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Job Title: Farm Lead Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £70,000 (D.O.E.) £5,000 welcome bonus (direct applicants) and relocation package available 

Location: Shires Vets, Staffordshire

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week over 5 days, 1:5 weekend rota, and 1:5 weeknights on call (time off in lieu)

Are you an experienced farm vet looking to take that next step into a Lead role?

Look no further than Shires Vets in Staffordshire!!! 

As Lead Vet you will be responsible for leading a dedicated team of vets, ATTS, and lay staff to improve and develop the services we offer to our large loyal following of farmers.

The services you will lead your team to provide for our clients include routine herd fertility visits with lay staff to record data, bull fertility testing, TB testing, herd health planning, 24-hour emergency care, disease outbreak investigation, and herd performance analysis.

You will also be responsible for running the business side of our farm enterprise which includes:

• Regular meetings to analyse financial performance
• Purchasing
• Marketing and advertising
• Recruiting
• Team diary organisation

All the above are carried out with the support of other departmental CDs and our parent company Linnaeus and Mars.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave 
• Private medical insurance
• RCVS and VDS fees paid 
• External CPD funded 
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program 
• Career progression opportunities 
• Staff discount schemes 
• Life Assurance 
• Enhanced sickness pay 
• Enhanced equal family leave 
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme 
• Employer contribution pension scheme  
• Recruitment referral reward scheme 
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme

About us

Shires Vets Farm is located in the picturesque Staffordshire market town of Eccleshall and has been part of the local community for over 80 years.  Starting with just a couple of visionary veterinarians, the practice has grown to over 20 vets with separate Farm, equine, and small animal departments.  We operate throughout Staffordshire and parts of Cheshire and Shropshire.

Highly equipped site with all the usual toys including interherd plus fertility software, TB master, rectal scanners, Bull and Ram fertility testing kit, automatic faecal egg counter, in-house lab for basic bloods and colostrum testing, farm animal offices, pharmacy, and farm animal health shop.

We are often involved within our local community including sponsoring local events such as the Staffordshire County Show, client and family quiz nights, and the Staffordshire Christmas tractor run.

Here at Shires, we organise regular meetings and discussion groups that are an invaluable tool for both vets and farmers. It allows us to share new ideas and experiences as well as learn about advances within the industry. Throughout the year Shires Vets schedule a range of in-house talks, on-farm walks, and practical workshops including young farmer's talks.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone. 

To apply, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information please contact Lissa at [email protected] or call 07523268918.

Salary Value:£70,000 per annum;

Salary Description:£5,000 welcome bonus and salary up to depending on experience;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]