Key Details:

• Working Days: Full-time with OOH responsibilities
• Hours: To be confirmed
• Duties: Mixed animal caseload with option for 50:50 or small animal bias across consultations, surgery, herd health, and fertility management

About the Role:

• The client is seeking a mixed animal veterinary surgeon to join a structured, supportive team based in Drumahoe, County Derry / Londonderry, with out-of-hours responsibilities.
• The role can accommodate a truly mixed 50:50 caseload or a mixed position with a strong small animal bias.
• The small animal service operates across five sites with a high medicine, soft tissue, and orthopaedic caseload, while the farm team delivers consultancy, herd health, and fertility management.

About the Candidate:

• This position suits a veterinarian who values career progression in a collaborative environment. The team supports first and second opinion work and encourages clinical development.
• Facilities include ultrasound, endoscopy, digital X-ray, and an in-house laboratory, enabling comprehensive diagnostics and treatment. There is strong support for certificates and CPD, with clear pathways into leadership for those interested.
• The salary offered is up to £55,000 pro rata, dependent on experience and responsibilities.

About the Benefits:

Benefits include 6.6 weeks paid holiday, including bank holidays, enhanced company sick pay, £1,750 CPD allowance per annum, paid RCVS membership, AVSPNI subscription, and VDS cover. The package also includes Health Shield contributions, enhanced family leave, colleague engagement initiatives, and annual pay reviews.

About the Practice:

The practice provides routine, emergency, surgical, orthopaedic, diagnostic, and referral services with both in-house and mobile capabilities. Established since the mid-1900s, the team engages with local communities through events, clubs, and schools. As an early departmental practice, the collaborative and experienced team tailors services to regional needs and species. The scale and expertise of the practice enable empathetic, advanced, and affordable care for small and farm animals.

Job Reference No: JN-102025-33366