Find excellence with usYou were born to provide brilliant animal care and we do that by empowering brilliant people like you. Join the IVC Evidensia Graduate Academy 2023 and find the very best start to your Veterinary career.
About usMartin and Carr Vets is a fantastic, small animal practice based in the lovely town of Pershore. We have a wonderful team of 10 Vets and 10 Nurses who are all supportive, friendly and looking forward to helping out a new graduate. Within the team, we have 4 Small Animal Medicine certificates and 1 Small Animal Surgery.
We have a full endoscopy suite, state of the art ultrasound including full colour doppler, CR radiography and DR radiography for dental. High speed dental machines, dental suite. Spacious airconditioned consult rooms. Walk in kennels, separate cat kennels. Laparoscopic bitch spays, specialist resident orthopaedic surgeon, anaesthetics monitored by RVN's with multiparameter anaesthetic monitoring as necessary.
About the roleYour normal working hours will be 40 hours per week over 4.5 days.
We are a very supportive practice and regularly openly discuss cases and bring all surgeons on by involving them in operations, with support. We would be very happy to have all prospective applicants come to work with us for a week to see for themselves. We encourage and support the graduate to gain confidence, but we understand all applicants progress at different rates and are happy to and we hope to make you the best Vet you aspire to become within the graduate scheme. Our retention rate of Vets is high, previous graduate academy Vets have stayed with us to complete certificates in their chosen subjects which we fully support.
Applicant RequirementsWe are looking for a new Graduate Veterinary Surgeon, eligible to register with the RCVS.
Find RewardsExcellent employee benefits are not new to us. We believe that people can only do their best work when they feel comfortable, nurtured, and valued.
- Year 1 salary of £34,000 increasing in year 2
- No financial tie in
- 5 weeks holiday every year, not including bank holidays, plus 1 day's birthday leave
- Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health and wellbeing – you’ll get free eye tests and discounted gym membership
- Pawsome benefits and rewards scheme, plus discounted pet care
- Employee Assistance Programme - We all have times in our life when we need a little extra support. That is why we are here to help.
- Professional memberships – IVC Evidensia cover the cost of your RCVS renewal fees and other memberships.
We know how committed you’ve been throughout your studies now let us help you create the perfect launch pad.
As a BAME and LGBT+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.