Veterinary Surgeon - No Weekends

Location County Meath
Discipline: Small Animal Vet, Veterinary Surgeons
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to €70,000 DOE
Contact name: Sophie Gould

Contact email: sophie-paige@lloydandcowan.com
Job ref: 6311
Published: about 1 month ago

Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon | Co. Meath

No Weekends | No OOH | Independent Practice | Full or Part-Time | Flexible Hours

If your weekends have started to feel more like an extension of the working week, this one is worth a look.

We're working with an established, independently owned veterinary hospital in Co. Meath looking to welcome an experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to the team.

And the big selling point?

No weekends. No OOH.

You can still enjoy a genuinely varied first-opinion caseload, proper clinical freedom and the facilities to work cases up properly, without giving up your Saturdays, Sundays or evenings to do it.

A rota that gives you your time back

This is a small animal role with:

  • No weekends

  • No out-of-hours

  • Full-time or part-time options

  • Flexible working arrangements

So whether you're looking for a better work-life balance, want more consistency in your week, or simply want your weekends back, the practice is open to discussing a working pattern that suits.

The practice

The companion animal side holds Veterinary Hospital status and is accredited by the Veterinary Council of Ireland, with the wider practice having served the Athboy, Trim and Kells areas for more than 20 years.

You'll have access to:

  • Digital X-ray

  • Ultrasound

  • Fully equipped in-house laboratory

  • A varied medical and surgical caseload

  • Experienced veterinary colleagues

  • Established nursing and administrative support

This is independent practice in the proper sense. You'll have clinical freedom, the ability to investigate and work cases up, and the support of an established team around you.

Who would suit the role?

They're ideally looking for a vet with some experience behind them who is comfortable handling a varied first-opinion small animal caseload.

You might be stronger surgically, prefer medicine, or enjoy a bit of everything. There is room to shape the role around your strengths and interests.

More than anything, they're looking for someone who values autonomy, good client care and being part of a smaller independent team.

What's on offer?

  • No weekends

  • No OOH

  • Full-time or part-time

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • Paid CPD

  • VCI fees covered

  • VDS fees covered

  • Clinical freedom

  • Well-equipped hospital environment

  • Varied medical and surgical caseload

  • Supportive, experienced team

  • Salary negotiable depending on experience

Why Co. Meath?

You get easy access to Navan, Trim and Kells, with Dublin still within commuting distance, but without the same cost and pace of city life.

For vets already based in Meath, Westmeath, Cavan or surrounding counties, it could also mean a much easier commute and a noticeably better work-life balance.

And crucially, when Friday comes around, your weekend is actually your weekend.

You don't need to be actively job hunting to have a conversation.

If you're an experienced Small Animal Vet and a role with no weekends, no OOH, flexibility and independent clinical freedom sounds appealing, get in touch for a confidential chat.

Apply with your CV or message Sophie directly for more information. Send your CV to sophie@lloydandcowan.com