Vets for Pets
Veterinary Surgeon
Requirements
Candidates should have RCVS registration and ideally 2+ years of experience in small animal practice with a surgical bias, particularly in orthopaedics. Excellent communication skills and a team-focused mindset are essential.
Job Description
Norwich Hall Road – Vets for Pets
If you’re an ambitious, capable Veterinary Surgeon with a strong surgical interest — and ideally orthopaedic experience or a desire to work toward a certificate — this is the role that will genuinely let you stretch your wings.
We’re offering a position with clinical freedom, a supportive multi‑vet team, well‑equipped theatres, and future partnership potential for the right person. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to talk.
Why Norwich & Why Us
Norwich is one of those rare places that strikes the perfect balance: vibrant city life, beautiful countryside, and the coast just 30 minutes away. Whether you love architecture, independent shops, the Broads, or long walks on the beach, you’ll find your lifestyle here.
Across Norwich we have three individually owned and run Vets for Pets practices. You’ll be primarily based at Hall Road, but with occasional flexibility to support our other sites.
At Hall Road, you’ll join a 6‑vet team (including a new graduate), supported by 8 brilliant nurses, VCAs, and an experienced admin team. Our vets hold special interests in orthopaedics, soft‑tissue surgery, and imaging, creating a collaborative environment where clinical discussion and development are part of everyday life.
We’re purpose‑built, well‑equipped, and backed by a regional team who actively support leadership development — ideal if you’re looking to grow into a senior or future partner role.
What Makes Our Practices Stand Out
- 15‑minute vaccination appointments
- 30‑minute clinical consults
- Well stocked orthopaedic kits
- Mental Health First Aiders
- BVA Good Workplace Guide implemented
- Regular clinical meetings
- Small Animal GP status with PSS
What We’re Looking For
- Experienced Veterinary Surgeon with RCVS registration
- Ideally 2+ years’ experience in small animal practice
- A surgical bias — orthopaedics especially welcome
- Full‑time: 39 hours, 4 days (9–7), 1:5 weekends
- Weekend rota at our Norwich Sprowston site
- No OOHs
- Bank holidays on rotation
- Excellent communication skills
- A team‑focused mindset with confidence working independently
- Passion for high‑quality patient care and animal welfare
- Salary up to £65,000 (DOE / FTE)
- Generous CPD allowance + certificate funding
- 5.6 weeks holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years
- Birthday leave
- Contributory pension
- Paid RCVS & VDS
- Visa sponsorship + potential relocation support
- In‑house career development pathways
- Access to wellbeing & pastoral support
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 40% Vets for Pets discount
- 20% Pets at Home & Groom Room discount
- Access to Retail Trust, Port of Call & MHFA support
- We’re genuinely enthusiastic about CPD — if you want to develop, we will back you.
- Partnership opportunities may be available for the right candidate as our practices continue to grow.
Location: NR4 6DH
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!
Skills
About Vets for Pets
Vets for Pets and Companion Care are our brands within The Pets at Home Vet Group. We are part of the Pets at Home Group plc, which also includes Pets at Home retail stores and Pets Grooming salons. Together, we are the UK’s leading pet care business, providing pet owners with everything they need to be able to look after their pets. We are proud to be one of the largest veterinary groups in the UK with a national network of practices of all shapes and sizes run by our Joint Venture Partners (JVPs). The Pets at Home Vet Group operates 440+ small animal veterinary practices across the UK, including standalone and in-store practices. We believe in giving Veterinary Surgeons, Nurses and Practice Managers the opportunity and freedom to take control of their own career and future by owning and running their own practice. We are the home of joint venture partnership for ambitious veterinary surgeons in the UK veterinary market, we are committed to delivering first class service and high standards of care. Our practices are supported by dedicated business professionals based in our Support Office in Handforth who have the expertise to help them thrive. We were extremely proud to be announced the winners of the 2020 Institute of Student Employers Award’s Best Graduate Onboarding and Induction Activities Programme category, in recognition of our two-year Graduate Development Programme. Designed by vets with extensive practice and industry experience, we help develop medical, surgical and professional skills. If our unique veterinary business interests you, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.vets4petscareers.com/