Veterinary Surgeon - Customer Service and Sustainability awarded practice! Flexible rota

Vets for Pets; Bedford; On-site; GBP 58,500 - 71,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Relocation allowance

Private medical plan

Contributory pension scheme

Generous CPD funding

RCVS/BVA/VDS memberships

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Vet for Pets in Bedford is seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join a friendly, supportive team at Bedford Interchange. The practice combines high-quality care with sustainability efforts and offers 15-minute consults, state-of-the-art facilities, and a collaborative environment.

We value CPD and support study toward certificates, with flexible hours (3–4 days, 9am–7pm) and 1 in 4 Saturdays. Competitive salary up to £65k FTE, relocation options for direct applications, and excellent

Qualifications

• Experienced veterinary surgeon confident with routine surgical and medical cases.
• Willing to pursue CPD and certificates as part of career development.
• Flexible working hours with 3–4 days per week and occasional Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine surgical and medical care for small animals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with patients, clients and team.
• Support continuous professional development and advanced techniques where available.

Skills

Surgical skills

Client relations

CPD willingness

Job description

Veterinary Surgeon – Customer Service and Sustainability awarded practice! Flexible rota

We have an unmissable opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and supportive team in Bedford Interchange Vets for Pets.

The practice

We are an RCVS accredited small animal practice and an accredited silver cat friendly and rabbit friendly clinic. Locally owned by Jo and Kevin Morrall since 2013 and with complete clinical freedom, the team sees a wide variety of cat, dog, rabbit and exotic medical and surgical cases and offers 15‑minute consults as standard, whilst also benefiting from the wider network of practice owners and colleagues and support of the Vet for Pets family. The practice is bright, air‑conditioned and is purpose built to leading industry standards with state‑of‑the‑art equipment including endoscopic surgical equipment, digital X‑ray, ultrasound and in‑house laboratory facilities and offers benefits from free parking.

Our team

Locally owned by Head Vet Jo and Practice Administrator Kevin, you’ll be joining a close knit, friendly and supportive team made up of 4 veterinary surgeons, 7 experienced nurses with over 100 years’ experience between them, 1 VCA, practice manager and an amazing client care team. The team holds a variety of interests from wellness through to exotics! We also have a visiting ophthalmologist and peripatetic surgeon for orthopaedic and advanced soft tissue surgeries, a visiting ultrasonographer and we have also recently started offering laparoscopic spays as part of our commitment to advanced surgical techniques.

Our culture

We are keen on sustainability and use low‑flow anaesthesia, segregated recycling, and fur clipping recycling (making mats to soak up oil spills). We have achieved outstanding Customer Service and Sustainability Practice Standard Awards and hold a Bronze accreditation in Sustainability with Investors in the Environment.

The role

We are looking for an experienced vet who feels confident with routine surgical and medical cases and who enjoys building strong relationships with patients, clients and the wider team. We always encourage CPD and are happy to support study towards a Certificate. A keen interest in surgery or imaging would be welcomed but not essential. The hours are flexible with both full and part time hours considered ideally, 3 to 4 days a week 9am‑7pm and with just 1 in 4 Saturdays, 9am‑5pm. However, if this isn’t quite what you’re looking for we would still love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Competitive salary up to £65k FTE and dependant on experience
• Excellent career opportunities and development due to our varied case load
• 1 in 4 Saturdays
• No OOHs
• Relocation allowance direct applications only
• 5.6 weeks Holiday rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years service
• Contributory pension scheme
• Generous CPD and funding of certificates
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
• Private medical plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Colleague reward hub – exclusive offers and discounts online and on the high street including 20% of Pets at Home, the Groom room and Vets4Pets
• Employee Assistance Programme

And there’s more! Bedford is on the main train line to London, and within easy reach of lovely countryside views and walks, Woburn safari park and deer park, Milton Keynes for shopping as well as the new Universal theme park which is coming soon!

To find out more or to apply, simply contact Laura on 07790 372441 or email [e-mail]. Alternatively, you can also apply below.

We do not work with agencies so please contact us directly if you’d like to be considered for this role.

Brand: Companion Care

Location: MK42 7AZ