Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

Job Description

Our client is an independent, family-run small animal practice known for providing high-quality, compassionate care and building long-term relationships with their clients. They are now seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Veterinary Surgeon to join their friendly and supportive team as they continue to grow.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative team of vets, nurses, and support staff who genuinely enjoy working together. You will play an important role in delivering excellent first-opinion care, developing your clinical interests, and contributing to ongoing improvements within the practice. With a strong focus on learning, development, and wellbeing, this position offers the chance to grow professionally while enjoying a balanced and rewarding working life.

Responsibilities

Your day-to-day role will include a healthy mix of consulting and surgery, with plenty of opportunity to maintain and develop your clinical skills. Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out consultations, diagnostics, medical work-ups, and routine surgery

• Providing high-standard, compassionate care to patients and clients

• Working collaboratively with the veterinary and nursing teams

• Managing your own cases, with excellent support available when required

• Contributing to clinical discussions and sharing ideas for continuous improvement

• Ensuring clear communication with clients and colleagues

• Supporting case continuity by spending set days at designated branches

• Participating in a fair rota that includes Saturday mornings only, with no on-call or out-of-hours work

Requirements

Our client is looking for someone who is genuinely kind, motivated, and keen to be part of a close-knit team. Ideally, you will have:

• Postgraduate small animal experience

• Completion of VetGDP or equivalent experience

• Strong communication and teamwork skills

• Confidence in managing routine cases, with support available for more complex work

• A positive, proactive approach and willingness to get involved

• A commitment to providing excellent patient and client care

Benefits

Our client offers an excellent package designed to support your career, wellbeing, and work–life balance:

• A competitive salary, dependent on experience

• A four-day working week

• No on-call, no out-of-hours, and no Sundays

• A generous holiday allowance, including bank holidays, with time off in lieu if required

• No set CPD limit, with full encouragement and support, including certificates

• Professional fees paid for core memberships

• A monthly car cost contribution and winter tyre allowance

• Private health insurance

• A workplace pension

• Visa sponsorship available

• A warm, supportive, down-to-earth working environment where everyone genuinely helps each other

Join the team and be part of a practice that values professional growth, high clinical standards, and a supportive work environment. Apply today!

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