Scarsdale Farm Vets

26/03/2025

Veterinary Attestation Number - VAN
Do you need one?

26/03/2025

Ready to share your sheep farming story with the world? Elanco Farm Animal Health UK are joining up with sheep gurus Nerys White and Matt Blyth, to search for a dynamic farmer to star in a video series...

This is your chance to showcase the transformative power of sustainable parasite management, highlighting how data-driven strategies improve farm health, profitability, and sustainability.

Become a sheep farming influencer and sheep industry champion! Apply now and share your expertise while shaping the future of agriculture.

Find out more here:
https://farmanimal.elanco.com/en_gb/sheep/sheep-farmer

25/03/2025

Maternity Cover - Ambulatory first opinion equine veterinary surgeon

Our ambulatory equine veterinary team is seeking a full time vet with equine experience, for 12 month maternity cover from June 2025. As a practice we are flexible and whilst cover for a full year would be ideal, we may consider applicants for a shorter period, equally if mutually agreeable, this could progress to a permanent role.

Scarsdale Equine vets are part of a large, multi site, all species practice with the farm and equine facility based on the east side of semi rural Derby. We are a friendly, supportive team with a range of experience from recent graduates to experienced vets and certificate holders, covering all aspects of first opinion equine care with excellent support staff. We have a range of good diagnostic equipment, in house laboratory, inpatient and surgical facilities which allow us to do our job to a high level.

This role is predominantly ambulatory with the option to follow cases through in the clinic. We treat a wide range of horses from competition horses to geriatric ponies and everything in between. We are client care focused team therefore good communication skills and a compassionate approach are very important components to the position. The role may suit a vet part way through GDP or a graduate program as we are experienced in mentoring and training recent graduates.

We offer a good out of hours rota with time off in lieu, company vehicle, phone, RCVS and BEVA membership, CPD allowance and pension scheme and a competitive salary dependent on experience.

Candidates must be registered with the RCVS and be eligible to work as a veterinary surgeon in the UK

For further information please email [email protected]

Please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected]

12/03/2025

Congratulations to our newly qualified Vet-Tech Rosie 🥳🥳

10/03/2025

📣Dairy and beef farmers📣

Johne’s

Join ADHB and leading experts for a free webinar on the latest updates to the Johne’s action plan.

Monday 31st March 2025
5.00pm - 6.30pm

Book now💻

https://ahdb.org.uk/events/johne-s-disease-action-plan-update

AHDB Dairy AHDB Beef and Lamb

Actionable insights on the latest updates to the Johne’s Action Plan.

06/03/2025

Those pesky flies are on their way!

Glenthorne Vets are hosting a farm walk with Bestico next week and invite local IVC practice Clients to come along and learn more about Bestico’s fly parasites.

If you’re interested in applying natural fly control on your farm then please do come along.

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Wednesday 12th March
11am -1pm
Hollyhurst Farm
Marston Montgomery
DE6 2FD

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To reserve your place..

Contact Glenthorne Farm office
01889 567200

05/03/2025

Lambing season has truly begun!

Sophia and Chris went out to help mum with delivering these two gorgeous lambs 🐑

03/03/2025

Look at these two little cuties that came for a check up today, they travelled in style all snuggled in to their carry bag 🐑 👑

27/02/2025

Morning yard technician job opportunity

Morning Yard Technician

- Hours of Work:

15- 20 hours per week over 5 Mornings (Monday – Friday)

- Role Overview:

We are looking for a positive and self-motivated Equine Yard Technician to work alongside our vets and nursing team to provide high quality husbandry to our equine patients.

- Main Duties:

· General husbandry- mucking out, feeding, watering.

· Paddock maintenance- including poo picking.

· Handling a variety of horses including competition, pleasure and young horses and those used for breeding

· Communicating with colleagues and raising regarding health and welfare of the patient with case vet or nursing team.

· Daily Grooming of inpatients.

· General cleanliness yard and stables including following infection prevention and control and isolation policies and procedures, undertaking post discharge infection control procedures and daily and weekly cleaning procedures.

· Maintenance of the yard including weeding and painting stables when needed.

· Occasionally assist with veterinary procedures including trotting up, lunging and holding for veterinary inspection/procedures.

· Provide excellent customer service to clients and adhere to confidentiality and data protection guidelines

· Monitor and maintain stock levels of hay/haylage, bedding and feed.

- Required Skills and Experience:

· Experience handling a variety of horses

· Experience working on a yard.

· Work independently and as part of a small team

· Self-motivated and able to organise and prioritise own workload

· Good Time Keeper

· Good attention to detail

· Hard working

- Desirable:

· Equine Qualification (BHS, NVQ, PC)

· Experience of veterinary practice

· Good sense of humour

- Perks and Benefits:

· Great Team

· Variety of cases

· Practice focus on health and well-being

· Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 confidential helpline

· 6.6 weeks Annual leave pro-rata

· Additional holiday entitlement for your holiday

· Increased annual leave with service

· IVC Discount staff pet scheme

· Learning and development opportunities via IVC Evidensia academy

· Pension scheme

· Pawsome Benefits- Reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, 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.

Closing Date for applicants 14.03.2025

Please send your CV and covering letter to: [email protected]

03/02/2025

Let’s get lambing ready!

Ni**od are hosting a free farmers talk.

Tuesday 25th February @ 6pm

Email [email protected] with your name and your registered vet practice to register for the talk.

27/01/2025

Spaces still available for both Dairy, Beef and Sheep.

Please call reception to secure your place
01332 294929

21/01/2025

Still time to book your place on one of our upcoming lambing courses 🐑

17/01/2025

Liver fluke farmer webinar

Tuesday 25th January
7pm
Sign up for free.
Focusing on liver fluke control, risks, testing strategies and treatment options.
Suitable for all.

Join Dr John Graham Brown (University of Liverpool), Phillipa Page (NADIS) and Matt Colston (ELANCO) for a discussion around liver fluke control in sheep. Dr Graham Brown works with NADIS and SCOPS to calculate and predict the parasite and fluke forecast for the year ahead. He will discuss the risks...

06/01/2025

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to you all 🎄🎄🎄

19/12/2024

Lambing kits now available!

Full lambing kit £95.55 pre VAT
Top up lambing kit £57.71 pre VAT

18/12/2024

🐑Our lambing course dates are out🐑
Tuesday 28th January 2025
Thursday 6th Feb 2025
10am - 2pm
£75 ex VAT pp
Call us to secure your place 01332 294929