Job description: Veterinary Surgeon Contract Role – 6 Month Contract with option to extend 

Location: Village Vets – Multiple Locations North Dublin 

Reports to: Lead Vet in a location  

Salary: Up to €60,000 Pro Rated 

Job purpose 

Are you an experienced veterinary surgeon looking for a dynamic role that offers variety, challenge, and the chance to work across multiple locations? At Village Vets, we provide the highest standards of patient care, and we’re looking for a skilled professional who can hit the ground running. 

In this role, you’ll have the unique opportunity to work across several of our clinics, collaborating with different teams and specialists within our business. You’ll gain exposure to a diverse caseload, enhancing your skills while benefiting from the expertise of a supportive and knowledgeable team.  

Our ideal candidate is confident in both surgery and medicine, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys the variety that comes with working across multiple locations. If you’re ready for an exciting new challenge, we’d love to hear from you! 

Responsibilities: 

• Diagnose, treat and care for all patients to the standard upheld by Village Vets 

• Investigate and treat cases within the practice as completely as possible within the practice before referring to the needs of the patient 

• Perform a wide range of surgical procedures, including routine spays/neuters, soft tissue surgeries, and orthopaedic interventions, among others with confidence and precision. 

• Manage preoperative and post operative patient care independently, ensuring optimal pain management and recovery outcomes. 

• Handle emergency surgical cases efficiently, making critical decisions under pressure while maintaining high standards of patient safety and welfare. 

• Assume full responsibility to patients, ensuring that care after-hours or after referral is appropriate and of the highest standard, and that handover of cases is done effectively 

• Keep medical records up to date and accurate 

• Prescribe and dispense medications correctly and safely, and help maintain adequate stock levels 

• Communicate effectively with clients, giving estimates and relevant information on diagnostics and treatment plans to allow informed decision-making regarding treatment. 

• Provide and maintain an outstanding client experience throughout the whole practice across all mediums (face-to-face, phone, email, social media, website etc.) 

• Promote the Pet Health Plans and Pet Insurance to all clients to facilitate the highest level of veterinary care. 

• Communicate effectively with the team in the clinic to ensure patients and clients are treated with the highest level of care and compassion, to the standard upheld by Village Vets 

• Provide appropriate veterinary training to all staff to assist with best practice measures. 

• Help maintain the appearance and daily running of the clinic to the standard upheld by Village Vets 

• Ensure that all bills are priced correctly 

• Maintain membership of the VCI and be familiar with the legislation affecting the practice of veterinary medicine in Ireland. 

• Adhere to the guidelines of practice as stated in the VCI Guide to Professional Conduct and remain up to date with CPD requirements. 

• Always behave in a manner which serves to instill confidence in our profession in the minds of the team, individual clients and the wider general public. 

• Carry out any ad hoc veterinary or administrative duties that may arise through the normal course of the day within the clinic or as advised by head nurse/lead vet. 

• Complete all tasks, duties and procedures efficiently and accurately. 

• Be responsible for creating and maintaining outstanding client experience throughout the whole team. 

Administrative duties: 

• Complete referral letters and accompanying medical histories. 

• Prepare all relevant paperwork for external laboratories. 

• Complete pet passports where applicable. 

• Sign off vaccination records. 

• Complete insurance claim forms if and when necessary. 

While at work all staff are required to take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts and omissions & co-operate with Village Vets policies and procedures.  

Knowledge & Skills   

Specification for a Veterinary Nurse  

NB: This job description is developed to help you gain a better understanding of the job role and is by no means exhaustive.