Veterinary Surgeon Opportunities

London | Hertfordshire | Cambridgeshire.

One group. Different practice environments. More opportunities to shape your veterinary career.

Are you a Veterinary Surgeon looking for somewhere you can continue to develop, explore your clinical interests and be part of a team that genuinely values what you bring?

At Village Vet, we know that no two Veterinary Surgeons are looking for exactly the same thing. Some thrive in a busy first-opinion environment, others enjoy the variety of a hospital setting, while some are keen to develop a particular clinical interest or take the next step towards a senior position.

With opportunities across our practices and hospitals in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, we offer a breadth of clinical environments, teams and career opportunities. Whether you're looking for a new challenge, a different caseload or simply an environment that better suits your ambitions, we'd love to explore what might be right for you.

Discover Village Vet

Village Vet is an established veterinary group providing high-quality primary and advanced veterinary care across London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Our network includes small and medium-sized first-opinion practices, larger 24-hour hospitals and access to specialist referral services through London Vet Specialists and the wider Linnaeus network.

Across our 31 sites, our teams bring together a wealth of clinical experience, additional qualifications and specialist interests. We invest in our people, our facilities and the development of our clinical services, creating opportunities for Veterinary Surgeons to grow their skills and build fulfilling careers.

Find your kind of practice

One of the things that makes Village Vet different is the variety of environments within our group. Each practice has its own character, team, facilities and clinical opportunities, meaning we can explore where your experience and ambitions could be best suited.

A varied first-opinion caseload

Our first-opinion practices offer opportunities to build lasting relationships with clients and their pets, manage a varied caseload and develop your clinical and surgical skills.

Hospital experience and clinical complexity

Our larger hospitals provide opportunities to work in a more extensive clinical environment, with access to advanced diagnostics, experienced colleagues and a wider range of clinical cases.

Develop your clinical interests

Whether you're particularly interested in medicine, surgery, imaging, emergency and critical care or another area of veterinary practice, we want to understand what motivates you. Opportunities to develop clinical interests and pursue further qualifications are encouraged and supported.

Take your next step

For those interested in developing their leadership, mentoring or clinical management experience, there may also be opportunities to take on greater responsibility and influence the development of a team.

Why join Village Vet?

We want our people to feel supported, valued and able to do their best work. That's why we invest in creating an environment where clinical development and high standards of patient care go hand in hand.

• Professional development: We actively encourage further learning and postgraduate qualifications, with access to internal CPD and the wider Linnaeus clinical network.
• Clinical collaboration: Benefit from working alongside experienced Veterinary Surgeons, certificate holders and colleagues with a range of clinical interests.
• Career opportunities: With a diverse group of practices and hospitals, there are opportunities to explore different clinical environments and develop your career.
• Investment in facilities: Our sites offer a range of modern diagnostic and clinical equipment, appropriate to each practice and hospital.
• A wider network: As part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, we can connect our people with a broader network of clinical expertise, learning and development opportunities.
• Supportive teams: We believe that great veterinary care comes from great people, and we want our teams to feel supported in delivering the care they are proud of.

Where could you join us?

We have Veterinary Surgeon opportunities across our Village Vet network in:

London: Including Hampstead, Highgate, Highbury, Winchmore Hill, Southgate, Palmers Green, Finchley, Chiswick, Ealing and surrounding areas.

Hertfordshire: Including St Albans, Potters Bar and Berkhamsted.

Cambridgeshire: Including Milton, Whittlesford, Longstanton, Cottenham, Meldreth and Royston.

The opportunities available will vary by location, so we'll take the time to understand which environments, locations and working arrangements are most suited to you.

Who we're looking for

We're keen to hear from Veterinary Surgeons with a huge range of experience levels and professional goals, as long as you are RCVS registered and have completed your VET GDP or have at least two years' small animal veterinary experience, we want to hear from you!

You'll be someone who enjoys working as part of a team, takes pride in your clinical work and is keen to continue developing your skills and experience.

We're interested in understanding your clinical strengths, areas of interest and what you'd like from your next role. Whether you're looking to develop your surgical confidence, pursue a certificate, broaden your clinical experience or take on more responsibility, we'd love to hear from you.

Let's find the right opportunity for you

You don't need to have a particular Village Vet practice in mind before applying.

Tell us a little about your experience, what you enjoy clinically and what you're looking for from your next move. We'll explore the opportunities across our group and help identify where your skills, interests and ambitions could fit best.

Your next opportunity could be closer than you think.

Benefits

• Certifications encouraged and funding available
• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + birthday leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• E-car purchase scheme
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Wellness program including:
  
  • Employee assistance program

• • Eyecare voucher scheme
    
  • Free annual flu jab
    
  • Cycle to work scheme