Veterinary Surgeon - Stable practice with low staff turnover!

Vets for Pets; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent veterinary practice in Handforth seeks an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join a supportive and fun team. The position offers a flexible schedule including 1 in 4 Saturdays and provides competitive pay depending on experience. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a passion for community care. Benefits include paid holidays, CPD leave, and memberships. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in local pet care.

Benefits

Very competitive salary

5.6 weeks paid holiday

Additional week’s holiday after 2 years

2 days paid CPD leave

Flexible CPD options

Daily paid coffee breaks

MRCVS Membership paid

BVA Membership paid

VDS cover

Birthday leave

Qualifications

• Experienced vet ready to support and grow a local practice.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including 1 in 4 Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Assist local pets with high-quality care.
• Collaborate with a supportive team.
• Engage in regular social events with the team.

Skills

Experience in veterinary practice

Team leadership

Customer service

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Job description

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Client:

Vets for Pets

Location:

Handforth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

As a growing practice we are looking for an experienced vet that can help us grow and support the local pets in our community!

• You will join the practice at a really exciting time we are growing the practice due to our loyal clients
• We are looking for an experienced vet who is ready to make their mark on a practice and help us push forward and offer our excellent levels of care to even more of our local community and their pets
• We ideally are looking for a full-time experienced vet, however we are open to discuss the rota and can look at flexible options – so please do contact us as we will try our best to accommodate you
• The role will include 1 in 4 Saturdays
• You will join a lovely, well established and long standing team who believe in supporting each other and having fun with regular social events throughout the year
• Salary Negotiable (dependent on experience)

About Us

With more than 440 small animal practices across the country, of all shapes and sizes, Vets for Pets is one of the largest UK veterinary groups and offers Veterinary Surgeons a range of opportunities, including the opportunity to run your own practice. However, what really makes vets for pets a unique opportunity is that it is run locally, providing our local teams the time and opportunity to support their local community. This means you to join a team that can support your individual needs while offering you a bespoke introduction to the practice, local community and caring for our patients!

Our practice is made up of 3 experienced vets, 3 RVNs, 1 SVN, 1 VCA and all our wonderful support colleagues who allow us to provide fantastic care for our lovely loyal clients. We are a supportive team that believe on helping each other reach their career goals whilst enjoying a fun social calendar.

As a growing practice we are always interested in hearing from local talent interested in working with us, because everyone is at different stages in their veterinary career, we are open to speak to anyone. So, if you are an experienced vet looking for somewhere they can mentor and lead a team or a new graduate wanting that first step on the career ladder we want to hear from you. We are not just interested in hearing from vets with our ambitious plans we want to hear from nurses wanting to expand their knowledge, student nurses looking for paid roles to gain experience and anyone wanting to enter a career in animal care interested in our veterinary care assistant or client care assistant positions

Benefits include:

• Very competitive Salary depending on experience
• 5.6 weeks paid holiday not including bank holidays
• Additional week’s holiday after 2 years’ service
• 2 days paid CPD leave
• Flexible for relevant CPD
• Daily paid coffee breaks - strongly encouraged for staff wellbeing
• O/T paid or available as TOIL, same situation with any encroachment of lunch breaks
• MRCVS Membership paid
• BVA Membership paid
• VDS cover
• Birthday leave

Location: LL18 2TJ

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!