Veterinary Surgeon

Park House Veterinary Centre; Stafford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD support

BSAVA subscription

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work

Job summary

Park House Veterinary Centre in Stafford is seeking a veterinary surgeon to join our 9-vet small animal team. We perform high‑standard cases in house with CT, MRI and ultrasound capabilities, and we continually invest in our facilities and staff development.

We offer a 4‑day week rota with 1:6 on‑call, two long weekends every six weeks, and a competitive salary from £35,000 to £80,000 depending on experience and qualifications, with CPD support and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Work a 4-day week with an equal share of shifts including operating and consults
• On-call rota is 1:6 with two long weekends every 6 weeks
• Maintain high clinical standards and utilise in-house imaging for diagnoses

Skills

Small animal practice

Surgery

Clinical pathology

Ultrasound

Radiology

Tools

CT scanner

MRI scanner

Job description

Are you looking to take your skills to the next level with a supportive team and amazing facilities? If so, read on...

About us

Park House Veterinary Centre is a small animal veterinary practice in Stafford. We are currently looking to recruit a veterinary surgeon as we say good bye to one of our team who is travelling to Australia.

We want everyone to enjoy coming to work and are committed to making our team happy. We’re a young (….at heart) and enthusiastic team that enjoys working up cases to a very high standard, so we continually invest in our team’s development and our facilities to support this. Our 9-vet team includes certificate holders in medicine, cardiology and two in surgery, enabling us to work cases up and treat the majority in house. We also benefit from a visiting CT and MRI scanner, enabling high-standard, non-invasive, advanced imaging and allowing us to keep all the exciting cases in-house. We currently have a planning application in process for the installation of a 32 slice brand new Cannon CT Scanner, new dental suite, and an ultrasound room!

Our team

Ben enjoys all aspects of small animal practice, especially clinical pathology and performs a lot of the in-house cytology, enabling rapid results for our patients.

Nick is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in small animal surgery and is particularly interested in using CT-guided correction of limb and spinal deformities. Nick performs most of our orthopaedic procedures, including TPLO, fracture repairs, thoracic and spinal surgery.

Katie, an Advanced Practitioner in small animal medicine, loves investigating complex medical cases, particularly using imaging and laparoscopy to achieve a high level of non-invasive diagnostics.

Geoff joined the team in 2021, having previously worked with Katie. He is passionate about ultrasound and cardiology, in which he has achieved Advanced Practitioner status.

Kathryn is a superb soft tissue surgeon with certificates in Advanced Veterinary Practice and small animal surgery. She has just been awarded her Advanced Practitioner status.

Dawn qualified from the RVC in 1977 and spent most of her career in mixed practice. She now shares her time between us and Improve International, where she helps train other vets.

Jonah, who graduated in 2022, worked in a charity practice in Manchester before moving to Stafford. He enjoys many aspects of small animal medicine and surgery, especially ultrasonography, dentistry and ophthalmology, as well as the variety that each day brings.

Peta was born and raised in New Zealand and graduated from Massey University in 2021. She began her career in Auckland before joining the Park House team. Peta enjoys all areas of veterinary medicine and surgery, especially the challenges of emergency cases.

Career development and support

We already take a small number of referrals from surrounding practices for cardiology, medicine, surgery, and advanced imaging, including CT, MRI, and ultrasound. We’re always looking to expand and enhance our services while supporting our team’s professional growth. If you have a particular area of interest you’d like to develop, we’d love you to bring your enthusiasm and ideas.

Ongoing support and collaboration are important to us, and our senior vets are always happy to discuss cases and share their knowledge. If you’re looking to refine certain skills or explore a new clinical interest, we will work with you to develop and expand your knowledge. Career progression is actively encouraged, and we offer full support and a varied caseload for those wishing to pursue a certificate.

The rota

Our full-time vets work a 4-day week with an equal share of the shifts, which includes a 1st,2nd and 3rd operating shift with a mixture of ops and consults. This means everyone has time to practice and develop their surgical skills, as well as follow their cases through. We really do work well together and will always help each other out when we can, whether that’s an extra pair of hands in surgery, someone to chat through a case with, or so we can tap out of a tricky dental! We have admin time throughout the day, ensuring everyone gets a proper lunch break and is out the door on time.

Our on-call rota is just 1:6. The weekend includes your Saturday morning consult shift (8.30-12) and there are no additional Saturday mornings. We schedule the rota so that you'll have two long weekends in each 6-week block, with an early finish at 4 pm after your on-call shift, followed by the next day off. If there are no patients to deal with when you finish the Saturday morning consults, you can answer any calls from home. There is an RVN on call to attend to any call-outs with you and to assist with inpatient care.

Park House Veterinary Centre

Outside of work

We’re a sociable bunch who enjoy spending time together outside of work, whether it’s a night out, a pub quiz, dog walks in the local countryside, or cheering on Stafford RUFC, a club we’ve proudly sponsored for many years. Several team members are keen mountain bikers and make the most of Cannock Chase, which is right on our doorstep, with the Peak District also within easy reach. Recent outings have included bowling nights and taking on the Pretty Muddy Race for Life and last year we completed the South-West Tough Mudder!

Stafford is a lovely market town with plenty of bars and restaurants, a new shopping centre and a cinema. The central location and easy access to the motorway mean nowhere is ever too far away, and there are direct train links to London, Manchester, and Birmingham. For travel further afield, Manchester, Birmingham, and East Midlands Airports are all within an hour's drive.

We are offering:

A salary of £35,000 to £80,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

• CPD is actively encouraged, with certificates supported and funded
• Practice subscriptions to BSAVA, BVA, ISFM and VCOT
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme