
[email protected] or [email protected] (Please apply directly - no agency submissions)
Berwick-upon-tweed, Berwickshire, United Kingdom
We are looking for a permanent, full time small animal vet to join our fun and friendly team at our Berwick branch. This job would suit a new or recent graduate. We are in North Northumberland, next to the coast (you can see the sea from the practice!) and the beautiful Scottish Borders, with the added bonus of being within an hour drive from Edinburgh/Newcastle.
The branch is part of the wider Galedin team (Galedinvet.com) within the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland. We are part of the VetPartners Group family and are proud to be RCVS accredited and to have obtained the silver rabbit friendly practice award.
We’re a very friendly social team and try to get out as often as possible. In the summer our team at our Berwick branch will often go wild swimming after work and we try to do a bit of fun team building - from rowing on the Tweed to outdoor watersport adventures at Fox Lake, to pottery and yoga classes!
Our small animal work includes surgery and consults with access to all the mod cons including endoscopes, dental x-ray, good quality ultrasound and EPOC bloods etc. We aim to provide an excellent first opinion service with clinical freedom to follow cases up and a large team of small animal vets for support and case discussion.
The Role:
- Full-time – 40 hours per week
- 4.5 days with an hour lunch break
- We are proud to provide our own OOH care – you’ll receive time off in lieu after on-call shifts
- Saturday mornings and OOH shifts are on a rota
This is an ideal opportunity if you’re a new or recent graduate looking to take your first career steps in a supportive and friendly environment.
You will be part of a Graduate Development Programme at VetPartners and be able to embrace a blended learning approach of training days, in-house mentoring, CPD, and clinical practice, creating a varied platform for you to grow and develop as a Veterinary Surgeon.
You can find out more about the programme at: Veterinary Graduate Schemes (UK) | VetPartners
What we can offer you:
- A varied caseload, mostly dogs, cats and rabbits plus some exotics too. We work closely with our local rescue centre and our wildlife centre
- 15-minute consults
- An experienced and supportive team of vets, with 2 internal medicine certificate holders
- An experienced and supportive nursing team, with certificates in anaesthesia, exotics and ECC
- CPD and certificates supported and encouraged
As proud members of the VetPartners family we offer a fantastic range of benefits including:
- Salary dependent on experience, up to £40,000
- 33 days holiday per year (pro rata for PT)
- CPD encouraged and funded - 5 days annually with £1750 budget (pro rata for PT)
- We are happy to help you find accommodation if you are relocating
- Your own dog is welcome in the practice
- Competitive colleague discount rates on products (cost price) and services (50%)
- Enhanced Sickness scheme (after qualifying period)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme
- Opportunity to buy/sell holidays
- Health Shield Cash Plan
- Further qualifications including certificate encouraged and supported
- Workplace Pension
- Opportunity to apply for the Bike2Work scheme
- Opportunity for career progression within a large and growing practice
At VetPartners, our people make the difference—and the Press Business IQ Awards agreed, naming us Employer of the Year. If you want to feel valued, supported, and part of something special, this is the place to be.
For more information or an informal chat, please contact Heather or Kirsty on 01289 330066 or email [email protected]/[email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you.
Tel: 01289 330066
Address:
Ramparts Veterinary Centre, Windmill Way West, Berwick-upon-tweed, Berwickshire, United Kingdom