VetNI

Veterinary Northern Ireland

Small Animal Vet Newtownards Vets4Pets F/T or P/T

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Are you a Veterinary Surgeon looking for an exciting, flexible new role? If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you at Newtownards Vets4Pets! Full time or part time applicants will be considered and the rota can be planned depending on what would work best for our new vet, taking into consideration any out of work commitments, childcare needs, caring responsibilities etc – if shorter days with later starts or earlier finishes than the average day in practice would be preferable this is an option, or if you would prefer to work longer days & have more full days off that could also be accommodated. We would also consider someone who is able to work longer hours during term time & shorter days during school holidays. Work life balance is very important to us & to try to ensure we all leave on time we finish routine appointments 45 minutes before the practice closes every day. We are closed from midday on Saturday, closed all day on Sunday & use Vets Now for OOHs.
We have established a lovely, loyal client-base and enjoy an interesting and varied caseload. You’ll be working in our bright, spacious, air-conditioned surgery, which is purpose built to industry leading standards with state of the art equipment.
The ideal vet to join us will have good surgical and medical skills, and be capable of working sole charge at times. You will be passionate about providing an excellent service and working as part of a highly-skilled team. You will also have the ability to work up cases to a high standard. If you prefer a mainly consulting role this can be accommodated & if you love surgery & orthopaedics we are well equipped with orthopaedic kit to enable a range of routine & emergency procedures including cruciate repairs, patella surgeries & fracture repairs although we know this is not everyone’s idea of a fun day at work! We are keen to support specific clinical areas of special interest with funded CPD.
Our offer to you:
• Excellent career development opportunities
• No OOH or Sunday working
• Contributory pension scheme
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Generous CPD allowance and plenty of support
• Paid memberships
• Exclusive company discounts & rewards
We are based in Newtownards town centre, with easy commuting options to Belfast by car or bus, and beautiful coastal walks nearby. For further information or to apply please contact us at newtownards@vets4pets.com

NIVGS Autumn Outing Cancelled

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Due to the present COVID situation, The North of Ireland Veterinary Golf Society Autumn Outing due to be held in September has with regret been cancelled. Therefore the Jim McDowell trophy and BOCM cup will not be played for this year.
Bert Allison will be continuing his role as Captain in 2021.

Red Tractor pioneers streamed audits to safeguard UK farming chain

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Red Tractor is preparing to roll-out live streamed farm audits to enable new applicants to be assessed and current members to retain their status throughout the coronavirus pandemic. For full info from Red Tractor please open the link below:

Click her for information on Red Tractor Remote Assessments

For more information on Red Tractor’s advice for members during the Covid-19 pandemic, please go to https://assurance.redtractor.org.uk/covid-19-hub

Meet the 2020 AVSPNI President

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Cathal Carr has been in Veterinary practice in Coleraine since 1996.  Originally from Dublin, he graduated with a Physiology degree from Trinity College Dublin before going on to The Royal ‘Dick’ Veterinary College in Edinburgh. After a short time in mixed practice in Dromore Co. Down Cathal moved to mixed practice in Coleraine. After seven years, Cathal and his wife Anne Marie and took the opportunity to purchase a small animal practice.  They now concentrate mainly on Small Animal and Equine first opinion practice while still doing some TB testing.  Cathal has an interest in all types of veterinary and has been particularly involved in veterinary business having been on the board of SPVS (Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons) from 2014 to 2020.

When Cathal gets away from running a busy practice he is involved in his local rugby club and enjoys playing golf badly.

Please share these CAFRE schemes with your farm clients

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Applications are open to a number of CAFRE Schemes, which can benefit farm businesses. These include:

To learn more about these schemes, you are invited to attend a ‘CAFRE – Supporting Your Farm Business’ event. These will be held on each of CAFRE’s campuses on the following dates:

Date and time Venue Location
2pm – 4pm
Tuesday  26 November
7pm – 9pm
Tuesday  26 November 		CAFRE
Greenmount
Conference Hall 		Greenmount
Campus
Antrim
BT41 4PS
7pm-9pm
Thursday 28 November   		CAFRE
Enniskillen
Conference Hall 		Enniskillen Campus
Enniskillen
BT74 4GF
7pm-9pm      
Tuesday 3 December 		CAFRE Loughry Innovation
Centre 		Loughry Campus
Cookstown
BT80 9AE

NIVA & AVSPNI Joint Autumn Cardiology Meeting – A great success!

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With such highly sought after speakers as Adrian Boswood and Dan Brockman, how could it be anything but a success! A good turnout of vets from all over Northern Ireland came along to hear the two presentations. They also had the opportunity to take part in some practical human CPR training on the day too.

This event also saw the AVSPNI charity draw come to a close with Michael Woodside from Clare Vets winning the HeartSine defibrillator which was very kindly donated by HeartSine. All funds have been raised in aid of Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke and the Freeman Heart and Lung Transplant Association.

AVSPNI & NIVA would like to thank the principle sponsor Boehringer Ingelheim as well as CEVA and IMV who also supported this event.