Senior Vet Surgeon Vacancies

Step into leadership and shape the future of ECC

As a Senior Veterinary Surgeon with us, you’ll work with a varied and rewarding caseload, provide exceptional care to pets and their owners when they need it most, and lead a dedicated team in a supportive, progressive environment. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to grow your leadership skills, influence clinical standards, and thrive in a culture that values your expertise and wellbeing.

Senior Vets are at the heart of our clinics. They lead by example, support their teams, drive clinical standards, and help create the collaborative, supportive environment that makes Vets Now a great place to work. By stepping into this role, you’ll advance your own careers and skillset, but you will also strengthen the teams and communities that make a difference every day.

Senior vets act as a vital bridge – connecting clinical teams on the ground with our support teams, and strengthening relationships with our Partner Practices:

In this role you will:

Set clinical standards and help build a positive clinic culture

Lead and mentor team members, supporting their development and wellbeing

Build strong collaborative relationships with Partner and Host Practices

Contribute to the clinical and operational success of your clinic

It’s a role that blends clinical excellence with leadership, teamwork and real impact every day.

Why Vets Now?

At Vets Now, we’re here to support you – helping you grow your leadership skills, strengthen your operational knowledge, and explore new career pathways, both within and beyond clinical practice. You’ll step into the world of leadership, mentor a team of ECC vets, shape clinical standards, and provide lifesaving care when it matters most.

You’ll thrive in a culture that champions support, learning, and clinical excellence.

Find out more about Life at Vets Now here.

Why join us?

Influence the world of ECC

You'll lead on the direction of your own clinic and the professional development of your team. You'll be responsible for patient outcomes and clinical performance, as well as the relationship between your clinic and partner practice.

Excel in a collaborative environment

You'll work in tandem with the Senior Vet Nurse in running your clinic, and also benefit from a wider senior network - including support from Area Directors and Area Clinical Managers who are on hand to help you succeed.

Lead from the front

Our Senior Vets don't just manage caseload, they manage an incredible team of clinicians and provide mentorship and support, and create a team that contributes to furthering the world of ECC.

Develop your skills

By joining us, you'll get access to ECC certificate funding, CPD events and webinars, our leadership development programme, and speaker training designed to help you feel your most confidence when running your clinic.

I love the challenge of still seeing and learning new things, even after all these years.

Fiona Mcleod Senior Vet

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What do I get?

Key Benefits

Industry leading salary
Enhanced company sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
Relocation allowance of up to £5K
Your veterinary memberships covered by us
Generous CPD allowance
7 weeks annual leave (pro rata)
Private medical cover
Choose your shift patterns
Learn from experienced ECC clinicians
Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Because the Vets Now CPD allowance is so generous, I think I attended about five conferences in one year.
I learned even more, and I started to think that the next stage of my career would be imparting some of that knowledge to other people.

Anneka Phillips Senior Vet

Are you ready to take your next step into Emergency and Critical Care?

If you’re a vet with 2+ years experience, our AdvantEdge programme is designed to help you move to the next step in your career with confidence.

Through a mix of hands-on practical training in Dunfermline and flexible online learning, you’ll build the skills you need to thrive. Topics in our AdvantEdge programme include CPD, POCUS, emergency surgery wet lab, and more!

You’ll also receive:

✔ 1 week of in-person ECC training
✔ 20 hours of paid e-learning (within the first 6 months)
✔ A total of 60 hours CPD

Join a network of like-minded vets and learn from ECC experts with full support along the way.

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