Job Description
What if you could spend your day doing gold-standard feline care, without the chaos, the compromises, or the corporate checklist?
This leading feline only practice just outside Durham is offering exactly that! They are looking for an experienced like-minded vet who’s ready to make the move into something more meaningful.
No barking dogs. No 10-minute conveyor belt consults. No endless targets. Just the time, tools, and team to do brilliant veterinary work with cats, and cats alone.
They’ve been doing this for 16 years. Independently owned, fiercely feline-focused, and proud to be ISFM Gold Standard. They’ve built a reputation across the region ( check out their 5 reviews on Google ) for treating cats with insight, care, and respect.
So, what makes them different?
You’ll join a warm, skilled team led by owners and lead vet surgeons Dr Sarah Middleton and Dr Paul Proctor. Their nurses are trained in cat behaviour, their reception area is stress controlled and thoughtfully designed, and the clients genuinely want the best for their pets with many travelling from afar, and all of them value what they do.
This practice has a real ‘family feel’ about it where everyone pulls together when there’s work, and relaxes when it’s time. Without the shackles of a large vet group, decisions can be made quickly, and ideas are encouraged.
They invest in the tools that matter:
* Digital and dental x-ray.
* In-house IDEXX and Woodley labs.
* Ultrasound, endoscopy, BP and multiparameter monitoring.
* Raised tables, calming scents, Feliway, and space.
Appointments are 15–30 minutes, with time between to think, call clients back, and work things up properly. This isn’t just kinder for the cats, it’s better for you too.
Their rota is designed for a work life balance, not burnout:
* Full time is 4 days.
* Part time is 2–3 days.
* No weekends. No bank holidays. No OOH’s.
* They share the occasional 10pm inpatient check, but that’s as heavy as it gets.
What’s in it for you?
* Salary based on experience.
* £1500 CPD + 5 paid days. We invest in you as its mutually beneficial.
* 5 weeks holiday, plus bank holidays.
* Wellbeing support.
* Generous pet discount.
* Paid RCVS + VDS.
* A genuinely supportive team, every day.
They are 10 mins from Durham City, 15 mins from the sea, and a short drive from forests and areas of outstanding natural beauty for an abundance of fresh air. Enjoy your weekends again.
So, if you're ready to escape the ordinary, treat cats the way they deserve and take your vet career somewhere extraordinary then please get in touch.
Send your CV, don’t worry if it’s not up to date. We can’t get the whole story in a job ad so ask any questions. I’ll answer honestly, no hard sell.
Let’s give cats the care they need, and give you the job you’ve earned.