Vet Surgeon - Join our friendly team!

An opportunity has arisen for a full time Veterinary Surgeon to join our close-knit friendly team at Preston Vets for Pets paying up to £65,000 (FTE, DOE) 

• You will be joining a really close-knit team who are really well established with minimal staff turnover


• This role is ideally for 30 hours per week, but we can look at rotas as we know everyone’s lives and commitments are different


• This role could involve sole charge so would be ideal for someone who is confident in both surgery and consults


• We support all our colleague’s development so would be happy to support yours!


• We would be particularly interested to talk to someone who enjoys dentistry, dermatology or ultrasonography


• This will include 1 in 3 Saturdays


• Enhanced holidays after 2 years with us


• Fantastic salary up to £65,000 (FTE, DOE) 

About us

Our team really enjoys the working environment, as you can clearly see on the google tour that we are happy to share with you by clicking on the link below. The practice is situated on Preston Docks which is a lovely setting with local amenities. 

• Why not take a look around our practice by clicking here 

Preston is a fantastic location for people to live and offers affordable housing, that has easy access to the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and large cities such as Liverpool and Manchester. So if you are looking for a place to live that offers the best of all worlds, Preston could be a great choice for you! 

As a training practice, you will work alongside a Practice Owner/Head Nurse, Practice Manager, 2 Vets, 2 RVN’s, 1 SVN’s, 1 VCA and our reception team.

About you

We are looking for a professional, enthusiastic experienced veterinary surgeon and ideally someone that can mentor more junior members of the team. You will be confident working sole charge and have surgical experience too. Dentistry, Dermatology or Ultrasonography experience would be desirable but not essential for this role.

We are hoping to find somebody that can work part time (30 hours over 3 days per week), with 1 in 3 Saturdays but no OOH, allowing you to achieve a great work/life balance to enjoy everything on offer in the local area and beyond. 

We can offer you

• An attractive salary of up to £65,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)


• A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)


• 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service!


• A generous extra days’ leave for your birthday


• Access to private health insurance


• A contributory pension scheme


• In-house career development opportunity


• Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)


• Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care


• Cycle to work scheme


• 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room


• Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Rachael from our Talent Acquisition team via email; [email protected] for an informal and confidential conversation.

Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!

Location: PR2 2YN

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!