Job Description

We are looking for a full or part time Veterinary Surgeon join the team at Rowe - working two days per week at our Yate site and two days per week at our Winterbourne practice.

Find a great work/life balance
We are looking for someone who will thrive in this role working half the week as part of a large friendly team and the other half of the week developing your consulting skills at our smaller branch practice where you will do two short consult only days. At the Rowe Veterinary Group we appreciate that work-life balance is a priority for our staff and over the last few years have been proactive in creating a positive and supportive work place. We made several to support our team and your wellbeing is important to us! From employing twilight vets, removing the last consult of the day, structuring rotas to allow for admin time and driving a culture that challenges, rather than champions, staying beyond your finish time.

About Us
Several of our vets have Certificates in medicine and surgery, whilst others are currently working towards them. We enjoy supporting our new graduates and have EMS students on a regular basis enabling us to give back to the
veterinary community. Our tier 3 RCVS accredited hospital provides excellent facilities including digital x-ray, dental x-ray,
CT, MRI, ultrasound, endoscopy and more. We pride ourselves on clinical excellence whilst also providing a patient-appropriate, compassionate service for our clients.
You would be joining a well established team of 7 other Veterinary Surgeons, a strong, experienced nursing team and a
fantastic support team. You will enjoy a varied rota of consulting shifts at Winterbourne and operating at our busy Yate practice.

As part of the team at Rowe, you will benefit from access to our referral department who offer services in Medicine, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Imaging, Neurology and Dentistry. We also have our own dedicated and experienced OOH team providing continuity for patients.
The ideal candidate would have experience working in a busy first opinion practice and would be looking to be part of a large, collaborative team. We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience, certificate funding and exam leave, generous CPD allowance, paid memberships and much more.

Because our employees 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 balance6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday


WellbeingPrivate 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


Development1250 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 MembershipsBVA membership VDS cover RCVS fees


Colleague BenefitsCompany 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

Salary up to 55,000 DOE FTE