Veterinary Surgeon

Veterinary Surgeon
Location: Bushey, Hertfordshire
Hours: 40-hour (4-day) week | 1 in 3 Saturdays and 1 in 6 full weekends (with Time Off In Lieu) | No on-call/OOH
Practice: Blythwood Vets
Salary: Up to £65,000 (negotiable, depending on experience)
Relocation: Up to £5,000 available

Join a long-established Hertfordshire practice where experienced nurses, loyal clients and modern equipment mean you can focus on being the vet you trained to be.

Blythwood Vets are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and established team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a vet who enjoys delivering high-quality clinical care while continuing to develop their skills within a supportive and collaborative environment.

The role offers a mix of consulting and surgery, with support from an experienced clinical and nursing team. We actively encourage professional development and are happy to support further training or certificates.

Why join us?

• 4-day week giving you a consistent and sustainable work-life balance
• No on-call requirement
• A varied caseload with a mix of approximately 40% consultations and 60% surgery
• Support for further training and veterinary certificates – with current vets working towards medical and dermatology certificates and an external peripatetic orthopaedic surgeon visiting the practice
• Experienced and highly skilled nursing team who play an active role in patient care
• A collaborative team environment where cases can be discussed openly and learning is encouraged
• Well-equipped practices including digital x-ray, dental x-ray, and ultrasound with colour flow doppler
• Strong and loyal client base with a high proportion of insured patients
• Relocation support of up to £5,000 available for the right candidate

Time off in-lieu is available following working the weekend or open for discussion as part of a salary package. 

Start times are 9am to 7pm weekdays.

9am to 4pm Saturdays and 10am to 4pm Sundays.

The team and practice

Blythwood Vets is a well-established small animal practice group that has been part of the local community for over 40 years. We operate across four closely located sites, with our main clinics based in Bushey and Hatch End, supported by smaller branches in Stanmore and Northwood.

Our team is passionate about delivering excellent clinical care while creating a positive experience for both pets and their owners. We are proud to have a genuinely supportive and collaborative culture where colleagues share knowledge, discuss cases and help each other develop.

Complex cases are often discussed as a team, and our experienced nursing team play a key clinical role in patient care and inpatient monitoring. We are part of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme and are also a training practice for veterinary nurses.

While the role is primarily based within our multi-vet clinics in Bushey and Hatch End, occasional sole charge may be required. We’re therefore looking for a vet who is confident in their clinical decision making, able to use their initiative and happy working both independently and collaboratively within the wider team.

The practice also works closely with Cats Protection in Harrow, offering a great opportunity for vets with a particular interest in feline medicine or charity work.

Many of our clients have been with the practice for years, and with a high proportion of insured patients you’ll have the opportunity to build genuine relationships and follow cases through rather than practising conveyor-belt medicine.

The team itself is friendly, sociable and supportive. From shared lunches and the occasional well-stocked snack cupboard to team dinners and trips to the local pub, we genuinely enjoy spending time together and creating a positive place to work.

Bushey itself offers the best of both worlds. It’s a charming and leafy Hertfordshire town with a real village feel, full of character and green spaces, yet everything you need is close by. Watford is just minutes away, offering great shopping, restaurants and transport links, and Watford Junction provides fast trains into central London in under 20 minutes. For anyone relocating, it’s a fantastic location that balances countryside charm with city accessibility.

What We're Looking For

• A Veterinary Surgeon confident with routine consultations and surgery, comfortable with 15-minute appointments
• Someone who enjoys building relationships with clients and colleagues
• A vet who is proactive, uses their initiative and enjoys contributing to the development of the practice
• Keen to continue learning and developing their clinical skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively within a team and independently when required
• 3–5 years UK experience preferred but not essential

Benefits:

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays and birthday off (pro-rata for part-time)
• No out-of-hours (OOH)
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Wellness program including:
• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme.

Blythwood is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.   

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.  

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose. 

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Joanne in the recruitment team joanne.gray@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

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