Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon (FTC - Maternity Cover)

Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon (FTC - Maternity Cover)

Galedin Vets Berwick

Small Animal

Full time

Fixed Term Contract

We are looking for a full-time Small Animal Vet on a fixed term Maternity Cover basis to join our fun and friendly team at our Berwick-Upon-Tweed branch.

We are in North Northumberland, next to the coast (you can see the sea from the practice!) and the beautiful Scottish Borders, with the added bonus of being within an hour drive from Edinburgh/Newcastle.

The branch is part of the wider Galedin team () within the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland. We are part of the VetPartners Group family.

We are a very friendly social team and try to get out as often as possible. In the summer colleagues from our Berwick branch will often go wild swimming after work and we try to do a bit of fun team building - from rowing on the Tweed to outdoor water sport adventures at Fox Lake to pottery and yoga classes!

Our small animal work includes surgery and consults with access to all the mod cons including endoscopes, dental x-ray, good quality ultrasound and EPOC bloods etc. We aim to provide an excellent first opinion service with clinical freedom to follow cases up and a large team of small animal vets for support and case discussion.

The Role:

• Full-time - 40 hours over 4.5 days with an hour lunch break
• We are proud to provide our own OOH care, with our colleagues receiving time in lieu after on call shifts
• Saturday mornings and OOH shifts are on a rota

Salary up to £50,000 dependent on experience

up to £50,000 dependent on experience

What we can offer you:

• A varied caseload, mostly dogs, cats and rabbits plus some exotics too. We work closely with our local rescue centre and our wildlife centre
• An experienced and supportive team of vets, with 2 internal medicine certificate holders
• An experienced and supportive nursing team, with certificates in anaesthesia, exotics and ECC
• CPD and certificates supported and encouraged
• Obtained the silver rabbit friendly practice award

As part of the VetPartners family we offer a fantastic range of benefits including:

• 33 days holiday per year (pro rata for PT)
• CPD encouraged and funded - 5 days annually with £1750 budget (pro rata for PT)
• We are happy to help you find accommodation if you are relocating.
• Colleague dogs welcome
• Competitive colleague discount rates on products (cost price) and services (50%)
• Enhanced Sickness scheme (after qualifying period)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme
• Opportunity to buy/sell holidays
• Health Shield Cash Plan
• Further qualifications including certificate encouraged and supported
• Opportunity to apply for the Bike2Work scheme
• Opportunity for career progression within a large and growing practice

We work hard to be a great place to work. As the newly awarded Employer of the Year, VetPartners offers a supportive, progressive environment where you can thrive.

For more information or an informal chat, please contact:

Heather or Kirsty on or email /

• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays
• £1750 CPD Allowance per annum
• health shield - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
• RCVS Membership paid
• two other membership subscriptions
• VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Discounted veterinary fees
• My Perks - offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
• Cycle to Work scheme
• CPD/training support
• Company sick pay
• Colleague engagement survey
• Annual pay reviews
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities