Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Farm Large animal - Lewes, South East
Type: Large Animal, Farm
Location: Lewes
Practice: A large mixed practice with dedicated Small Animal, Farm, and Equine departments.
- They are a proactive, progressive farm practice with a stimulating blend of dairy, beef, sheep, and smallholder work (plus sporadic pig, poultry, camelid, and gamebird work).
- They also offer Flock Health Club, Beef Suckler Package, Beef AI service, DairyCo Mastitis control plan, bull and ram fertility testing, TotalVet dairy software, and Advanced Sheep Breeding services performing laparoscopic AI and Embryo Transfer.
Team: They have 8 farm veterinary surgeons, who are ably supported by 3 ATTs, 3 administration staff, and a dispensary team. They encourage Certificates and at present have a Cert CHP, a CertAVP, and a further CertAVP in progress. If you are an experienced vet with enthusiasm for farm work and the ability to work independently, they would love to hear from you.
Hours: Full-time, 8-hour shifts across 5 days a week, with on-call nights and weekends equally shared - At present, this is 1 in 7.
Applicant Requirements: The successful candidate should have a minimum of three years experience in practice
Salary: Competitive salary of up to £70,000 p/a Depending on Experience
Benefits:
- 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
- Your birthday as a paid day off
- 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
- £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
- Certificate support
- Learning and development opportunities
- Access to Vetlexicon
- All their Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
- All their Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via their Care Fund
- Infection Prevention and Control Programme
- Quality Improvement Programme
- BVA membership
- VDS cover
- RCVS fees
- Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
- Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
- Discounted staff pet care
Ref: JN -062024-31433
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