We’re always looking for talented and passionate veterinary professionals to join our team.
With six branches, including hospital-standard facilities at our Berwick and Galashiels practice, we offer our team fantastic opportunities to develop their skills and take on interesting cases. We offer a generous CPD budget for all of our team, encouraging our vets to pursue certificates and reception teams BVRA awards.
If you’re interested in joining our team, get in touch for an informal, confidential chat.
We have a great team spirit and love to spend time together, with weekend dog walks, cake Fridays, cinema evenings, as well as team-building activities such as paddle boarding and bicycle polo. We’re lucky to be based in a beautiful area, with stunning coastline and countryside, all within commuting distance of Edinburgh and Newcastle.
If you’re interested in joining our team, get in touch for an informal, confidential chat.
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Farm Vet, Kelso, Scottish Borders
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced farm vet to join us in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders.
The role would suit a confident vet who enjoys working as part of an experienced and enthusiastic team providing excellent clinical care and who is keen to develop their skills.
Galedin is a mixed practice with an established beef, sheep and dairy client base alongside small animal and equine services. The role will mainly involve working with our progressive suckler farms where we offer routine services from pelvimetry, AI and bull testing through to pregnancy scanning and blood sampling in addition to any emergency work. There is the opportunity to work with our pedigree beef and sheep flocks and confidence with herd and flock health planning is essential. The role includes an equally shared, farm-only out-of-hours rota.
The practice has a number of certificate holders and colleagues enrolled in certificate programmes and excellent support is available from experienced colleagues.
Galedin is a rural practice but with excellent links to both Edinburgh and Newcastle. The team enjoy regular practice dog walks and social evenings. The Borders offers an excellent base for outdoor pursuits and our team are members of local hockey and rugby teams, triathlon clubs and support various youth clubs and other organisations. There is also a great local agricultural show circuit and active Young Farmers and Agricultural Discussion groups.
We have all the essentials including phase contrast microscopy, Pulsator-V and both linear and curvilinear ultrasound scanners.
Salary upto £65,000 FTE depending on experience plus vehicle available for private use.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Mary Hall at the Kelso practice on 01573 224496.
Applications should be sent to [email protected]
Benefits
Galedin Veterinary, Galashiels
About Galedin Veterinary:
Our journey to become Galedin Vets began over 200 years ago. In 1817, Robert Glaister was invited and paid 50 guineas by the Border Union Agricultural Society to move his practice from Wooler in Northumberland, to Kelso. This practice changed hands and more buildings were developed, until eventually the practices became part of the Merlin Veterinary Group. In 2015, Renton Swan Vets and Merlin Vets decided to team up, and now we practice collectively as Galedin Vets. This partnership has led us to become one of the largest veterinary practices around the Scottish Borders, offering a variety of animal care services.
In November 2018, Galedin Veterinary became part of VetPartners. Whether it’s a small household pet, horse or livestock that needs our attention, our team of over 40 vets have broad collective experience to ensure that animals get incomparable care.
To learn more about our practice, please visit our website: About | Galedin Vets
Our Nursing team:
Nursing Services comprises of a Nursing Manager, Head RVN’s, Senior RVN’s, RVN’s, SVN’s and VCA’s/ACA’s. There is currently a headcount of over 30 nurses within a wider business of over 120 team members who include Clinical Directors, Veterinary Surgeons and Support colleagues. We pride ourselves on providing consistently high levels of care to patients and clients across our group of practices.
The Role:
This is an ideal opportunity to develop your career in a varied role, within a growing business undergoing cultural change. You’ll provide high quality surgical, medical, nursing and animal care to the veterinary team and their clients and also assist with the day to day running of the practice to ensure smooth running of procedures and consults.
So who are we looking for? Someone who…
Our ideal candidate will be someone who understands and is able to work effectively in nurse consultations and carry out nurse consults to include weight, dental, senior etc with regular campaigns to promote our well established nursing clinics.
Some other responsibilities include:
Schedule 3 procedures are encouraged based on experience and qualifications, with many of our RVNs doing schedule 3 procedures regularly. RVN’s also partake in reception duties including answering the telephone, ordering and stock control, making appointments and taking messages to pass onto the rest of the clinical team.
Any further qualifications or certificates such as Advanced Veterinary Nursing or Clinical Supervisor. Pursuing clinical interests are encouraged with many of our nursing team holding certificates which include advanced nursing, wildlife, anaesthesia, emergency, feline certificates and more.
As part of the VetPartners family, there’s some fantastic benefits on offer (pro rata):
If this sounds like the role for you, please apply today! If you have any questions, please email Clare Lackenby on [email protected] to arrange an informal discussion. Applications will close on Tuesday 11th November.
**Please Apply Directly – No Agency Submissions
We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds.
Small Animal Vet- Scottish Borders
An opportunity is available for an experienced vet seeking a senior position.
We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic vet to join our friendly team based at our Duns branch.
We get the best of both worlds being based in the beautiful rural Scottish Borders but within an hour’s drive of Edinburgh.
We are a mixed practice with excellent small animal facilities, having moved to new premises last year. Our modern diagnostic equipment includes new DR x-ray, dental x-ray and good quality ultrasound. We aim to provide a great first opinion service with clinical freedom to follow cases up.
You’ll be joining a supportive, collaborative team of experienced vets who enjoy sharing ideas and discussing cases. The ideal candidate will also take satisfaction in mentoring and guiding our younger colleagues as they develop their skills.
Most of our vets work a 4.5 day week but there is potential for flexibility.
The role includes being part of our out of hours on call rota, with time in lieu for nights and weekends on call. Currently a 1 in 8 with 1 in 4 Saturday mornings.
Salary will be dependent upon experience but the total package would include the benefits listed below. The practice has a number of assistants enrolled in certificate programmes (with study time provided) to actively promote career progression.
The role would suit a confident vet who enjoys working as part of an experienced, enthusiastic team, providing excellent clinical care and who is keen to develop their skills.
For more information or an informal chat please contact Alison on 01361 883742/ 07879 632082 or email [email protected].
To apply for the role, please send your CV and covering letter by email to [email protected]
Staff dogs welcome
30 days holiday (pro rata)
Competitive staff discount rates on products (cost price) and services (50%)
Life assurance (after qualifying period)
Enhanced Sickness scheme (after qualifying period)
Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme
Opportunity to buy/sell holidays
Health Shield Cash Plan
Further qualifications including certificate encouraged and supported.
Workplace Pension
Opportunity to apply for the Bike2Work scheme
Opportunity for career progression within a large and growing practice
