Small Animal Vet - Cert in Surgery

Overview

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Cert in Surgery – Harlow

• Working Days: 4–5 days per week
• Hours:
  
  40 hours per week, weekend rota 1 in 10 on-call, no out-of-hours
• Duties:
  Predominantly surgical with some consulting, orthopaedic case bias
• Salary:
  They are offering a salary that is reflective of skills, experience, and certifications.

• The client is seeking an experienced Veterinary Surgeon with a certificate in surgery to join a modern small animal practice as it re-opens a newly refurbished site.
• The role will suit a surgeon confident with basic fracture repairs, cruciate repair, and advanced soft tissue procedures. The post holder will generate and manage their own surgical caseload while balancing some consulting duties. There is access to advanced diagnostics and procedures at a nearby hospital, including CT, MRI, and endoscopy, with the opportunity to follow through cases for continuity of care.
• The surgeon will work within a 2–3 Vet team supported by an experienced nursing team and will contribute to the development of new graduates.
• The wider group includes certificate holders across ophthalmology, dermatology, internal medicine, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and small animal surgery, providing regular case discussion, referral support, and ongoing learning.

• The employment package includes five weeks’ holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave, paid RCVS and VDS fees, funded external CPD, and access to an extensive online CPD programme. Additional benefits include career progression pathways, staff discounts, life assurance, enhanced sickness pay, enhanced equal family leave, an electric car salary sacrifice scheme, an employer pension contribution, and a wellness programme with an employee assistance service, eyecare vouchers, annual flu vaccination, cycle to work scheme, and a recruitment referral reward

• The practice operates across multiple sites with a collaborative clinical network and a strong focus on professional development. The Harlow site offers five consult rooms, a dedicated theatre, digital radiography, and an in-house laboratory. For complex cases, the nearby hospital provides advanced imaging and specialist equipment. The location is accessible from Hertfordshire, Essex, and North London

Job Reference No: JN-33928

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