Veterinary Surgeon

CVS Veterinary Group; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RCVS & VDS fees paid

CPD allowance

Postgraduate qualifications funded

Vet Oracle telemedicine access

Health cash plan

Wellbeing Champions

Staff pet care discounts

Job summary

CVS Veterinary Group is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon for an onsite role in a large hospital setting. The position offers a competitive salary up to £60,000 depending on experience, with full-time or part-time options up to 40 hours.

We provide strong support, extensive training, and opportunities to develop across clinical and leadership pathways. The hospital emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and advancing patient care with a modern facility and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Confident in clinical skills delivering surgical and medical cases with precision.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload while guiding the wider team.
• Commitment to developing clinical skills and leadership across pathways.

Responsibilities

• Confident in your clinical skills, you'll be able to take the lead on surgical and medical cases, and carry out diagnostic investigations with precision.

Skills

Clinical autonomy

Surgical leadership

Team mentoring

Client care

Job description

Veterinary Surgeon

Onsite

Location: Gorleston, Norfolk, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Contract: Full Time or part time considered (up to 40 hours)

Bank Holiday days will be inclusive as part of your rota.

We can also do additional weekend days (no sole charge).

Practice Type: First opinion - Hospital

Competitive Salary | up to £60,000 (Depending on experience) (FTE)

Your journey starts here.

At CVS, we put our colleagues first, giving you the support you need to provide the best possible care. From clinical to non-clinical challenges, you'll always have the resources and teams alongside you. We'll be your biggest supporter - it's in our nature.

With market-leading learning, on-the-job training, and collaboration with skilled colleagues, you'll have the tools to grow-whether you're building confidence early in your career or looking to deepen your expertise. From advancing in your current role to exploring new leadership or specialist pathways, we provide the support and opportunities to help you achieve your goals.

Life at Gorleston (The Veterinary Hospital).

Gorleston is a large Hospital facility with a passionate team of vets, nurses, PCAs and receptionists. We are a modern hospital with a wide range of facilities giving you the tools you need to deliver outstanding care. We pride ourselves on our friendly and collaborative environment where everyone is supported in providing the best possible care to animals. Alongside our facilities and specialist equipment, our friendly and experienced veterinary team are dedicated to providing the highest quality of veterinary care, surgery and treatment - along with regular check-ups and routine procedures.

We are keen to recruit 2 x Vet Surgeons and happy to negotiate the hours /rota pattern to fit with your availability accordingly. We will consider both part time and full time hours.

About you:

• Driven by shared passion to provide the best possible care to animals you're committed to delivering outstanding care to support our patients and their owners.
• Confident in your clinical skills, you'll be able to take the lead on surgical and medical cases, and carry out diagnostic investigations with precision.
• Keen to develop, you're committed to gaining further confidence in clinical skills so that you can manage or lead on different case types
• A natural mentor and team player, you'll enjoy supporting and inspiring all colleagues to help them thrive.
• Client care comes naturally to you, you know how to create a positive, reassuring experience that builds trust and long-lasting relationships.
• As an experienced vet (2-4+ years' experience) you'll bring a strong level of clinical autonomy and be comfortable handling a varied caseload, offering guidance to the wider team and contributing to shaping clinical standards.

At CVS, we know that care for our patients starts with dedicated people like you. That's why we invest in your growth and your future. When you join our team, you'll receive:

• RCVS & VDS fees paid in full
• Generous CPD allowance, BSAVA library access, 450+ courses, and fully funded postgraduate qualifications (CertAVP, PgCert) with tuition, exams, and study leave covered
• Access to Vet Oracle telemedicine specialists, Advanced Clinical Services Network and Regional Clinical Leads for case support and mentoring
• Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and enhanced family leave policies
• Staff pet care discounts - 50% off services, MiPet food and medications

Join us at CVS

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.

Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line-manager check-ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health.

Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support with all aspects relating to the smooth running of each practice.

We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi-million-pound improvement fund.