Recruitment
Join our team and become a valued member of our close-knit team at It’s The Vets. We take immense pride in delivering exceptional veterinary care, and it’s our wonderful team that makes it all possible. Here, you’ll not only find a fulfilling career but also genuine camaraderie and support. As a small but dedicated group, we work together seamlessly to provide the highest standard of care for our beloved animal patients. If you’re passionate about veterinary medicine and value the bonds formed within a team, we invite you to explore our latest vacancies and join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of animals and their owners.
Our Vacancies
New /Recent Graduate Veterinary Surgeon, Plymouth
The time is right for us to offer a 2025/2026 graduate vet surgeon a job. We envisage a two year commitment. You bring your medical knowledge and experience gained through EMS and we will mentor you while you gain clinical case exposure and help coach you in the softer skills of managing expectations, valuing the skill you have and communicating effectively. We believe we have the perfect clinic to allow you to learn through our emphasis on providing continuity of care as you experience how cases develop and respond to the treatment plan you implement.
We work to a high clinical standard in a first opinion setting and have strong relationships with both referral clinics and peripatetic visiting certificate holder as well as with our clients.
Here at It’s the VETS, Plympton you will be encouraged to grow your daily caseload as your confidence and experience grows. Through regular 1-2-1 mentoring we can build your clinical exposure at a suitable rate but equally we need someone who will take the initiative with identifying their knowledge gaps, ask for help when they need it and take responsibility for driving their learning curve.
We are a compact team who work collaboratively. Each member of the team has knowledge which we all benefit from. We are 1.5 FTE vets, 3 RVNs, 2 receptionists and 2 PT VCAs.
For a more in-depth look at who we are (and what the place looks like) have a look at this short video: It's The Vets - 2026 Recruitment
Days only, no nights or on call weekends/bank holidays - that’s your time to unwind and enjoy the beauty of living in Devon.
What we have for you:-
Week days are a mix of scheduled consults and ops (dentals, neutering, investigations and work-ups), 1-2 emergency surgical presentations a week (from stitch-ups to tail amputations, enterotomies, cystotomies and the like)
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One in 3 Saturday mornings with an experienced RVN on site (and back up vet)
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Recent Graduate SPVS membership
- RCVS annual subscription membership fees reimbursed
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VDS indemnity insurance
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Year 1 On demand Vet Graduate Academy CPD enrolment, rising to £2000 CPD budget flexible to cover any confidence or knowledge gaps.
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£36,000 pa plus pension to start, reviewed every 6 months
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5.6 weeks annual leave
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This position must be full time (40hrs a week) - starting with 5 x 8hr days, developing on to 4 x 10hr days and a dedicated day off in the week once sole charge capable
To express interest in this role please email: larissa.ingoldby@gmail.com
with a copy of your CV and any relevant references.
Full-time Registered Veterinary Nurse – Its The Vets, Plympton
Its The Vets in Plympton is looking for a full-time RVN to join and help grow our small, supportive team.
This is a hands-on role for an RVN who enjoys involvement in all areas of clinical practice. We’re an established independent clinic that has grown steadily year on year through word of mouth alone.
Package
- Salary: £30,000–£34,000 DOE
- Pension
- RCVS fees paid
- CPD funding
- 5.8 weeks’ annual leave
What we offer
- A superb first-opinion small animal practice with an established network of secondary care providers, both on site and locally
- No OOH or on-call
- Opening hours: 8am–6pm Monday to Friday, 9am–12pm Saturday
- RVNs work 5 days per week, 8.5 hours per day with a 30-minute lunch break, plus 1 in 3 Saturday mornings (9am–12pm)
- Shift pattern: early 07:45–16:15, late 10:00–18:30
- Single-site practice – no branches, everything you need on hand
Kit & facilities
- In-house lab and excellent microscopy
- Separate dental suite
- Ultrasound
- DR radiography
- Adaptix 3D radiography for dental imaging
- …and more
How we work
- Loyal, supportive clients who value what we do and how we do it
- Clinical freedom and contextualised care – we’ve always worked this way with our patients and their owners
- No targets – targets are counterintuitive in medicine. Do your best by each patient and we’ll support you to deliver a good standard of care
- Experienced, collaborative team: 3 RVNs, 2 receptionists, 1.5 vets, 1 VCA, and a practice cleaner who keeps everything looking great
- Supportive clinic owners who ensure the premises and equipment are in excellent condition – and that you are too
If this sounds like a good fit, email us in the first instance with your contact details and we can arrange a chat – there’s nothing to lose by talking it through.
Contact larissa.ingoldby@gmail.com
