Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Salary up to £65,000, Relocation Allowance up to £5000

Join our dynamic team of veterinary professionals and enjoy a varied caseload and highly bonded clientele, providing an excellent backdrop for advancing your veterinary career. As a member of our team, you'll work alongside four veterinary surgeons, five registered veterinary nurses, a student veterinary nurse, one veterinary care assistant, and four receptionists, who collaborate between our two branches. Out of Hours coverage is provided by Vets Now, ensuring that our patients receive continuous care and support.

About Us

Bryn & Golborne Vets is a thriving two site first opinion practice located in the vibrant Market Town of Ashton-in-Makerfield, just 4 miles south of Wigan, as well as our Golborne site in Warrington, which is situated within easy reach of major cities like Manchester and Liverpool, as well as the picturesque Lake District. Our practices offer an ideal base for exploring the Northwest of England. With a focus on sustainability and eco-friendliness, our main site, Bryn Vets, is built to Passivhaus standards, making it near carbon neutral and self-sufficient in power generation. Across both sites you’ll have access to digital x-ray, ultrasound, blood pressure equipment, tonometer and much more! Our Clinical Director is currently undertaking their Cert AVP, and one of our vets has a keen interest in soft tissue surgery.

True flexibility with our rota

We’re offering true flexibility with this role; we can support consults only, part time hours whatever you’re looking for, there’s a role for you. A typical full-time role would involve covering 36 hours per week over 4 weekdays, along with one Saturday per month. No out of hours required.

What You’ll Bring

We're seeking a dedicated team player with strong general practitioner (GP) vet skills to join our team. While we can provide support to recent graduates, some prior experience is preferred. If you're looking for your next challenge and are committed to providing first-class veterinary care, we want to hear from you.

Why Choose Us?

At Bryn and Golborne Vets, we offer a flexible working environment that promotes excellent work-life balance. As a close-knit team, we prioritise mutual support and camaraderie, ensuring that every team member feels valued and supported. Join us and take the next step in your veterinary career in a supportive and progressive practice environment.

Here’s what the team have to say

‘I started at Bryn & Golborne Veterinary Centres immediately after qualifying as a new graduate in 2012. I was welcomed into the team as a student firstly but the warm, friendly, family environment has led me to stay for 12 years and I have grown into the veterinary surgeon I am today who has also recently taken on the role of clinical director. I am extremely proud of working at Bryn & Golborne Veterinary Centres and I am passionate about the practice, the teams wellbeing and the high standards of care we offer. We have a loyal and wonderful client base who we have built from not only mine, but multiple team member's long term service; we have another veterinary surgeon and two other nurses who have all been here for nearly twenty years! I am looking forward to many more happy years with this team and continuing to build and grow Bryn & Golborne Vets from strength to strength.’ - Nicola, Clinical Director

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance 5 days paid pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Additional Benefits

• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

Up to £65,000 DOE