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Farm Vet

Employer
Castle Veterinary Surgeons
Location
Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
Salary
DOE + Benefits
Closing date
16 Mar 2023

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Castle Vets FA (Barnard Castle)

We're looking for a Farm Veterinary Surgeon, you would be part of an enthusiastic and vibrant team which consists of 9 vets supported by Veterinary technicians, Receptionists and a dispensary team. We are a 100% farm animal practice, looking after dairy, beef and sheep farms throughout County Durham.

The practice has been established for more than 80 years in the market town of Barnard Castle and has grown significantly over those years. We offer a full range of clinical services to our clients from day to day clinical care through routine fertility visits, herd and flock health planning to a full range of cattle and sheep advanced breeding services. The successful applicant would have the opportunity to be involved in any aspects of this varied caseload that are of interest to them.

Working Hours:

40 hours per week, part time would be considered

Equal share of the on-call rota – currently 1 in 9

The workload mainly consists of first opinion beef and sheep work with some dairy and advanced breeding work.

Benefits include:

Holidays
  • Holiday Entitlement - 6.6 working weeks
  • Long Service Holiday - 1 day for each year of service up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
  • Buy/Sell Holiday - Buy up to a maximum of 10 days, sell up to a maximum of 5 days.
  • Holidays for part time employees.

Pension Scheme
  • 5% of total basic earnings and CVS will make a 3% employer contribution

Save as you earn (SAYE) Scheme
  • Buy CVS shares at a discounted rate - After 3 years you choose what you want to do with your savings.

Other Benefits
  • Health Shield cash plan
  • Health and wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Gym Membership
  • Parental Benefits
  • Maternity / Adoption Pay
  • Paternity Pay
  • Shared Parental Leave
  • Perkbox
  • Staff Discounts

Voluntary Benefits
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Critical Illness Cover


If you are interested in this role and would like to gain further information, please email will.barker@castlevets.net or alternatively call 07816 145710

To apply please click on the ‘Apply Now' button.

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