Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

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We’re looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our team on a 12-month fixed‑term contract. Whether your passion lies in consulting, surgery or medicine, we’ll support you and shape a caseload that plays to your strengths. Two of our vets have completed medical certificates with us, and we also see a small exotics caseload that could easily grow if this is an area you’d like to develop.

This role offers 8‑hour shifts every Thursday and Friday, with early and late shifts worked on a rota basis, providing structure, balance and consistency.

Midland Veterinary Surgery is a friendly first‑opinion 4.5 vet practice, supported by a dedicated nurse training programme and a welcoming reception team. We’re proud of our collaborative, close‑knit environment where everyone plays a vital role.

Our Clinical Directors, Emma and Holly, truly value their team and life outside of work. They run the diary with care to help ensure shifts finish on time and that protected admin time is built in. With an open‑door policy, they actively encourage ideas to improve clinical standards, patient care, client experience and team education.

We believe in working with clients to find the best solutions for their pets, whatever the budget. Our team is supported to develop through tailored CPD, in‑house learning, externships at larger practices within the group, and access to an external surgeon and ultrasonographer for more complex cases.

The practice is equipped with X‑ray, ultrasound, dental radiography and an in‑house biochemistry analyser, giving you the tools you need to deliver great care. We’re also ideally located with excellent transport links into Central London and plenty of local shops close by.

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

• Work‑life balance: 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday.
• Wellbeing:
  Private Medical Insurance;
  Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential helpline);
  Enhanced family‑friendly policies including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay;
  Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing.
• Development: £1,250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave;
  Certificate support;
  Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy;
  Access to Vetlexicon—our online encyclopaedia provider;
  All Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding;
  All Vets get £1,250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund.
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme;
  Quality Improvement Programme;
  Professional Memberships: BVA membership, VDS cover.
• Colleague Benefits:
  Company pension scheme with IVC Evidensia contribution;
  Supporting a greener commute with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme.
• Voluntary benefits: flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you;
  Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers;
  Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analysing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgement. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Salary up to £26,000 DOE