Veterinary Surgeon

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At CVS, we put our colleagues first, giving you the support you need to provide the best possible care. From clinical to non-clinical challenges, you'll always have the resources and teams alongside you. We'll be your biggest supporter – it's in our nature.

With market-leading learning, on-the-job training, and collaboration with skilled colleagues, you'll have the tools to grow—whether you're building confidence early in your career or looking to deepen your expertise. From advancing in your current role to exploring new leadership or specialist pathways, we provide the support and opportunities to help you achieve your goals.

About You

We're looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our team. This is a full time position covering maternity for 12 months, with potential for this to become permanent. We offer a 4 day week with participation in the Saturday morning rota. Salary up to £60,000 FTE DOE. This role will be split working between our branch site and hospital. You will be working within a culture where clinicians are empowered to make the best decisions, where improvement is encouraged and where best practice is shared.

We Are Looking For Someone Who Is

• Driven by shared passion to provide the best possible care to animals, you're committed to delivering outstanding care to support our patients and their owners.
• Confident in your clinical skills, you'll be able to take the lead on surgical and medical cases, and carry out diagnostic investigations with precision.
• Keen to develop, you're committed to gaining further confidence in clinical skills so that you can manage or lead on different case types
• A natural mentor and team player, you'll enjoy supporting and inspiring all colleagues to help them thrive.
• Client care comes naturally to you, you know how to create a positive, reassuring experience that builds trust and long-lasting relationships.
  
  

As an experienced vet, you'll bring a strong level of clinical autonomy and be comfortable handling a varied caseload, offering guidance to the wider team and contributing to shaping clinical standards.

Life at Woodlands Veterinary Hospital

Woodlands Veterinary Hospital is a Small Animal practice with a passionate team of vets, nurses, PCAs and receptionists.

We pride ourselves on our friendly and collaborative environment where everyone is supported in providing the best possible care to animals. Our large team of Veterinary Surgeons and RVNs is proud to be an RCVS Approved Graduate Development Practice, supporting the Veterinary Graduate Development Programme. We also support training for SVNs where possible, and encourage open case discussion and idea sharing.

Among our team, we currently have an Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery, an Advanced Practitioner in small Animal Dentistry, a certificate holder in medicine, and two vets who are close to completing certificates in emergency & critical care and imaging.

The practice has invested in the latest up to date equipment in order to provide you with the best possible working environment!

Our Equipment

We're Well Equipped To Handle Challenging ECC Cases, With

• Top-of-the-range ultrasound
• DR digital radiography
• Endoscopy equipment
• Well-equipped theatre and diagnostics
  
  

About Plymouth

Plymouth offers the perfect blend of coastal living and vibrant city life. With the stunning Plymouth Sound, the South West Coast Path, and Dartmoor National Park all on your doorstep, it's ideal for those who enjoy the outdoors, walking, watersports, or scenic weekends away. The city is lively yet affordable, with great restaurants, independent shops, a thriving arts scene, and plenty of green spaces. Whether you're relocating or already local, Plymouth offers an exceptional quality of life alongside a brilliant place to develop your veterinary career.

The Benefits

At CVS, we know that care for our patients starts with dedicated people like you. That's why we invest in your growth and your future. When you join our team, you'll receive:

• RCVS & VDS fees paid in full
• Generous CPD allowance, BSAVA library access, 450+ courses, and fully funded postgraduate qualifications (CertAVP, PgCert) with tuition, exams, and study leave covered
• Up to 33 days holiday (with option to buy/sell)
• Relocation package and visa fees covered (where applicable)
• Access to Vet Oracle telemedicine specialists, Advanced Clinical Services Network and Regional Clinical Leads for case support and mentoring
• Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and enhanced family leave policies
• Staff pet care discounts – 50% off services, MiPet food and medications
  
  

Join us at CVS

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.

Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line-manager check-ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health.

Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support with all aspects relating to the smooth running of each practice.

We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi-million-pound improvement fund.

Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Emily in the recruitment team at emily.card@cvsvets.com