Veterinary Surgeon

Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon

Location: Village Vet Hampstead, London

Hours: Full-time, 42 hours per week (compressed hours considered)

Practice: Village Vet Hampstead 

Salary: DOE

Deliver exceptional first opinion care with the support of an outstanding clinical team.

At Village Vet Hampstead, we're looking for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly and highly collaborative team. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident GP vet who enjoys practicing high-quality first opinion medicine and surgery, values clinical excellence and wants to work alongside colleagues who genuinely enjoy sharing knowledge and supporting one another.

Whether you're looking to build a long-term career as an exceptional GP vet or you're considering studying towards a certificate in the future, you'll find the encouragement, caseload and clinical support to help you thrive. As an integrated practice alongside Vet24, you'll benefit from an interesting and varied caseload combining approximately 25% GP consulting with urgent care triage, hospital cases and procedures. You'll have the opportunity to work cases up thoroughly while collaborating with an experienced multidisciplinary team all set in a well connected London location. 

Why join us?

• Full-time, 42-hour week with part-time and compressed hours considered.
• No sole charge.
• Dedicated night team providing 24-hour patient care.
• A varied caseload across first opinion, urgent care, hospital and surgical work.
• Work alongside a team of 17 veterinary surgeons, including 11 certificate holders across ECC, small animal medicine, surgery, diagnostic imaging, dentistry and exotics.
• Regular clinical governance including M&M rounds, audits and collaborative case discussions that underpin our commitment to clinical excellence.
• Gold Cat Friendly Clinic, Gold Dog Friendly Clinic and RCVS Practice Standards Emergency Service accredited.
• Advanced facilities including endoscopy, laparoscopy, digital radiography, dental radiography, advanced ultrasound with echocardiography capability, digital cytology, EPOC point-of-care diagnostics and a comprehensive in-house laboratory.
• Strong links with referral services within Linnaeus and beyond, alongside experienced clinicians happy to support and discuss complex cases.
• A collaborative nursing team with certificate holders, clinical coaches and nurse-led procedures playing an integral role in patient care.
• Well-connected North London location with excellent transport links, nearby parks and a welcoming community feel.
• Well-behaved dogs are always welcome at work.

The team and practice

Village Vet Hampstead is a busy, progressive and well-established small animal practice integrated with Vet24, creating an environment where first opinion practice and urgent care work seamlessly together. Every day brings something different, making this an ideal role for a vet who enjoys variety and wants to continue developing their clinical skills or continuing to hone their practice within a supportive environment.

Clinical excellence sits at the heart of everything we do. Our experienced team includes 17 veterinary surgeons, 11 of whom hold certificates across a range of disciplines, supported by a strong and capable nursing team, creating a culture where collaboration, learning and high-quality patient care go hand in hand. We hold regular clinical governance meetings, and ongoing audits to continually improve the care we provide.

As an integrated practice with Vet24, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds. You'll manage a rewarding first opinion caseload while also seeing urgent care and hospital cases that keep every day interesting. It offers the variety and clinical challenge many experienced GPs are looking for, while still providing the continuity of care and client relationships that make first opinion practice so rewarding.

On top of all this, our clients are highly engaged and committed to achieving the very best outcomes for their pets, allowing our clinicians to investigate and manage cases to an excellent clinical standard. You'll have access to outstanding facilities and equipment, while always having experienced colleagues nearby to discuss cases and share ideas.

Just as importantly, we're proud of the culture we've built. We believe everyone should come to work with positive intent, creating a supportive, respectful and inclusive environment where people enjoy working together. From regular social events to collaborative clinical discussions, you'll be joining a close-knit team that genuinely values one another. Village Vet Hampstead works hard to maintain an environment built on trust, respect and collaboration. Ours is a close-knit team that celebrates success together, supports one another through challenges and enjoys spending time together outside of work, with regular team socials helping to strengthen those relationships.

What we're looking for

• MRCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon with at least two years' UK small animal practice experience.
• A confident GP vet with solid medical and surgical skills.
• Comfortable managing a varied first opinion caseload.
• Enjoys working collaboratively within a large multidisciplinary team.
• Passionate about delivering outstanding patient and client care.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• An interest in clinical excellence and evidence-based practice.
• Certificate holder or an interest in further study is welcomed but not essential.

If you're looking for a practice where you'll enjoy a genuinely varied caseload, exceptional clinical support and the opportunity to deliver outstanding patient care alongside a passionate and experienced team, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

Village Vet 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