IVC Evidensia

IVC Evidensia is a global leader in veterinary care, dedicated to our goal of healthy animals and happy owners, as well as ensuring our valued team members are supported and given the chance to develop. We deliver outstanding care across 20 countries, and our team members are part of a global network of clinical excellence. We are focused on investing in our people and building a sustainable future for the veterinary profession.

We care, and we demonstrate that care by ensuring the delivery of outstanding care with clinical independence, with support from clinical boards, centrally handled non-clinical activities, ensuring sustainability with the positive pawprint sustainability strategy, and a genuine commitment to staff wellbeing.

We dare to ensure support and opportunities for our teams to always be learning and always improving, through ongoing personal development opportunities whatever the stage of your career or your goals. We offer a world-class learning academy, support with research and discovery, and flexible working opportunities.

We share, everyone has a part to play as a vital role in an inclusive team with our strong teams focused on our local customers, a dedication to inclusivity, valuing all of our roles, and being part of our network and a wide global community.

At IVC Evidensia one of our core values is that we care; we believe in supporting our people to enjoy their work and to feel safe and happy in their working environment. We offer incredible opportunity and progression, as well as clinical independence, a local feel, and amazing teams. Our people are the heart of our organisation, and they’re what make us a great place to work, alongside our commitment to ensuring our teams are given everything they need to feel rewarded and able to grow.

Benefits

Our benefits offering varies slightly depending on the role, however, as a guide in the UK we offer:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Non-accidental injury support
• £1500 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme Professional Memberships
• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees
• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Discounted staff pet care

We are open to all who share our goal of healthy animals and happy owners. We believe everyone has a vital part to play, and should be supported on their career journey to work and develop in a way that works for them. We are passionate about IVC Evidensia's inclusive teams, who are key to the delivery of outstanding care for animals, as part of our global community.

Support for global candidates

We support our global candidates to start their next adventure with a veterinary career in the UK. We will make the move to the UK feel simple. Our team are here to support your move every step of the way – including the logistics of visas, immigration and sponsorship, as well as the benefit of up to £5000 for relocation expenses. With contracts starting from just 12 months, there’s never been a better time to start your next adventure.

Our enhanced family-friendly policies, include maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay, as well as our flexible working initiative which offers you the chance to fit your life around your work, including family and caring responsibilities.

Our flexible work initiative empowers you to work the way that works for you. We offer true flexible working opportunities, from day one. We know how important balance is, so we give you the chance to change your working style, while still giving the same amazing opportunities and support for professional development.

Your well-being at work is a fundamental priority for us, and we know that being able to work in a way that works for you is directly linked to lower stress levels and better well-being. We want to support you to work in a way that fits you and your life-style, and that’s why we offer remote working when suitable for the job role.

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

We believe that we are our best when our teams are inclusive and diverse, and we take that commitment seriously.

In 2022, we made substantial progress in embedding our sustainability strategy even further across our international group, including in the UK and Ireland.  Our full Global Positive Pawprint Report 2022 outlined how IVC Evidensia will continue to grow as a force for good, ensuring that our veterinary group will create a new, sustainable future within animal care.

Our core strategy works to protect the health and happiness of people and their pets while reducing our environmental impact across the UK and our network. This strategy is built upon three pillars: Caring for People, Caring for Planet and Caring for Patients.

As Europe’s leading veterinary care provider, we offer unrivalled opportunities for both clinical and non-clinical career journeys. We believe that people do their best work when they feel comfortable, nurtured, and valued. Our aim is to train our staff members to be the best in their field and excel in their careers. We believe in investing in our teams. IVC Evidensia provide state-of-the-art equipment, continuous training, and career progression opportunities to help our teams achieve their potential.

Our teams have full access to our industry-leading IVC Evidensia Academy which offers clinical CPD programmes across all species and for all levels of experience, as well as non-clinical courses. We support vets with an annual CPD allowance of £1,250 and up to 5 days of study leave. This increases to £1,500 for vets in clinical director positions. Our Nurse board is designed to empower vet nurses by giving them access to learning opportunities, encouraging career development and ensuring they have everything they need to deliver first-class care.

We want you to be the best you can and will support you as far as you want to go on that journey. Our global network offers an incredible opportunity for learning, teaching, research and career development.

Animal welfare policies and/or lowering barriers to care

Alongside our policies that support continued animal welfare through training and CPD, we also offer the IVC Evidensia Care Fund. The purpose of the fund is to further support staff in providing the best possible care to assist pets and owners in difficult times. It is an integral part of our mission of bringing people together to help make animal care better.

The pan-European fund will help pets suffering from serious conditions, by offering assistance to owners who are facing financial challenges. Additionally, this fund will help enhance the well-being of our staff by providing support and treatment options during an often challenging and immensely stressful decision-making process as shown in surveys conducted during the pilot.

The pilot has been running across approximately 10% of practices between October 2020 and January 2021. This has proven to be immensely well received, coming to the aid of many animals, their owners and our staff who have reported a 95% improvement in their own well-being when managing these difficult situations. We predict that access across the group will empower our vets to save the lives of around 2000 pets every year.