Veterinary Surgeon

Job Title: Experienced Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum (Depending on experience)

Location: Rutland and Kings Veterinary Centre, Syston – part of Linnaeus 

Hours: 40 hours per week over 4 days, with a 1:5 weekend rota at our hospital in Melton Mowbray. Share of bank holidays.

Ready for your next step? Whether that's clinical growth or leadership, we'd love to hear from you!

Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon looking for an exciting and varied caseload within a supportive, progressive practice? Or perhaps you're ready to take the next step in your career and explore a leadership opportunity? 

We're looking for a motivated Veterinary Surgeon to join our experienced team, and we're open to shaping the role around the right person. 

Whether your passion lies in consulting, medicine, surgery, imaging or providing excellent all-round first opinion care, you'll have the opportunity to develop your clinical interests, make the most of your strengths and take your career in the direction you want. 

For those with leadership ambitions, there may also be the opportunity to take on additional responsibility and help shape the future direction of the practice. Equally, if your focus is purely on being a Veterinary Surgeon and delivering great clinical care, we'd love to hear from you too! 

Whatever your ambitions, we're here to help you grow, develop and thrive. 

Come and join us – and be part of a team committed to excellence! 

Why join us? 

• Varied caseload – from routine to more complex cases, giving you scope to continually develop. 
• Collaborative team – work alongside friendly colleagues with postgraduate certificates who value mentorship and shared learning. 
• Invest in your future – access leadership training, CPD support, and encouragement to pursue clinical interests and certificates. 
• Excellent facilities – dedicated x-ray and dental facilities, 2 theatres, separate dog and cat wards and waiting areas with access to advanced diagnostics and referral-level equipment through our purpose-built Melton Veterinary Hospital, including CT, allowing you to manage a wide variety of cases within the group. 
• Work-life balance – enjoy a four-day working week (or spread across five days if preferred) with built-in admin time, plus flexibility for important appointments, family events, and emergencies. 

The Team 

We are a group of first opinion, RVCS-accredited practices with a 24-hour hospital in Melton Mowbray and 5 branches in Syston, Uppingham, Oakham, Market Harborough and Corby.  We pride ourselves in offering on-site emergency care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our dedicated team of clinical and non-clinical staff provide high standards of bespoke, affordable care to our patients and our clients.  We are heavily involved in the local community and actively support many local pet charities.     

As part of the Linnaeus family, you’ll also benefit from collaborating with like-minded colleagues across the group, attending clinical, business, and leadership meetings, and contributing to veterinary excellence on a wider scale. 

What we’re looking for 

• A confident and experienced Veterinary Surgeon who can provide clinical guidance and support to colleagues across the team. 
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care and exceptional client service. 
• Enjoys supporting and developing others, building a positive team culture and leading with empathy, confidence and clarity. 
• Demonstrates strong clinical decision-making skills, with the ability to interpret diagnostics and manage cases effectively. 
• Thrives in a varied, fast-paced environment and remains calm, organised and confident under pressure. 
• A collaborative and approachable team player who values teamwork, encourages shared learning and builds strong relationships with colleagues and clients. 
• Open to taking on additional responsibility and exploring leadership opportunities, although this is not essential for the right candidate. 

What we offer 

• 5-weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave 
• Relocation support 
• RCVS and VDS fees paid 
• Employer contribution pension scheme 
• Generous staff discount  
• Life assurance 
• Generous staff discount for your pets 
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme 
• Enhanced equal family leave 
• Extensive internal and funded external CPD 

About us 

Rutland and Kings Veterinary Centre 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 this position or would simply like to discuss it in more detail, please contact [email protected]  or complete the application form below. 

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Salary Value:£60,000 per annum;

Salary Description:Up to and Depending on experience;