Veterinary Surgeon

Job Title

Veterinary Surgeon

Colne Valley Vets Colchester Essex

Permanent full‑time

60,000 – 70,000 per year depending on experience

40 hours per week, 4‑day week with fixed day off. Saturday morning rota, no out‑of‑hours. Part‑time and FTC options available.

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced vet to work with a team of established peers in our purpose‑built small‑animal practice. Work on a varied caseload that gives you the opportunity to continuously develop and grow. Join a structured rota enabling you to easily plan your work and time off. We offer a great blend of consulting and operating days with routine surgeries.

Become part of a constantly evolving practice that offers excellent facilities and work‑life balance to its colleagues while providing the very best care to its clients from the moment they step through the door.

• RCVS registration or an RCVS recognised qualification
• Minimum of 2 years experience working as a Veterinary Surgeon
• Confidence with routine surgeries and consults
• Experience in delivering great care to pets and clients alike

At Colne Valley Vets we are all about bringing a warm and friendly service to our customers and developing strong bonds with our community. Our Colchester practice benefits from five dedicated consulting rooms, a separate exotics ward, full x‑ray and ultrasound facilities, three different types of endoscopes, a dedicated surgical theatre and much more! We also have a branch practice in Wivenhoe offering consults.

We are incredibly proud of our team of vets and nurses who work extremely well together and have built a truly established group of experienced professionals.

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay and enhanced equal family leave
• E‑car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme

• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Wellness program including employee assistance program, eyecare voucher scheme and free annual flu jab
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme

Colne Valley Vets 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 access to a huge network of specialists worldwide, development opportunities and an easily accessible comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises 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.

To discuss the role further, please get in touch with Camilla in the recruitment team.