We have a fantastic opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and loyal team based at Medivet St Ives, Cornwall — a truly special and beautiful location on the South West coast, known for its crystal-clear waters, golden beaches, artistic heritage and vibrant coastal charm. Regularly named one of the UK’s most beautiful seaside towns, St Ives offers a relaxed lifestyle with excellent restaurants, independent shops, surf spots, and access to the South West Coast Path.
The practice itself is just a short walk from both the town centre and the beach, and you can even enjoy stunning views across the bay from the practice windows.
Medivet St Ives is a compact, well-organised and welcoming surgery, featuring two consulting rooms, a well-equipped theatre, prep area, a spacious reception, separate staff room, and its own car park. We’re kitted out with all the usual toys you’d expect from a well-established small animal practice, including in-house laboratory equipment for haematology and biochemistry, digital x-ray, ultrasound, dental equipment including a scaler and polisher, and separate dog and cat kennels.
The team at St Ives includes a highly experienced Head Nurse, a Student Veterinary Nurse and a Client Care Assistant who have built strong relationships with our loyal client base and are passionate about delivering high standards of care.
This role is largely sole charge, so we’re ideally looking for a vet with at least five years’ UK experience who is confident with routine surgery, diagnostics and consultations, and who enjoys building long-term client relationships.
Ideally this position will be part-time over three days per week, but we’re happy to be flexible for the right person and will also consider full-time applicants if preferred. The rolling rota offers genuine work-life balance, giving you the time and space to enjoy the Cornish lifestyle while continuing to develop your clinical skills in a supportive and community-focused environment, with only 1 in 3 Saturdays only 8:30 - 12:30. If you’re looking to embrace a slower pace of life outside of work, while thriving in a fulfilling, fast-paced and trusted clinical setting, we’d love to hear from you.
Please contact joanne.gray@medivet.co.uk for a friendly initial conversation.
Key Benefits
Private Medical Insurance from day one.
Health cash plan from day one (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service.
Life Assurance 3 x salary.
Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support.
5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 6 weeks with length of service.
An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish.
Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days’ paid leave
Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities
Funded certificate opportunities.
VDS, RCVS and BVA fees paid.
Sabbatical based on length of service.
Interest free Season Ticket Loan.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Discounts on Medivet products and services.
Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support.
Role Accountabilities
Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at Medivet. That’s the care for our patients, our clients and for each other – we really want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.
In this role you will:
Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.
Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.
Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice and operational compliance.
Prepare tailored, accurate treatment and care plans for each patient with clear cost estimates.
Engage, mentor and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilising these in the most effective way.
Complete clinical handover and arrange transfer of any patient needing out of hours or enhanced care.
Pro-actively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider Medivet community.
Your Skills and Experience
RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon.
Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.
Experienced in working effectively as part of a team.
Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills.
Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.
Experience of supporting nurse consults and schedule 3 procedures, with an understanding of how this contributes to clinic performance and efficiency.
Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague.
About Us
Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider, with practices across the UK including a number of 24-hour veterinary centres and referral centres. We also have a growing presence overseas with practices in France, Germany and Spain.
We’re proud to support a large, connected and growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional care that’s always there. That’s more than a strapline for us, we truly believe every interaction we have matters and that we can make a real difference. This is as true for our colleagues as it is for our patients and clients. Being part of Medivet means being part of a forward-thinking and caring environment with the very best equipment and treatment options available, and the very best treatment for you as a valued member of the team.
This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job. Join us and be part of our exciting plans for the future.
