Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon seeking a role in a state-of-the-art hospital environment? This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy, family-run 24/7 hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire with a large, supportive team, advanced facilities, and scope to develop your clinical interests, including ophthalmology.

Key Details

• Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

• Role: Permanent Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

• Salary: Dependent on experience (up to £60,000 DOE)

• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week

• Weekends: 1 in 4 weekends (10-hour shifts Sat & Sun, no sole charge, ECC, 30-min sick pet consults, inpatient care)

• Certificates: £1,500 annual CPD allowance, certificate sponsorship fully supported

The Role

• Mix of consulting, inpatient care and some surgery (consult-focused vets welcome)

• Opportunity to develop specialisms – particularly ophthalmology, with scope to run clinics and procedure days supported by referrals from 19 feeder practices

• Supported by certificate holders in Surgery, Medicine and Dentistry

• Structured in-house CPD/clinical development team to help you progress

The Ideal Candidate

• RCVS-registered Veterinary Surgeon with strong UK small animal experience

• Confident with medical cases, ECC, and inpatient care

• Suitable for:

  • Consult-focused vets

  • Experienced medical vets with imaging/complex case interests

  • Vets with ophthalmology background/interest (significant referral demand)

• Not suitable for: newly qualified vets or those requiring extensive in-house training

About the Hospital
This RCVS-accredited 24/7 hospital has a team of 70 colleagues including 15 vets, and provides both primary care and referral-level services across West Yorkshire. Facilities include:

• Advanced procedures: Oesophageal tubes, chest drains, peritoneal drains, urinary catheters, TFAST/AFAST, endoscopy, negative pressure wound therapy, transfusion medicine

• Caseloads: Emergency surgeries (caesareans, pyometra, enterotomy/enterectomy), Addisonian crises, DKA, severe pancreatitis cases

• Equipment:

  • Full in-house lab (Procyte, Catalyst Dx, EPOC, Coags)

  • CT scanner

  • Digital X-ray, advanced ultrasound with Doppler

  • Dental X-ray with CR7 developer

  • Flexible and rigid scopes, video otoscope

  • Multiparameter monitors (ECG, SpO2, capnography, BP, temp)

  • Laparoscopy

  • Gen11 vessel sealing, Valleylab bipolar/monopolar, Ligaclips

  • E20 sterilisation system

Salary & Benefits

• Salary dependent on experience (DOE)

• £1,500 CPD allowance (with additional support for certificates)

• Certificate sponsorship encouraged

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays

• RCVS, VDS and professional memberships paid

• Strong support for clinical development and progression

• Opportunity to be part of a proactive, friendly team of 70 colleagues

Must Haves

• RCVS Registered (or soon to be)
• Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What Happens Next?

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