Veterinary Surgeon – recent graduate or more experienced 

Exciting opportunity!

We’re looking for a recent or more experienced enthusiastic vet to join our brilliant team of 9 vets and 9 RVNs, 2 ATTs and 7 receptionists/admin. Ideally full-time but part-time applicants welcome.

About us:

  • We are a proudly independent, friendly, mixed (80% SA/20% farm) practice!
  • We have an amazing team
  • We do our own out-of-hours and have 1st & 2nd on call vets.
  • We’re a 1-site spacious, purpose-built practice with 4 consulting rooms, 2 theatres, separate dog, cat & isolation wards, digital Xray, ultrasound, dental suite with dental Xray, rigid scope, in-house lab equipment, multi-parameter GA monitoring.
  • We’re a Cat Friendly Practice (silver level)
  • We’re RCVS Tier 2 accredited for SA & FA.
  • We’re in a great location on the Dorset coast in Bridport. West Bay, Lyme Regis & Weymouth close by. Poole/Bournemouth & Exeter are an hour’s drive away.
  • We value a good work-life balance to enjoy live outside of work aswell as our working days.
  • We like to have our lunch breaks.

We offer:

  • High standard of client service & patient care
  • CPD fully-funded, certificates supported & funded
  • RCVS, BVA & VDS fees paid
  • 4.5 day week (8.30am start, average 36.5hrs/week) with some 5 pm finishes, 6pm finishes when on-call, 4 day week after a 1st on call weekend to give a long weekend off.
  • 5 out of every 7 weekends off, in a fixed pattern (with 5pm Fri finishes & 1 5pm Thur finish)
  • 1 in 7 1st on call (nights & weekends) & 1 in 7 2nd on call (nights & weekends).
  • 33 days annual leave (25 days + bank hols), equivalent to 7.3 weeks leave each year
  • Bank hol on-call is shared
  • Separate Christmas/New Year rota with additional leave for each vet so that everyone gets a festive break.
  • Regular team & vet meetings where we strive to improve.

We’d love to hear from you!

Please contact Jon, Barry or Claire with any queries, or email a covering letter & CV to vets2025@bredyvets.co.uk or ring us 01308 456771

Interested in joining our fabulous team but don’t see a current vacancy listed? Please get in touch! Our phone number is 01308 456771, our email address is bredyvets@bredyvets.co.uk