Veterinary Surgeon

About Us

Colne Valley Vets has been part of the Colchester community for 75 years. We have an interesting and varied small animal and exotics caseload. The ideal candidate will be confident with routine surgeries and consults, additional interests are welcome, and we are always happy to encourage further studies. Participation in the exotic’s caseload is not essential, but if this is an area of interest it can certainly be explored. Colchester is a historic market town with lovely surrounding countryside, 25 minutes to the coast and just 45 minutes by train into London.

Our Colchester practice benefits from five dedicated consulting rooms, a separate exotics ward, full x-ray and ultrasound facilities, 3 different types of endoscopes, a dedicated surgical theatre and much more! We also have a branch practice in Wivenhoe offering consults. We have a large and experienced team of 12 Vets and 13 Nurses who work extremely well together. Colne Valley Vets is a very enjoyable place to work and each and every team member is valued for their skills and ideas. We believe we provide an extremely friendly environment for our patients and clients, putting them at the heart of everything that we do.

The Role

We are seeking a confident, primary care Vet to join our small animal clinic in Colchester!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent full-time vet to join us at our purpose-built small animal practice in Colchester 

4-day week with an additional Friday off every six weeks. 1:6 Saturday morning rota and no out-of-hours.

The Package

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave 

• Relocation package 

• RCVS and VDS fees paid 

• External CPD funded 

• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program 

• Career progression opportunities 

• Staff discount schemes 

• Life Assurance 

• Enhanced sickness pay 

• Enhanced equal family leave 

• E-car salary sacrifice scheme 

• Employer contribution pension scheme 

• Recruitment referral reward scheme 

• Wellness program including: 

• Employee assistance program 

• Eyecare voucher scheme 

• Free annual Flu jab 

• Cycle to work scheme 

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this community gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts.

We would love to hear from you, please contact Nataliejay.shoemark@linnaeusgroup.co.uk if you have any questions about the role or to apply, please complete the application form by clicking the Apply button.