Senior Medical Veterinary Surgeon

Cinque Ports Vets; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Dewsbury is seeking a Senior Medical Veterinary Surgeon to provide clinical leadership and patient care. The successful candidate will work in a supportive team environment, handling varied cases and enjoying competitive benefits including five weeks holiday and CPD support. This is a full-time permanent position with a salary of £65,000, dependent on experience. If you're passionate about veterinary care, contact us for more details and to apply.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays

RCVS & VDS fees paid

Life Assurance

Enhanced equal family leave

Wellness program including employee assistance

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Confident and experienced veterinary surgeon.
• Ideally a Medical or ECC Certificate Holder.
• Drives clinical governance and compliance with practice protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support the team.
• Maintain high standards of patient care.
• Foster excellent client relationships.

Skills

Clinical leadership

High standards of care

Clinical decision-making

Team collaboration

Calm under pressure

Job description

Job Title: Senior Medical Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: £65,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Calder Vets – Dewsbury

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time – 40 hours

Are you an experienced vet looking for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Medical Vet Surgeon to join our team at Calder Vets.

Come and join us – and help shape the future of veterinary care with us.

Why join us?

• Varied caseload – from routine to more complex cases, giving you scope to continually develop.
• Collaborative team – work alongside friendly colleagues with postgraduate certificates who value mentorship and shared learning.
• Invest in your future – access leadership training, CPD support, and encouragement to pursue clinical interests and certificates.
• Excellent facilities – including CT, endoscopy, modern ultrasound, dental x-ray and laparoscope
• Work-life balance – various rota options can be discussed to create a work pattern accommodating time for the things that matter to you most

What we’re looking for

• A confident and experienced veterinary surgeon able to provide clinical leadership and support the team.
• Ideally a Medical or ECC Certificate Holder, or bias of clinical experience in these fields
• Upholds high standards of care and client service.
• Drives clinical governance and ensures compliance with practice protocols.
• Enjoys supporting others, building team culture, and leading with empathy and clarity.
• Strong clinical decision‑making abilities and able to interpret diagnostics effectively.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment and remains calm under pressure.
• Collaborative team player who helps maintain a positive culture and fosters excellent client relationships.

The team

Our ethos is clinical excellence and we try and live by our core values. Client and patient care are at the heart of what we do, and we are proud to be Cat‑Friendly in many of our clinics. We run on 15‑minute consults as a minimum.

Calder Veterinary is a high‑quality primary care and referral practice with 8 clinics across South and West Yorkshire, including a 24/7 Tier 3 Hospital. We are proud to provide our own 24‑hour on‑site emergency care through our dedicated ECC night team. We offer a full range of primary care services, such as consultations, preventative healthcare, vaccinations, routine and non‑routine surgery, dentistry and imaging (x‑ray, ultrasound). We are also able to offer some advanced services such as laparoscopy, endoscopy, soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries, cardiology and CT, and we have our own rehabilitation service with physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and laser therapy.

We have a fantastic team across all of our sites, and we all support each other. We often discuss clinical cases and get involved in social events. We have a large vet team and are supported by fantastic nursing and front‑of‑house teams. Many of our vets are working towards certificates in their area of interest or advanced practitioner status.

The Dewsbury hospital is purpose‑built and includes the following:

• Attractive building with good client parking and large client bases
• Large waiting room with separate cat/dog areas
• Friendly well established team
• Comfortable, spacious staff rest area
• Air conditioned consulting rooms
• 15 minute consults minimum
• Silver Cat Friendly
• Fully equipped theatres
• Xray, good quality ultrasound scanner, and CT on site.
• Dental area with X‑ray
• Middle tier referrals seen on site
  

Calder has a long established reputation for clinical excellence and are looking for a colleague who would share in our core values. We are also a friendly, welcoming, supportive team who enjoy bringing fun into the workplace. We are strong advocates for wellbeing at work with trained mental health advisors available on site and we firmly believe that all associates should have a voice within the company. We believe that sustainability is an important part of our future and we have just been awarded Investors in the Environment Bronze Award.

What we offer

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E‑car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with [e-mail]