Senior Vet Surgeon

Senior Veterinary Surgeon – Emergency & Critical Care (ECC)

Location:

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Salary: up to £100,000 DOE

Bonus: £10,000 Welcome Bonus + up to £5,000 Relocation Allowance

Contract Type:
Full-time, Permanent

At Vets Now, we believe that when your purpose is to make a difference, you deserve a team that shares your passion. In our Milton Keynes clinic, we’re looking for a Head/Lead Veterinary Surgeon to lead from the front – inspiring clinical excellence and guiding a high‑performing and collaborative team that supports pets and people when they need it most.

• Driving and upholding clinical standards across the clinic
• Supporting the growth, training and wellbeing of your veterinary team
• Identifying clinical development opportunities and shaping team programme and progression
• Championing innovation and service improvement within the clinic

This full‑time role averages 40 hours a week, including:

• Weekday nights and 1:2 weekends (mix of nights and days) – Weekday nights 1900‑0830, Saturday day 1200‑1930, Saturday night 1900‑0900, Sunday day 0830‑1930 and Sunday night 1900‑0830
• Shared bank holidays
• No more than three consecutive nights
• Protected time for leadership duties and meetings

• Salary up to £100,000 DOE
  Plus £10,000 Welcome Bonus and up to £5,000 Relocation Allowance
• Annual leave: 1,875 hours paid CPD allowance + 35 paid CPD hours (pro rata)
  RVCS fees, VECCS membership, and VDS cover
• Private medical insurance
  Family‑friendly policies – enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
• Leadership Development Programme and Access to Advantage clinical training platform
• Standard pension contributions (5% employee / 3% employer)
  Up to 50% discounted pet‑care

You’ll be supported by a registered vet nurse, animal care assistant, receptionist and the support office in Dunfermline. Call handlers and customer care advisors are available 24/7 to help you focus on patients.

Contact Anne in our Talent Team at

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are proud to be a Disability‑Confident Employer. If you have a disability or health condition, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider – Veterinary Services