Veterinary Surgeon

Vets for Pets; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Generous CPD paid

Staff discounts

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Vets for Pets New Malden in Southwest London is seeking an energetic veterinary surgeon to join our well-equipped practice inside a Pets at Home store. You will handle routine consultations and surgeries and adapt to sole-charge when needed.

We operate a friendly, supportive team of experienced vets, RVNs and support staff. The role offers flexible hours (full or part-time) with weekends on a 1:5 rota and generous CPD funding.

Qualifications

• Must be confident with routine consults and surgeries.
• Comfortable with sole charge and working as part of a small team.
• Full or part time hours including 1:5 weekend rota; no out-of-hours.
• Based in Southwest London inside a Pets at Home store.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality routine consultations and surgeries.
• Work well in a friendly team with sole-charge capability.
• Participate in a 1:5 weekend rota with no out-of-hours.

Skills

Team player

Client care

Surgical competency

Sole charge

Job description

Here at New Malden, we have a lovely purpose-built clinic which was refurbished in December 2024 and have an exciting new opportunity for a full or part time Veterinary Surgeon in our lovely practice.

Partner Michelle Akande, qualified in 1999 from Bristol, is an experienced general practitioner with no specialties/specific areas of interest although client care is particularly important to her. She is happy to support and encourage additional certificates within her team.

You will also be joining a friendly, supportive and well-established team of 5 other vets including Practice Owner, one vet has a certificate in exotic animal medicine. 3 RVNs – one has an exotic animal certificate, and one has a feline medicine certificate, 2 SVNs, 1 Practice Manager (who is also an additional RVN), 4 Veterinary Care Assistants and dedicated Reception team. We offer a generous CPD budget and are happy to support individual interests!

We are looking for an energetic, friendly vet who enjoys working in a team. You must be confident with all routine consults and surgeries, also needs to be comfortable with sole charge.

We can consider full or part time hours including 1:5 weekend (Sunday is sole charge).

Everything is up for negotiation for the right candidate so please do get in contact with us for a chat if you are interested! There are no OOH and only occasional sole charge responsibility ensuring a healthy work/life balance. To view our practice tour please click here.

Benefits

• Maximum salary £45,000 (Part time) dependent on experience and total hours.
• Contributory pension scheme
• Generous CPD and funding of certificates for the right candidate
• Supportive and friendly team environment
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards including with High Street retailers and restaurants.

Based in Southwest London, close to the A3, we are situated inside a busy Pets at Home store with free onsite parking. We are near to Wimbledon tennis and just a 10-minute walk from Raynes Park train station with direct trains into central London in under half an hour.

We have great equipment including a dedicated dental suite with dental xray, a separate diagnostic suite with xray and ultrasound, a rigid endoscope, two operating theatres. We have dedicated feline, canine, exotic and isolation wards. We are ISFM cat friendly silver tier and working towards dog friendly and PSS certification.

To apply, please visit: https://www.vets4petscareers.com/ or please contact Lizzie at [e-mail] for more information.

Location: SW20 0JQ

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!