WOODCROFT VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED
Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
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Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Veterinary Surgeon (Small Animal)
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About the Role
Woodcroft Veterinary Group are seeking a committed Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our enthusiastic multi-site group, offering a fixed-term contract (12-months). As a team of 7 branches, including a Tier 3 hospital, modern in-house referral surgeries, and our own out-of-hours emergency service, we pride ourselves on excellent patient care, delivering outstanding clinical outcomes and fostering a client experience that reflects our values. We strive to maintain a positive and inclusive team culture.
Positive feedback from colleagues, clients, and patients is consistently rated as one of the best things about our practice groups – this is something we want to nurture further by welcoming motivated and passionate vets like you!
We can offer you:
- Full-time, contract-based role accelerating through hire-to-fill process
- Average workload of 40 hours per week, maximum seven days
- Salary range: £62,000 – £65,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
- Experience with some sole charge cases, prioritising those who have previously managed overnight cases alone (experience mandatory)
- Comprehensive onboarding and mentorship from ** referral-grade vets**, ensuring you settle in easily and hit the ground running
- Varied, fresh caseloads to ensure continued clinical development
- Interest in needy pets - we recommend excited neuter Codes in custom and geriatrics
- For candidates keen on specialising in cardiology, branch opportunities exist to develop professional successes which align with talents and achievements
- Full hospital access in the locality to help promote a cohesive approach between team members
Responsibilities
You'll be responsible for the following within this role:
- Working in a multi-site structure, enabling breadth of experience supervision by different teams, hospitals, and political boards
- Confident handling of propagating, seasonal, and complex surgery while maintaining meticulous and prudent documentation
- Developing competence across inpatient care, surgical subsets, and chronic follow-ups
- Regular full client communication from causation to follow-up providing (stattery) aftercare awareness) visits, virtual checkups, 報告油用こycji consults
- Adoption of transparent and compliant communication; elevating patient-centered care as a principle through every conversation and action
- Process of Delta-checking systems (atleast) – ensuring documenting every critical step and cross-validating against previous reports for patient welfare rather than subsidized feedback and justifications.
Requirements
Essential:
- Minimum three years of post-qualification clinical experience as a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon after becoming RCVS registered
- Extra previous experience in some care shifts (non-24/7 required), having worked following emergencies overnight or general hospitals, verification
- Strong understanding of inpatient care protocols, ensuring it aligns with clinical standards vital through all scope
- Experience with numerous tough/painful and advanced procedures
- Proficiency with anaesthesia, and intraoperative management or criteria
- Affinity for senior referrals, patients requiring young-aged critical care skills or hospice services integrated into full-cycle practice
- Actively contributing in training and advising colleagues
- Eager to develop first-class enthusiasm about our surround restricting organisational landscape
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Desirable:
- Appreciation and familiarity with emergency referral centres to optimise critical care coordination within hospitals
- StøOFFTREG high positive feedback: (Weighted feedback from clients and patients regarding relation of exceptional practice coved)
- Previous experience for consideration, helping the most dire circumstances reach the same level in queue regarding comforting / explanation Requirements for speciality enhancements in cardio and pulmonology if aiming devolve specialization over the term of contract
Benefits
We ensure every team member’s success and well-being are supported by an extensive range of attractive benefits:
- 5 weeks annual leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rated)
- Comprehensive Workplace Pension, established trustfully with specialist financial advisers.
- Remuneration expenses for associations (RCVS, BSAVA, and BVRA subscriptions) during placement
- Full VDS member cover cost, pathways for volunteer experiences mitigated, holistic benefits obtaining CPD accredited
- Funded Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Alongside paid resources and directed accreditation to familiarise practice and knowledge
- $$Westfield Health program support, access to EAP, fostering relaxation through stress coping strategies
- Discounted Private Medical Cover from premier providers, while challenging health stakes
- Enhanced Parental Support with complimentary extended leave access
- Buy & Sell Scheme, enabling flexible holiday transfers ensuring transitions between staff align easily
- Cycle to Work Scheme, supporting professionals transition from private to public health with ease; fiscal perks attained for personal health stability
- Discounted Pets, promoting personal and professional responsibilities with ease
- Veneration of merit longevity with awards recognizing achievements and long service cattle commendation grants
Apply Now
If you are seeking a challenging yet rewarding contract opportunity with busy groups at the forefront of veterinary care, we invite you to apply.
Please apply directly via email with your CV and Cover Letter addressed to:
Fiona Knight HR Manager, Woodcroft Veterinary Group* fiona.knight@woodcroftvets.com
Application Closing: July 17th, 2026
Direct applications only – no agency submissions accepted.
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Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Fixed-Term Contract (12 months)
Woodcroft Veterinary Group
About the Role
Woodcroft Group is seeking a confident and compassionate Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our dynamic team across 7 hospitals, including a Tier 3 referral centre, emergency service, and internal veterinary offerings. We champion patient-centred excellence, high clinical outcomes, and a supportive, encouraging workplace.
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The role offers proactive guidance through complex veterinary care, onboarding assistance, and opportunities to develop expertise across broad veterinary scopes.
Salary: £62,000 - £65,000 Hours: Full-time (~40 hrs/week) Contract Type: 12-month fixed-term Shifts required:
- Day (7:30 am - 5:30 pm)
- Twilight (4 pm - midnight)
- Weekend rotations with time off in lieu
Key Responsibilities
- Diverse caseload including acute and chronic veterinary patients, engaging across fields like surgery, cardiology, small animal anaesthesia
- Sole charge care: Confident pre-operative assessment and intraoperative management for the high-value aged, fragile patients
- Proactive training and mentorship support for colleagues
- Documentation standardization for full patient protocol resolution, boosting hospital credibility
- Participate in and encourage state-of-the-art diagnostic upgrades (CT, Doppler Echo, endoscopic guidance, etc.)
Essential Criteria
- Post-qualification experience: Minimum 3 years beyond the RCVS registration
- Prior experience at overseeing overnight cases, with time handling complicated surgical scenarios critical to duty
- Surgical acumen & anaesthesia gravitas—ensuring safe transitions from recovery to discharge
- Passion in navigating multiple diagnostic fields and treatments alongside condition-supported protocols for complex progressions
Nice-to-Have
- Specialty-specific talents (cardiology preferred) enabling further referral development
- Reports of positive patient outcomes, demonstrating exceptional care impact
- Track record of empathy-based client relation across complex hospice and geriatrics
Facilities & Training
Our Tier 3 hospital’s equipment provides:
- CT scanner, echocardiography
- Modern endoscopy, ultrasound suites, and dental radiography
- Cardiac thrombus traps, immunopeptics, as agents to support high-level bronchopulmonary disease therapies
Every facility explicitly compensated with professional pension, educational resources, and fun mentorship opportunities.
Benefits
- Leave: 5 weeks + holiday allowance and UK bank statutes
- CPD & Fee support: All relevant RCVS, BSAVA, BVR(A) subs expenses
- EAP & Mental Wellness: Free health guidance via Westfield Health
- Improvement policies: Protected patient work schemes, recights promotions, remote invoicing for private-case intakes
Team Culture
Respect, bravery, team collaboration, measurable accomplishments—our collaboration. Attend team meetings to exchange knowledge, achieve clinical excellence, and establish new employee growth suitable for staff regulation.
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How to Apply
Fiona Knight (HR Manager) fiona.knight@woodcroftvets.com
Direct| professional communication only... No external agencies experienced.
Close date: 17 July 2026
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