Senior Veterinary Surgeon

Our fabulous senior vet at Putney is off to explore the world! This has created an opening for a veterinary surgeon to step into a senior position and explore the ins and outs of Goddard Putney!


Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:


The salary band for this 3-day week position inclusive of weekend rotation is £48,195 to £63,495 (£63,000 to £83,000 FTE) depending on prior experience, and development within the role.

We would be more than happy to explore an additional day in the region if you were looking for a 4-day week.


As a Goddard Vet, you’ll benefit from:


- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays pro rata
- Generous relocation assistance
- CPD budget every year
- 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year pro rata
- Flexible working options
- Private Medical Insurance
- Colleague introduction reward
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
- Professional membership fees covered
- Shopping discounts
- Generous colleague discounts
- Petplan 20% colleague discount


About the role


The rota for this position is Monday to Wednesday, overlapping on Wednesdays with our amazing vet Raquel who has all the enthusiasm you could wish for in a support colleague, in addition to the incredible nursing support team who make the practice what it is!

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Your rota is inclusive of a 1:3 branch Saturday and 1:10 hospital Sunday rotation, plus 1 bank holiday per year.

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Our Putney practice location has a true London ‘village’ feel, just a short walk from the River Thames, Putney High Street, and Putney Station. It is situated at the end of a beautiful Victorian high street with a true café culture atmosphere.

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The clients at Putney are amazing, incredibly bonded to the team and are largely insured.

You will be fully supported by a dedicated regional manager, and our 24-hour Stone Lion hospital that is just a 15-minute drive away, where you can refer more complex cases, and who also provide our OOH services.

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You will also have additional clinical support from our integral regional head vet Julie, who has a wealth of clinical and management knowledge to pass on.

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About us

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In 2022 we celebrated our 70th anniversary and have 46 branches, 3 hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors, communicating real time updates, taking polls with live Q&A’s to ensure we're making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all our new starters.

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If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!