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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon
Location: Palmerston Vets, Buckhurst Hill
Role Type: Permanent | Full Time preferred (compressed hours considered)
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience
Where exceptional veterinary care still feels personal.
Some practices are busy.
Some are efficient.
The very best manage to be both without ever losing sight of what matters most.
At Palmerston Vets, you'll join a close-knit team where clinical excellence, genuine compassion and continuity of care are at the heart of everything we do. This is a practice where clients know your name, where you'll have the time to build meaningful relationships, and where every member of the team is invested in delivering the highest standard of patient care.
We're proud of our welcoming culture built around harmony, personal growth and what we call mental hygiene, creating an environment where people support one another, communicate openly and enjoy coming to work. It's a place where everyone is encouraged to keep learning, develop their skills and do the job they trained for without unnecessary pressure.
Whether you're looking for a long-term home or your next exciting challenge, this is an opportunity to become part of a practice where your contribution genuinely matters.
Why Join Us?
- Fixed start and finish times for greater work-life balance
- No routine out-of-hours
- On-call limited to your own inpatients only
- 70% medical and 30% surgical caseload
- 15-minute routine consults with 30-minute appointments available where appropriate
- Loyal, long-standing client base who value continuity of care
- Highly experienced team of RVNs who play an active role in patient care
- Collaborative working environment where everyone supports one another
- Excellent transport links into London with nearby parking available
- Clinical freedom with the support of the wider Linnaeus network
- Generous CPD allowance and genuine support for professional development
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The Team and Practice
Palmerston has been serving the local community for many years and has earned an excellent reputation through trust, consistency and personalized care.
Clients return year after year because they know they'll see familiar faces who genuinely care about both them and their pets. Rather than simply treating today's problem, we build lasting relationships that allow us to provide the very best lifelong veterinary care.
Our caseload is varied and rewarding, with approximately 70% medicine and 30% surgery, giving you an enjoyable mix of consulting, diagnostics, preventative healthcare and routine surgical procedures.
You'll have access to excellent facilities including:
- Two fully equipped operating theatres
- Two spacious consulting rooms
- Digital X-ray
- Dental X-ray
- Ultrasound
- Full in-house laboratory equipment
- Modern anaesthetic monitoring equipment
Dedicated administration time is built into the working day, allowing you to complete records, follow up cases and communicate with clients without feeling constantly behind.
Practice Manager Sarah has been part of Palmerston for more than 20 years and qualified originally as a Veterinary Nurse.
Her leadership style is approachable, supportive and centred around helping every member of the team succeed. She understands first-hand the realities of clinical practice and works hard to create an environment where people feel trusted, supported and able to produce their very best work.
The team's culture is built around mutual respect, continuous learning and looking after one another just as well as we look after our patients.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a Veterinary Surgeon who enjoys practicing high-quality first opinion medicine while building lasting relationships with clients.
You'll ideally bring:
- Confidence with consultations and routine surgical procedures
- Comfortability working sole charge when/if required
- At least 2 years UK experience
- Excellent communication and client care skills
- A collaborative approach to team working
- The ability to work independently while valuing support from colleagues
- A genuine passion for delivering exceptional patient care
- A commitment to continued professional development
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Your Week
- Full-time preferred (compressed hours considered)
- Fixed start and finish times
- Two Saturdays in six
- One inpatient on-call evening each week
- No routine out-of-hours
- Dedicated administration time included
- 15-minute and 30-minute consultations
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- RCVS & VDS fees paid
- CPD allowance and 4 days each year to attend events plus Linnaeus CPD Programme (including certificate holder level CPD)
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
Palmerston is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.
At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritizes your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.
We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.
If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Joanne in the recruitment team joanne.gray@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
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