Veterinary Surgeon – Hybrid Day & ECC

Location: West London

Salary: Up to £75,000

About Us:

• Independent, RCVS-accredited small animal practice 
• Provide 24/7 care, including routine consultations, referral treatments, and emergency services.
• Collaborative, development-focused team with visiting specialists holding advanced certificates.
• Committed to compassionate, high-standard care for pets and their owners.

Location – West London:

• Situated in vibrant, well-connected areas of West London.
• Excellent transport links: close to the A4, A316, and major public transport routes (tube and bus).
• Easy commute from Central London, Richmond, Hammersmith, and surrounding areas.
• Great local amenities: cafes, restaurants, parks, and river walks.
• Both clinics are purpose-built facilities designed for optimal patient care and staff comfort.

The Role – Hybrid Day & ECC:

• Hybrid role covering both day shifts and night ECC shifts.
• Opportunity to continue developing ECC skills while working with a trusted, experienced day team.
• Example rota:
  • 1 week on nights, 1 week off, 3 weeks on days, 1 week off
  • Night shifts: 6:45 PM – 8:15 AM
  • Day shifts: 8:30 AM – 6:45 PM (hospital shifts usually go until 7 PM)
• Perform surgeries, diagnostics, and manage inpatients independently.
• Work as the sole vet during Night shifts with RVN support.

Essential Technical Skills:

• Experienced in full patient management: consultation, diagnostics, treatment, hospitalisation.
• Surgical procedures: gastrotomy, enterotomy, splenectomy, cystotomy, GDV, wound management, limb/digit/tail amputation, fracture & spinal emergencies.
• Competent in ultrasound, radiography (A-FAST, T-FAST, EPIC), endoscopy, blood gas analysis, CPR, and perfusion management.

Responsibilities:

• Consultations for new patients and inpatients.
• Diagnostic investigations and reporting results promptly.
• Surgical interventions and stabilisation for surgery if indicated.
• Accurate clinical record keeping, client communication, and confident case management as sole vet with RVN support.
• Ensure high-quality care for all admitted patients until fit for discharge.

Preferred Skills (Not Essential):

• Advanced surgical procedures: liver lobectomy, GI stapling, nephrectomy, adrenalectomy, orthopaedic surgery.
• Advanced ophthalmology, endoscopy, echocardiography.
• Official veterinarian status preferred.

Personal Qualities:

• Collaborative, flexible, empathetic, and kind.
• Strong communicator and problem-solver, organised and able to multi-task.
• Enjoys both surgery and clinical work, committed to exceptional patient care.
• Positive, good-humoured, and supportive team member.

Facilities:

• Purpose-built theatres, wards, consult rooms, central patient hub.
• Advanced equipment: endoscopy, bronchoscope, ultrasound (Philips Epiq Elite), AGFA digital radiography, CT scanner.
• Extensive surgical instrumentation: suction, stapling devices, AO sets, electrosurgery.
• Spacious staff areas and well-equipped kitchens.

Rewards & Benefits:

• Salary up to £75,000, quarterly bonus, RCVS fees paid.
• CPD funded (£3,500/year + 5 paid CPD days).
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rated for hybrid rota), loyalty scheme up to 30 days.
• Birthday off, workplace pension, wellbeing package, discounted pet care.
• Cyclescheme & Techscheme.