
Ready to join a supportive, well-equipped two-site practice in beautiful North Devon? Market Vets offers genuine variety—small animal, farm, and even zoo cases—with a 1:5 weekend rota and excellent clinical development in a truly collaborative team.
1:5 weekend rota and on-call commitment until 7pm; dedicated out-of-hours provider takes over after 7pm
This full-time veterinary surgeon position is based primarily in Barnstaple with occasional support needed at the South Molton branch. You'll enjoy a balanced workload combining consultations and surgery, with cases ranging from routine procedures through to emergency and critical care. The practice's diverse caseload—spanning small animals, farm work, and local zoo patients—means no two days are the same, and you'll have excellent scope to develop your own clinical interests alongside an orthopaedically and dentally focused team.
With a 1:5 weekend rota and on-call commitment until 7pm (after which a dedicated out-of-hours provider takes over), this role strikes a good work-life balance. Part-time applications are also considered. The practice is embedded in the North Devon community, regularly delivering fortnightly pop-up clinics in Torrington and Lynton to make veterinary care more accessible.
Market Veterinary Centre is a modern, well-equipped practice serving North Devon with a long history of community care. The practice operates from two sites—Barnstaple and South Molton—and offers 24-hour emergency call-out and drop-in facilities for minor problems. The team comprises 12 vets and 13 RVNs, with diverse clinical interests including orthopaedics, dentistry, farm work, and exotics (certificate holder in exotics on team).
Facilities include state-of-the-art operating theatres, digital X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, dental radiography, therapeutic K-laser, in-house laboratory, multiparameter theatre monitoring, on-site pharmacy, and emergency hospitalisation. Market Vets is part of IVC Evidensia, the UK and Europe's leading veterinary care group, comprising over 900 practices and referral hospitals. IVC Evidensia is committed to supporting ongoing development, wellbeing, and clear career progression for all team members.