Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon
Location: North West London
Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: Full time
Salary: Negotiable
Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon looking for a new opportunity in a supportive and well-established private practice? Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a dedicated professional to join our client’s dynamic team, providing high standards of veterinary services to a loyal and friendly client base.
Our Client's Ethos:
- They are an ISFM Gold Cat Friendly Clinic and Dog Friendly.
- Providing excellent communication and customised care.
- Maintaining a trusting bond with owners and their pets throughout the pet’s life.
- Appreciating the animal-human bond and family life in managing patient care.
- Enabling the uptake of professional care and services, whether through their facilities, visiting specialists, or referrals to specialist centres, behaviourists, and complementary care.
- Maintaining professionalism, understanding, helpfulness, and friendliness, and recognising the value of their profession.
- Handling pets with respect and in a gentle and caring manner, following a ‘no scruff’ and ‘no fear’ patient care approach.
- Fostering good communication within the practice team and respecting individual strengths within clinical and non-clinical teams.
Our Client's Team:
- Two vets
- Three RVNs
- Two SVNs
- Two VCAs
- Two CCAs
- Two cattery assistants
- One practice manager
- Practice Equipment
Our client's well-equipped practice includes:
- Digital CR dental radiography
- Separate dental suite
- Full in-house lab equipment (IDEXX)
- Ultrasound – GE Logic R8
- Endoscopy and bronchoscopy
- Multi-parameter monitoring
- Tonometry
- Theatre suite
- Four consulting rooms (two for cats and two for dogs)
- Separate cat and dog entrances/reception/consulting rooms and wards
- RxWorks practice management system
- Separate quiet room for end-of-life discussions and care
As an independent practice, they offer an individual and customised approach to each client and pet, with longer consultation times and call-back times for client education and expectation management. They have a high proportion of insured clients and provide direct claims.
Working Hours:
- Open from 08:00 am - 19:00 pm Monday - Friday, and 09:00 am - 18:00 pm on Saturdays. Closed on Sundays.
- 20 and 30-minute consultation times.
- Dedicated client communication time slots for discussions, lab results, and ongoing care compliance.
- Scheduled time for surgery and procedures.
Required Candidate:
- At least 5 years of UK small animal practice experience.
- An interest in dentistry is preferable.
- Confident in routine surgery, medicine, and emergency work.
- Capable of supporting colleagues and leading the clinical team.
Benefits:
- 3-4 days per week and 1:3 Saturdays with a day off in lieu.
- No out-of-hours work.
- Morning and afternoon 30-minute ward rounds.
- 1-hour lunch break.
- CPD allowance of £1500 per year.
- RCVS and VDS fees paid.
- Standard pension.
- Pro-rata statutory holidays.
If you are a passionate Veterinary Surgeon ready to join a thriving and compassionate practice, apply now through Sanctuary Personnel to become part of our client's dedicated team.
