Mixed Veterinary Surgeon (Farm Bias)

Are you a mixed vet craving more time on farm? Do you love farm work but find yourself spending too much of your week behind a consult room desk? Do you want to build genuine expertise in herd health and preventive medicine rather than just firefighting the next call-out? If so, this could be the role you've been waiting for.

Our client is looking for an experienced mixed vet ready to step into something genuinely different - a position built around proactive, evidence-based farm medicine, with just enough equine and small animal work to keep your broader skills sharp.

The Role

This isn't a standard mixed practice job with a slightly longer farm rota. This is a purposefully designed, farm-biased position where herd health planning and preventive medicine sit at the very heart of what you'll do. You'll be working with producers to drive real, measurable improvements in animal health and productivity - the kind of long-term relationship-based work that makes farm practice so rewarding, and that's increasingly hard to find at this level in a mixed setting.

Alongside the farm focus, a small amount of equine and small animal work means you won't lose touch with the breadth of skills that make mixed practice vets so versatile. It's the best of both worlds, properly balanced.

This is a full-time permanent position - however, part-time would be considered for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

This role carries genuine responsibility and variety beyond the day-to-day. The successful candidate will be:

• Mentoring and supporting a talented group of newer graduates, helping shape the next generation of farm-focused vets - a hugely rewarding part of the position for the right person.

• Working alongside and supporting an experienced Clinical Director team, contributing to the strategic direction of farm services at the practice.

• Engaging with industry at a wider level through the practice's membership of a leading veterinary group - which opens doors to clinical trials, research programmes, and industry partnerships that bring genuine intellectual stimulation and career development opportunities.

About the Area

The practice is based in Penzance, right on the doorstep of some of Britain's most spectacular countryside and coastline. Penzance is a town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. It lies 64 miles (103 km) west-southwest of Plymouth, 255 miles (410 km) west-southwest of London, and 9 miles (14 km) east of Land's End. This is a part of the world where the farm work is genuinely varied and interesting, and where life outside of work is exceptional. Think surf beaches, coastal paths, a thriving arts and food scene. Penzance is the major tourist and commercial centre of West Cornwall. The area's remarkably equable climate allows many subtropical plants to flourish.

What's on Offer

• Salary £45,000 – £60,000 DOE

• 6.6 weeks paid holiday (including bank holidays)

• RCVS membership paid, plus two further professional subscriptions

• VDS cover

• Health Shield wellbeing contributions (dentistry, physiotherapy, sports massage and more)

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay

• CPD and training support

• Company sick pay

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Discounted veterinary fees

• My Perks - cashback and discounts on shopping, travel and entertainment

• Flexible working arrangements considered

• Annual pay reviews and genuine career progression opportunities

Job Reference MVS001