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.
If you’d like to get in touch about any of our vacancies, you can contact Danielle Shields in our Talent Team at [email protected], or browse our Senior Vet vacancies below. If you’d like to discuss making any of our roles work for your location and lifestyle, our Talent Team is here to help.
What do I get?
Key Benefits
Industry leading salary
Enhanced company sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
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.
Step into leadership and shape the future of ECC
Senior Vets lead the team from the front, raise clinical standards, and support their teams. At Vets Now, they help create the positive, collaborative culture we’re known for.
This is your opportunity to step into a role with real influence: you’ll advance your own career while shaping the future of your clinic.
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.
We’re currently recruiting in the following locations:
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.
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.
