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Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon | Ballyclare

September 16, 2026 By Joleen VetNI

Clare Veterinary Group, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim is seeking a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and experienced team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Offering a salary of up to £55,000 DOE and relocation support of up to £5,000, this is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive, multi-site practice with a varied and rewarding caseload, modern facilities and a genuine commitment to work-life balance.

You will enjoy a diverse mix of consultations, diagnostics, surgery, dentistry and emergency care, with the opportunity to work cases up fully and provide continuity of care to patients and clients. As part of a collaborative veterinary team, you will be supported by 25 vets, experienced nursing colleagues and dedicated support staff who are passionate about delivering exceptional clinical care.

Clare Veterinary Group operates from a purpose-built hospital in Ballyclare alongside branch practices in Whiteabbey, Carrickfergus and Cavehill. Our facilities support a wide range of in-house services, providing an excellent environment for developing clinical skills and pursuing professional interests.

We welcome applications from Veterinary Surgeons at all stages of their careers who are committed to high standards of patient care and enjoy working as part of a supportive team. Applicants must be RCVS registered and eligible to work in Northern Ireland.

In return, we offer funded CPD, clear career progression opportunities, a £1,250 annual Care Fund, private medical insurance, seven weeks’ holiday including bank holidays, paid RCVS fees, VDS cover, BVA membership and a range of additional wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.

To apply or find out more about this opportunity, please send your CV and covering letter to shonagh.dawson@ivcevidensia.com
Join Clare Veterinary Group and build your veterinary career in a practice where professional development, teamwork and exceptional patient care are at the heart of everything we do.

Filed Under: General Vacancies, NI Vacancies

Veterinary Surgeon | Hollygate Veterinary Clinic

September 16, 2026 By Joleen VetNI

Hollygate Veterinary Clinic, Belfast is seeking a passionate Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly, established team on a permanent full-time or part-time basis (20-40 hours per week).

Salary is £60,000-£63,000 DOE (FTE).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing practice where you’ll have the freedom to make clinical decisions, build lasting relationships with clients, and see cases through from diagnosis to resolution. With a loyal client base and a varied first-opinion caseload, you’ll enjoy genuine clinical autonomy while benefiting from the support of experienced Clinical Directors, talented nurses, and a dedicated reception team.

Hollygate is equipped with digital radiography, ultrasound, dental radiography, a slit lamp, operating microscope, and a comprehensive in-house laboratory, allowing you to deliver high-quality patient care and develop your clinical interests.

We’re looking for an RCVS-registered Veterinary Surgeon who is confident, approachable, and committed to excellent patient and client care. Whether your interests are in surgery, dentistry, imaging, or another area, we’ll support your professional growth and help you develop your skills.

The role includes a shared 1 in 3 Saturday rota and offers excellent benefits, including funded CPD and development opportunities, a £1,250 annual Care Fund, BVA membership, VDS cover, paid RCVS fees, private medical insurance, enhanced family leave, reduced-cost care for your own pets, and 6.6 weeks’ holiday including bank holidays.

Join a practice where your ideas are valued, your development is supported, and you can help shape the future of veterinary care in Belfast.

For applications or enquiries, please contact: shonagh.dawson@ivcevidensia.com

Filed Under: General Vacancies, NI Vacancies

Account Manager – Northern Ireland

September 16, 2026 By Joleen VetNI

Vet Solutions, formerly known as IMV Imaging, is looking for an Account Manager to join our growing business.

This is a home-based role for a candidate located in Northern Ireland. Regular travel is required to visit customers across an assigned territory covering Northern Ireland and surrounding counties as well as some overseas travel.

As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for building and managing relationships with veterinary customers across the territory while developing in-depth product knowledge across the Vet Solutions range of equipment & services. You will provide tailored advice, product demonstrations, and practical solutions to customers, manage sales opportunities from initial enquiry through to completion, coordinate equipment installations and customer training, and take responsibility for achieving the overall revenue budget within the territory.
We are particularly interested in hearing from vets, RVNs, or candidates with previous experience in a similar veterinary industry role in Ireland.

The successful candidate will be a confident communicator who enjoys building strong relationships, is organised and self-motivated, and has a genuine interest in developing a career in sales. Regular travel across the assigned territory is required.

To learn more about the role, contact Bryan Gee on +353 (0) 867 915 837.

To apply, please send your CV to recruitment@imv-imaging.com.

Filed Under: General Vacancies, NI Vacancies

Emergency Care Team – Belfast Veterinary Care

September 11, 2026 By Jo-VetNI

Emergency Care Team – Belfast Veterinary Care – Independent. Affordable. Hospital‑Level Care. Belfast Veterinary Care is expanding into a 24/7 emergency and critical‑care hospital, following the success of our independent referral service. Our ethos is simple: advanced veterinary medicine delivered with compassion, transparency, and affordability. We are progressing through RCVS Veterinary Hospital Accreditation and aim to become Northern Ireland’s only Independent Veterinary Hospital.

We are recruiting a dedicated night emergency team to provide the service our region needs.
Positions available:
• Veterinary Surgeons
• Registered Veterinary Nurses
• Support Staff

About us:
Located just off the Westlink, our modern hospital offers CT, ICU, theatres, ultrasound, endoscopy, and full in‑house lab. We are a non‑corporate practice where your voice matters, supported by specialists, advanced practitioners, and senior nurses. Our mission is clinical excellence at a fair price, ensuring every patient receives the best care possible.

Essential criteria:
• Veterinary Surgeons: MRCVS, confident in ECC, sole‑charge capable.
• RVNs: Qualified, strong ECC nursing skills, calm under pressure.
• Support Staff: Organised, excellent communication. Strong experience.

Desired criteria: ECC or referral experience, certificates, advanced training.

What we offer:
Competitive salary, pension, employee discount, free parking, health & wellbeing programme, on‑site gym and library, plus genuine opportunities to grow with a hospital expanding into 24/7 service. Apply:
Email Matthew at headnurse@belfastveterinarycare.com, CV with references and qualifications or for a confidential chat.

Filed Under: NI Vacancies

Experienced Small Animal Vet (Maternity Cover) Portglenone

September 11, 2026 By Jo-VetNI

We are looking for an experienced Small Animal or Mixed Veterinary Surgeon to join Parklands Portglenone Surgery on a maternity cover basis from December 2026, ideally 3 days per week minimum. Based at our Portglenone Branch you will be part of a 13 SA vet team over 5 sites with a high medicine and soft tissue, orthopaedic and ECC case load availability. You would be working in a dynamic structured team towards 1st and 2nd opinion caseload with a structured career progression within a family environment. We have excellent facilities including US scanner, endoscopy, digital x-ray and in house laboratory and lots of support and CPD to help you achieve your goals.

The Role
The package offered is up £60,000 pro rata depending on experience. CPD strongly encouraged and supported.

The Benefits
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays & enhanced Company Sick Pay
• TOIL for weekend work
• £1,750 CPD allowance per annum & career progression opportunities
• Health Shield – wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments & focus on employee wellbeing
• RCVS Membership paid and subscription to AVSPNI along with VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Colleague engagement survey & annual pay reviews

If you would like further information please contact David.Mccann@parklandsvets.co.uk who will be able to discuss this exciting opportunity with you further.
To apply for the role please email your CV and covering letter to hr@parklandsvets.co.uk

Filed Under: NI Vacancies

Experienced/Senior Farm Animal Veterinary Surgeon-Fermanagh

September 10, 2026 By Joleen VetNI

We are currently seeking an Experienced or Senior Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and forward-thinking team of five vets at Three Valleys Farm Vets in Irvinestown.

Our practice works closely with a number of progressive dairy farms, delivering routine fertility checks and herd health services. We also cater to a varied client base, including beef and sheep farmers, and proudly run an active Flock Health Club to support our sheep clients.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical and client relationship skills in a practice where your professional growth is supported each step of the way. There is potential for progression into a Senior Vet role with leadership responsibilities for the right candidate.

We are happy to be flexible and will consider both full time or part time applications.

You will have access to a range of benefits, including funded CPD and support to pursue any interests / certificates, along with support provided by an RCVS Specialist within our wider region.
If you have any enquires or to apply please contact our Clinical Director, Noel Doyle on 07775700994 or via email Noel.Doyle@cvsvets.com.

Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon – Irvinestown , United Kingdom

Filed Under: NI Vacancies

Experienced Small Animal Vet (Maternity Cover) Cookstown

September 10, 2026 By Joleen VetNI

We are creating more family! Looking for experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join Parklands Veterinary team on a maternity cover basis from December 26, full time or part time. Based at our Cookstown Branch At Parklands you will be part of a 13 SA vet team over 5 sites with a high medicine and soft tissue, orthopaedic and ECC case load availability. You would be working in a dynamic structured team towards 1st and 2nd opinion caseload with a structured career progression within a family environment. 1:12 rota. We have excellent facilities including US scanner, endoscopy, digital x-ray and in house laboratory and lots of support and CPD to help you achieve your goals.
The Role
The package offered is up £60,000 pro rata depending on experience. CPD strongly encouraged and supported.
The Benefits
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays & enhanced Company Sick Pay
• TOIL for weekend work
• £1,750 CPD allowance per annum & career progression opportunities
• Health Shield – wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments & focus on employee wellbeing
• RCVS Membership paid and subscription to AVSPNI along with VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Colleague engagement survey & annual pay reviews
If you would like further information please contact andrew.turkington@vetpartners.co.uk who will be able to discuss this exciting opportunity with you further.
To apply for the role please email your CV and covering letter to hr@parklandsvets.co.uk

Filed Under: NI Vacancies

Parklands Drumahoe (Northwest) Experienced SA Vet

September 10, 2026 By Joleen VetNI

We are looking for an experienced SA Vet to become part of the Parklands small animal team. The role is based in Drumahoe (L/Derry) but our 13 SA vet small animal team are based over 5 sites with a high medicine, soft tissue and orthopaedic case load. We are looking for someone to take on the SA responsibilities of the Drumahoe branch with the support of the 4 other mixed vets. It would suit ideally but not essential someone with Mixed experience transitioning to SA during the day but available if possible to help with OOH rota on farm and small. We are also open to full and part time applicants. You will have the full support and backup from the wealth of experience within the Parklands SA team and will offer first and second opinion services locally. Help us shape the future of Northwest small animal services with our friendly supportive team in our new Drumahoe surgery!
The Role
The package offered is up to £60k pro rata depending on experience & if leadership roles are taken on. Certificates and CPD strongly encouraged and supported
The Benefits
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays & enhanced Company Sick Pay
• £1,750 CPD allowance & 3 days off per annum & career progression opportunities
• OOH 1 in 4 /5 rota with good support from our friendly experienced team
• TOIL for working weekends
• Health Shield – wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Colleague engagement survey, PDR’s & annual pay reviews
We would love to hear from you! To discuss opportunities please contact andrew.turkington@parklandsvets.co.uk +447980301465.

To apply for the role please email your CV and Covering Letter to hr@parklandsvets.co.uk.

Filed Under: NI Vacancies

Cherry Blossom Vets is Recruiting for RVNs & Receptionists!

September 9, 2026 By Joleen VetNI

Cherry Blossom vets is recruiting for RVNs and Customer Care Team.
Cherry Blossom Vets is based in east Belfast – we are planning to open a brand new independently owned veterinary practice in a newly refurbished building with a whole clinic full of new and state of the art equipment.
We want to establish a veterinary practice based on the highest standards of mutual respect and communication where clients can trust us to provide the highest levels of veterinary care for their pets. We aim to provide an open, warm and welcoming environment for clients, their pets and our staff where value and fair charging are central to our independent values.

If you would like to be a part of this exciting and innovative new practice and you feel that your values are aligned with ours, then please get in touch and send a copy of your CV to hello@cherryblossomvets.com

Filed Under: NI Vacancies

Opportunities for Veterinary Surgeons at Drumrainey Ltd

August 25, 2026 By Bronach-VetNI

We are a well-equipped, independent, seven vet, mixed veterinary practice – 50% LA, 40% SA and 10% Equine, serving the mid-ulster area from Magherafelt and our branch in Randalstown, Co Antrim.
Due to rapid expansion, we will be opening a new purpose built veterinary surgery in Spring 2027 and are seeking suitable candidates to fill the following vacancies:
> A mixed vet with a special interest in farm animals
> A mixed vet with a special interest in Equine
You will have the option to work full time or part time with negotiable hours.
You will be offered a competitive package including accommodation, company van and professional fees.
Please contact the office on 02879 632841 or by email vets@cjyvets.co.uk

Filed Under: NI Vacancies

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