Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly team at Mearley Vets, covering 3 sites across Lancashire.

Find Your Perfect Place to Excel

Located in the heart of Lancashire, our practices are surrounded by beautiful countryside, charming market towns, and vibrant local communities. With easy access to the Ribble Valley, Pendle Hill, and the Forest of Bowland, the area offers an excellent work-life balance for outdoor enthusiasts, food lovers, and those who enjoy a strong sense of community. Excellent transport links connect you to Manchester, Leeds, and the Lake District, making Lancashire a fantastic place to live and work.

About Mearley Vets

Across our three sites, we are equipped with modern diagnostic and laboratory equipment to support high standards of patient care. Our facilities include digital imaging, ultrasound, in-house laboratory equipment, and dedicated surgical spaces.

We are committed to supporting our clinicians' professional growth and actively encourage CPD, certifications, and postgraduate qualifications.

Flexible Scheduling for a Work-Life Balance

We strive to provide our team with a varied and rewarding working day. Your duties across the week will include consultations, surgeries, client callbacks, prescriptions, in-patient care and workups.

You will ideally work 4 days per week, with hours varying between 8.30am – 7:30 pm, alongside a Saturday rota (typically 1 in 4). However, we understand the importance of flexibility and are happy to discuss shift patterns and working hours to accommodate your preferences.

There are no out-of-hours or bank holiday duties, giving you plenty of time to enjoy your personal life.

Our Supportive Team

We are a kind, friendly, and collaborative team that prides itself on delivering the highest standard of care to our clients and patients. Our leadership team provides strong clinical and operational support, and our vets bring a wealth of experience and varied clinical interests.

Across our sites, we are supported by a dedicated nursing team and an experienced support team. We foster an open and encouraging culture, holding regular team meetings where ideas and feedback are actively welcomed.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing
  
  

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme
  
  

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees
  
  

Colleague Benefits

• Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice
  
  

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Up to £65,000 DOE