Lead Veterinary Surgeon – 24/7 Pet A&E & Inpatient

Animal Trust (UK); Wynyard; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Animal Trust (UK) is seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to lead our Pet A&E and Inpatient Team. The role combines hands-on emergency care with leadership across a 24/7 hospital service, focusing on patient safety, imaging and clinical governance.

You will supervise vets, support recruitment and drive continuous improvements while maintaining a high standard of client care and outcomes for a varied caseload.

Qualifications

• MRCVS registered veterinary surgeon.
• Experience in emergency and inpatient medicine.
• Ability to lead and develop clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of emergency and inpatient veterinary care.
• Manage patients from admission through to discharge, ensuring continuity of care and effective clinical handovers.
• Perform emergency, inpatient and diagnostic imaging work within your competence.
• Line manage and support veterinary surgeons, including appraisals, wellbeing, development and performance management.
• Support recruitment, induction and team engagement.
• Drive high clinical standards, patient safety initiatives, audits and continuous improvement.
• Work collaboratively with veterinary, nursing and leadership teams to optimise patient flow and service delivery.
• Deputise for the Lead Vet when required.

Skills

Emergency medicine

Inpatient care

Team leadership

Communication

Education

MRCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon

Job description

Animal Trust (UK) is seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to lead our Pet A&E and Inpatient Team. The role combines hands-on emergency care with leadership across a 24/7 hospital service, focusing on patient safety, imaging and clinical governance.

You will supervise vets, support recruitment and drive continuous improvements while maintaining a high standard of client care and outcomes for a varied caseload.