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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon with Exotic/Small Mammal interest

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience

Location: City Vets, Exeter, Devon

Job Type: Permanent, full-time, and part-time applications are welcomed.  

Hours: 38 hours per week, plus a share of the weekend rota 1:10 Full weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and 1:10 Saturday only.

Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon with an interest in Exotics/Small Mammals? Do you currently hold a certificate or are you looking for an exceptional caseload to complete a certificate?

Then look no further…. We have a unique opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our team at City Vets, in Exeter, Devon.

The friendly team at City Vets is looking for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to take on their existing Exotic and Small Mammal service and expand this further. This will include working alongside small animal vets to provide care for first opinion and referral clients as well as providing advice and care for local collections at Bicton, Crealy, and Wildwoods.

You will be involved with the routine small animal work as needed, with support from multiple certificate holders. We have outstanding facilities at our hospital premises with further study supported and encouraged, including certificates.

We are looking for someone who is confident, friendly, and proactive, but also compassionate and caring for both the patient and the client. This role will be based at our main site in Heavitree and St Thomas branch, you will be required to contribute to the weekend rota equally shared amongst the team. Our on-call is outsourced but we remain on a rota for inpatient care if needed.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave 
• 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

City Vets is a modern, fully equipped, RCVS-accredited 4-branch practice setting the standards for first opinion work in the area.  Our priorities lie in client and patient care whilst ensuring that our staff are happy and well cared for with a healthy work-life balance.  

Our Heavitree site hosts an exotic ward along with new surgical and imaging facilities including the installation of a CT scanner.  This ensures that CityVets is equipped to accept a wide variety of cases for both companion animals and exotics and small mammals.

Our Alphington and St Thomas surgeries are proud to be accredited at Silver Level as Cat-Friendly Clinics by the International Society of Feline Medicine. Additionally, St Thomas have the Silver Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund Standard (RWAF) and Heavitree is a Gold Standard RWAF practice.

We also work closely with the Guide Dog Association helping to care for training and qualified dogs, Blue Cross, and Cats Protection neutering programs.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting all our associates' physical and mental health. 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:£60,000 per annum;

Salary Description:Up to and dependent 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]