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Permanent Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon - Cumbria

  • Location

    Cockermouth

  • Sector:

    Veterinary Surgeon

  • Job type:

    Permanent Full-Time

  • Start date:

    ASAP

  • End date:

    .

  • Salary:

    Up to £70,000 p/a (DOE)

  • Contact:

    Jackie Steca

  • Contact email:

    info@recruit4vets.co.uk

  • Job ref:

    JN -102024-32016

  • Published:

    5 months ago

  • Expiry date:

    2025-05-11

Permanent Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon - Cumbria

Type: Large Animal

Location: Six-centre, mixed practice in the western Lake District - They're situated in the heart of the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site which presents a wealth of opportunities for walkers, horse-riders, kayakers, runners, mountaineers, climbers, paragliders, wild-swimmers and even skiers.

Practice Type: Independent Practice

  • They have a busy and varied caseload of farm animal work with a 50:50 dairy-to-beef split, a thriving sheep business, and numerous camelids.
  • The farms are a real mix of historic, generational Lake District hill farms through to large and progressive dairy farms.
  • Their large animal work is 90% farm and 10% first opinion equine but there is room to do more equine.

Role: They currently have an opportunity for an experienced vet to join their friendly 27-vet team in a range of working patterns.

Duties:

  • A 4-day week as standard with options to increase salary or reduce working hours.
  • Excellent facilities including portable digital radiography and numerous portable ultrasound units.
  • Large-animal-only on-call rota. 1 weeknight per week, alternating between first and second, and 1 weekend in 5.
  • They have a busy and varied caseload of farm animal medicine - perfect for aspirant certificate holders.

Support:

  • They are SPVS members who pay attention to the recent salary surveys with vets paid well above the SPVS survey national median, despite being in Northern England.
  • CPD is encouraged to further your own interests and funded to Certificate / Masters / PGDip level for a long-term candidate.
  • In addition to CPD allowance, we provide 1 week pro-rata paid CPD time
  • RCVS, VDS, and one other professional membership fee of your choice BCVA, SVS

Salary: They offer a competitive package up to £70,000 p/a DOE for a 42hr week. 

The Package:

  • 238 hours of annual leave to include public holidays, with additional allowance for long service.
  • Hours worked overtime returned as time off in lieu.
  • Optional holiday purchase scheme of up to 1 week pro-rata.
  • Relocation support - we have two practice houses, so often accommodation is available as part of the package
  • They take mental health seriously and subscribe to an employee assistance programme which provides 24/7 support as well as counselling sessions
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Company pension
  • Discounted veterinary fees and free membership to their Lifetime Care Cub
  • Team social events
  • Flu vaccine
  • Eye tests

Ref: JN -102024-32016

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