Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Salary Up To £70,000 FTE DOE

Welcome Bonus up to £10,000 and Relocation Allowance Up To £5000

Wellpets Worle is an established small animal practice, proudly serving the local community for over 30 years. We have a loyal client base and are fully equipped with modern facilities to support high quality veterinary care. Our practice is run by a small, supportive, and close knit team, including two receptionists, two nurses, and one nursing assistant, creating a welcoming and collaborative working environment.

Wellpets Worle is looking for a confident and compassionate Senior Vet who is ready to guide and support the clinical direction of our practice.

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Lead with empathy, collaboration, and approachability
• Have strong clinical and surgical skills
• Enjoy mentoring and supporting colleagues
• Communicate clearly with clients and colleagues
• Appreciate the balance of autonomy and teamwork

We are ideally looking for a Vet to join us on a full time basis, 40 hours per week. We are also keen to speak if you’re looking for part time or flexible hours.

At Wellpets, you’ll find a team who care about each other as much as they care for their patients.

• A supportive, approachable, friendly team culture
• Modern facilities to support high-quality veterinary work
• Opportunities to develop your clinical interests
• A varied and interesting first opinion caseload
• A workplace that values work–life balance
• Encouragement, appreciation, and a genuinely welcoming environment
• Excellent benefits package

Worle is a suburban area just three miles from Weston super Mare in North Somerset, offering a great quality of with convenient amenities and easy access to both urban and natural surroundings. It is family friendly, with high quality schools and nearby leisure options. Transport links are excellent, with the M5 just one mile away, Bristol Airport 15 miles away, and direct train services to London Paddington, Bristol Temple Meads, Taunton, and Cardiff Central.

For the right candidate, we are offering a relocation allowance of up to £5000 to help make your move to Worle much easier!

• 6.6 weeks’ holiday including bank holidays – plus your birthday off
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly leave and pay
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme

• £1,250 CPD allowance + 40 hours paid CPD
• Certificate and advanced learning support & Access to Vetlexicon online resources
• World leading IVC Evidensia Training Centres
• £1,250 annual Care Fund for every vet

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

• Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes (eligibility applies)
• Retail discounts and cashback offers
• Reduced-cost veterinary care for your own pets

Apply today and join the Wellpets family.

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