Kookaburra Veterinary Employment UK

08/09/2024

Small Animal Vet - Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire
County Vets. All clinical interests are welcome. We are managed at a local level by our Clinical Director of 16 years, maintaining a family feel. Relocation Allowance can be considered. We can offer fully funded Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship (you must be eligible to register with the RCVS)
Want to check things out before applying? Pop in for a cuppa, tell us when suits you. Feel free to get in touch with Ashley on 07909620283.

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07/09/2024

Lincolnshire - Small Animal Vet - Independent practice
We're a bit different here at Barton Veterinary Centre - you'll find no corporate numbers, CPD limits, equipment or payroll caps here!
We are a one-of-a-kind practice in a building steeped in history, and we are seeking a special kind of vet who really cares about patients, clients, premium care, and career progression. For the right person, we are shortly to introduce a partnership programme - so the opportunity could be presented to take a share in this independent team!
Get in touch with our Careers Team today by emailing [email protected]

We are looking for another fantastic Veterinary Surgeon to join our genuinely independent vet team, who are the Winners of Best UK Vet 2023.

06/09/2024

Small Animal Vet vacancy - Ferring Street Vet Surgery
Where could be better than living in London?
Is there a similarly vibrant capital style culture available in a better paced yet exciting part of the UK?
More sun, more sea, great night life, chilled out down time, water sports, hills, fresh air, close to air ports, commutable to major cities and a post Covid style of life that better suits a progressive professional?
Get in touch with our Careers Team today by emailing [email protected]

Due to growth and increased advanced caseload offering, our team are seeking a progressive colleague.

05/09/2024

Ramsgate, Kent - Head Vet vacancy - up to £90,000 DOE
Due to our current Head Vet relocating back to Greece we are now looking to welcome a Head Vet to our team. The new role as our Head Vet will involve playing a vital role in managing our busy caseload as well as offering support, leadership and commercial direction.

Plunkett's Veterinary Surgery are looking to welcome a Head Vet to the team.

04/09/2024

🐕🐈🐁 Kent - Small Animal Vet - up to £72k DOE
Here at Plunketts Veterinary Surgery we are a 100% small animal practice based in the seaside town of Ramsgate. Our lovely location boasts great walking routes, wonderful restaurants (if you like seafood then you're in for a treat here), golf, diving, shopping, museums, arcades and live music.
This would be a full-time position, but we'd be happy to talk flexible working or part-time hours. We want to find the right person and we won't let a silly thing like working hours get in the way. If it works for you then it will most likely work for us too. We value our people, and if work life balance is what you crave, work life balance is what you'll have.
For help applying or more information please contact Emily in the recruitment team on 01379 658039/ [email protected] or contact Peter Hicks by emailing [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/PlunkettsVeterinarySurgery/

Modern new built veterinary practice in Princes Road, Ramsgate. The practice is well established ser

29/08/2024

Northern Hemisphere Stud Season vacancy 2025 🐴🏇
Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons is currently recruiting for an Associate (Stud) position at our Lambourn Practice for the 2025 stud season.
The role will include primary responsibility for the stud rounds and will involve working with some of the Thoroughbred breeding community's most elite stud farms and horses. In addition, there will also be the opportunity to gain experience and exposure to our horses in training and sport horse side of the practice.
This role is for a fixed term of 6 months, starting mid-January until mid-July 2025. It is a full-time role, working 49 hours per week Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings. The role will include contribution to the out of hours on-call service. Others hours, including Bank Holidays, may be required in accordance with the Practice needs.
To apply, please email your full curriculum vitae with a covering letter to [email protected]
Closing date: 30 September 2024

Associate (Stud) - Rossdale Mabourn - 6 months Fixed Term

15/07/2024

It has been interesting to read the NSW Parliamentary Committee report from its Inquiry into the veterinary workforce shortage in NSW. The mention by Southern Cross University of their planned Veterinary School prompted me to compare our schools in Australia & New Zealand to the ones in the UK....

It has been interesting to read the NSW Parliamentary Committee report from its Inquiry into the veterinary workforce shortage in NSW. The mention by Southern Cross University of their planned Veterinary School prompted me to compare our schools in Australia & New Zealand to the ones in the UK.

13/05/2024

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19/03/2024

🐾🐶 Small Animal Vet 🐱🐾
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Small Animal Vet to join the growing team at St Elmo Veterinary Clinic in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Full or part-time hours, 20-40 hours per week, with a requirement to cover 1 night every 3 weeks on call, plus 1 in 18 weekends. We have plans to have an OOH provider in place by July 2024.

Salary £42k - £60k+ pro rata, dependant on experience and qualifications. Career progression and CPD are actively encouraged and supported. Visa sponsorship fully funded for overseas candidates (must be eligible to register with RCVS).

Apply now by emailing [email protected]

At St Elmo Veterinary Clinic, we are a small, friendly and professional team providing the highest level of care and specialising in dogs, cats and rabbits.

18/03/2024

🐶 Small Animal Vet 🐱
Bolton, Greater Manchester
We are looking for a Small Animal Vet, with a keen interest in ophthalmology, to join the team at Regan Veterinary Group at our Bury Road branch. This is a full-time role of 40 hours per week, over 4 days, with a 1 in 4-weekend rota, but no OOH, although we can be flexible for the right candidate. This is a chance to live in or near Manchester, one of the most vibrant cities in the UK whilst continuing your career.

Competitive salary (£37k-£50k pro rata), depending on experience. Professional memberships funded (RCVS & VDS). CPD and further studies encouraged. 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or equivalent).

For more information or to apply, please email [email protected]

Visit Park Veterinary Clinic for clinical expertise that's always focused on your pet. Call us to book an appointment on 0161 7731819.

17/03/2024

🐈 Small Animal Vet 🐕
Yarm, North Yorkshire
Oaklands Veterinary Centre are seeking an experienced, friendly, practical and caring clinician to join our small animal team. We are a great team with supportive and compassionate nursing and reception colleagues. We offer a four day week with no weekend work and no on call.

We provide great rates of pay, up to 7 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays (with our buy & sell holiday scheme). Company pension and Save As You Earn schemes, professional fees paid and CPD and further certification are both hugely encouraged.

To apply or for more information, please email [email protected]

Oaklands Veterinary Centre has long been regarded as a centre of veterinary excellence in the North East of England. Call us on 01642 760313 for more.

16/03/2024

🐮🐄 Farm Vet 🐑
Northern Ireland
O'Reilly and Fee are seeking a Farm Vet following an internal restructure. With a variable caseload of Dairy, Beef, Sheep and an Advanced Breeding Service, this job provides the right candidate with clinical freedom and career progression, with support from an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Cattle Health and production.

We offer an attractive remuneration and full support and mentorship for career progression. Up to 7 weeks holiday + Bank Holidays with our Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme (pro rata).

For more information or to apply, please email [email protected]

We provide comprehensive care for your farm animals through our extensive services, professional staff and up-to-date facilities. All at competitive prices.

15/03/2024

🐴Equine Reproduction Vet - Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
Full / Part Time (Permanent / Seasonal) Experienced Equine Reproduction RCVS eligible Vet required at Tomlinson Equine for the 2024 Breeding Season and beyond. Busy specialist equine reproduction centre combined with a clinical ambulatory vet practice based in Gloucestershire looking for an accomplished equine reproduction vet to join our 5-vet team.
The position requires excellent client & team communication skills and competence with both written and verbal English. Competitive renumeration package on offer, commensurate with experience.

Please apply with CV and Covering Letter to [email protected]

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24/01/2024

Are you working in the UK on a Youth Mobility Scheme Visa? From 31 January 2024 Australian passport holders will now be able to apply for a YMS visa between the ages of 18 and 35 years, and
extend their YMS visa for a third year if they choose. This also applies to New Zealand passport holders.

There’s good news for Australian vets and vet nurses seeking to work in the UK, and vice-versa, with the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA). For UK passport holders who...

19/01/2024

In 2024, maybe you’re thinking it’s time for you to organise that adventure of a lifetime? Vets, Vet Nurses and Vet Techs are in the enviable position of being able to take their skills to multiple overseas countries, experience local life and culture, educate and teach, expand their own skill set, and make a real difference to animal and human welfare.
For current opportunities see http://www.vetsuppliersdirectory.com.au/volunteering-overseas/

11/01/2024

Equine Vet! 🏇🐎
Hamilton Equine Veterinary Practice is a recently established equine ambulatory practice located near Lambourn, West Berkshire. The practice provides a high standard of clinical care predominantly for Thoroughbred racehorses in training.
We seek an enthusiastic and skilled veterinary surgeon with excellent communication skills to join the team. The position would be ideally suit someone wishing to further their career in racing with previous clinical experience. However, we would also welcome applications from more experienced candidates.
We offer a very competitive salary, RCVS and BEVA membership, CPD allowance (further career development encouraged and supported), VDS cover, mobile phone, company pension, and an exciting career opportunity for the right person.
Please contact Andy for an informal chat (07501523387) or email [email protected]

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11/01/2024

Cayman Islands! Vets - while you're relaxing over Christmas, make a resolution to do something exciting next year, and contact Island Veterinary Services. 🥥🌴🦐🦞
If you are interested in joining a quality practice surrounded by the magnificent Caribbean Sea, send us a current resume with education and experience details. The position is for a dedicated full time small animal veterinarian.
For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Brenda Bush on +1 3459166217 or [email protected]

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20/12/2023

The Kookaburra Office will be closed from 5pm on Thursday 21st December and reopen on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Happy Holidays 🎄

06/12/2023

39% of people wouldn't apply for a job if there was no salary /pay rate listed in the advert. These are the results from a short survey by Kookaburra Veterinary Employment.

27/11/2023

Isle of Wight - Small Animal Vet
The Carisbrooke Vets. You would be working a 4-day week with a 1 in 10 OOH rota and no full weekends, we are lucky to have an on-call nurse available to help our vets, as well as a second Vet on call. We are welcome to all experience levels. Our team currently consists of sixteen vets, sixteen nurses, three animal care assistants and a supportive management/admin team.
The island is only a short ferry trip from the mainland (Southampton, Portsmouth, or Lymington) and has very easy access to Southampton airport and fast train links to London. You would be joining a young, vibrant, and supportive team with a wide range of interests and experience. We also pay for four return car ferry crossing per year for our vets.
If you are interested in the role and would like to gain further information, please email [email protected]

The Carisbrooke Vets are a long-established mixed practice based on the Isle of Wight

22/11/2023

RVN - Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a UNESCO biosphere - recognised as a unique natural and cultural environment. It’s a great place to live and work - with surf, sea swimming, mountain bike riding and sea eagles on your doorstep as well as easy access to cross channel ports, airports and direct trains from Portsmouth and Southampton to central London.
Our team currently consists of sixteen vets, sixteen nurses, three animal care assistants and a supportive management/admin team. Maybe you’d like to work part time? Or full time? We are open to hearing what works for you! We do have an OOH rota, consisting of only 1:14.
The Carisbrooke Vets
Please email with informal enquiries in the first instance to [email protected]

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22/11/2023

Small Animal Vet - Cotswolds - Stow Veterinary Surgeons
Our small animal practice has a friendly team of 9 vets and we love supporting new and recent graduates.
Our practice is purpose built and well equipped including laproscopy and dental xray. New and recent graduates have a structured two year training programme.
We also fund and support completion of RCVS certificates in advanced veterinary practice.
For eligible vets we are able to offer full visa sponsorship and support with relocation, practice accommodation may be available if required.
Please contact Carrie [email protected] for further information.

22/11/2023

Farm Vet - Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a UNESCO biosphere - recognised as a unique natural and cultural environment. It’s a great place to live and work - with surf, sea swimming, mountain bike riding and sea eagles on your doorstep as well as easy access to cross channel ports, airports and direct trains from Portsmouth and Southampton to central London.
We’d love to hear from you whatever your aspirations - whilst ideally we are looking for someone with some experience who’d like to drive the farm side of the practice forward - we are also open to enquiries from newer graduates.
The farm side of our practice looks after the 10,000 cattle on the Island - mostly beef as well as about 30,000 breeding ewes. Many of our clients are working towards greater sustainability in their enterprises and we believe that as Vets we have a big role to play in empowering and supporting these farms in their transition. We run regular client meetings - with recent topics including integrated parasite management, dung beetle safaris (!), anti-microbial stewardship and heifer selection.
Please feel free to email with informal enquiries in the first instance to [email protected]
The Carisbrooke Vets, Newport.

21/11/2023

Stud Season in Ireland - 2024
We are a busy 5 vet equine practice based in scenic Carlow in Ireland. We are looking for an experienced stud vet to cover one of our vets maternity leave from February 2024 to August/September 2024.
The work will primarily involve routine stud medicine and mare scanning on thoroughbred and sport horse studs with the usual general clinical work. We have a fully equipped modern clinic. An interest in lameness workup and diagnostic imaging is a bonus but not a prerequisite.
Please email a CV to : [email protected]
See our website:

At Clinic na gCapall, our team of experienced equine vets and support staff aim to provide the highest standards in looking after all the horses under our care.

21/11/2023

Vets - Island Life - Come to Guernsey
Isabelle Vets
=We offer a very competitive salary compared to the mainland UK
=5 weeks holiday plus Bank Holidays (nine in Guernsey)
=Health insurance
=20% flat rate taxation and 7% equivalent National Insurance
There is the advantage of 4.5 day week, a 1 in 8 on call rota and support by all team members including Certificate holders in surgery and equine subjects. We also have Vet GDP advisers.
Vets can work and develop in the area where they have most interest but also have the support of colleagues in areas where there is less experience. There is the opportunity to work up your own cases, to have days to operate, consult and do visits, something we feel is essential for personal development.
Guernsey is a beautiful and safe environment in which to live with numerous sporting and leisure activities on offer. As a vet, you can live here under a licence which leads to permanent residency and can rent and purchase local accommodation.
Interested? Please get in touch with our Practice Manager Karen at [email protected]

02/11/2023

Vet Nurses! Are you returning to clinical practice after a break?
The RCVS Academy, a free digital learning platform for the veterinary professions, has launched ‘Nurse Return.’ The course is suitable for veterinary nurses returning to the Register after a period of more than five years, of whom it is a statutory requirement to complete a Period of Supervised Practice (PSP). It is also suitable for nurses who left the Register for a period of less than five years or those who have either not left the Register at all but have been pursuing roles outside of clinical practice, or perhaps never joined the Register after obtaining the fitness-to-practise qualification.
https://www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/news/rcvs-academy-launches-course-to-support-veterinary-nurses/

The RCVS Academy, a free digital learning platform for the veterinary professions, has launched ‘Nurse Return,’ a new course which offers support and guidance to veterinary nurses returning to clinical practice after a break.

11/10/2023

RVN - Devon - Salary: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Selworthy Vets, Kingsbridge.
Our experienced nursing team are happy to support recently qualified nurses and a GSOH and a desire to offer outstanding patient care is a must.
We provide our own OOH service and the role would include a shared OOH rota of 1:5 weekends which involves on site patient care if required. Hours can be discussed on application. 6.6 weeks holiday including bank holidays.
For more information or to apply, please contact Rachael Stooks on 01548853322 or [email protected]
https://www.selworthyvets.co.uk/

08/10/2023

Stud Season Vet 2024 - Reading - Equibreed
Join this specialised repro practice! Are you looking to expand your reproductive skills to include the more advanced techniques like OPU? We are now starting recruitment for the 2024 breeding season! We offer all the assisted reproductive technologies associated with mares, stallions, foals and foaling down, OPU, and are fully DEFRA registered for import and export. If you are interested we would love to hear from you! Please send CV and cover letter to Amber on [email protected] or call 0791 7865768

06/10/2023

🐎Head Repro Vet for 2024 Breeding Season - Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.
Needed to head the reproduction vet team of 2, plus 1-2 interns for the 2024 Breeding Season and beyond. We are a busy specialist equine reproduction centre combined with a clinical ambulatory vet practice.
Please apply with CV and Covering Letter to [email protected]

Home Welcome to Tomlinson Equine Situated in the Cotswolds, Tomlinson Equine (formerly Beaufort Embryo Transfer) is a leader in the field of Equine Breeding. Established in 2002, this highly successful equine reproduction centre is run by equine vet, Emma Tomlinson. We boast high success rates and a...

04/10/2023

Stud Vet - 2024 Breeding Season - Cotswolds 🐴🐴
We are nestled in the lovely Cotswolds, half way between Cheltenham and Oxford, offering rolling countryside with masses of beautiful country walks in the area, scenic views and plenty of attractions. We have great city links being easily connected to central London (by train), Birmingham, Bristol and Stratford Upon Avon. The office itself is based just outside of Burton-on-the-water, famous for its honey-coloured stone architecture and idyllic village scene, known as the Venice of the Cotswolds, it offers a wealth of attractions and shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes and tea rooms. The Cotswold themselves are a well known tourist spot, boasting good pubs, festivals, a large horse racing scene and numerous outdoor activities.
Guasco and Associates. Accommodation can be provided.
Enquiries to [email protected] or please ring us on +447526689425.