Job Description
A large, well-equipped small animal hospital on the Hampshire/South Coast is looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join a long-standing, collaborative clinical team delivering first-opinion and referral-level care.
The facility is comprehensive: ultrasound, radiography, dental imaging, endoscopy, laparoscopy, ICU equipment, full internal laboratory with dedicated technicians, an ophthalmology referral service, and regular visiting orthopaedic expertise. This is a hospital with the depth of resource to work cases up properly and develop clinical skills meaningfully.
The area offers a genuinely exceptional lifestyle — coast, National Park, sailing, walking, and cycling all on the doorstep.
The key draws:
* Up to £83,000 DOE, inclusive of OOH contribution
* Varied caseload across soft-tissue surgery, orthopaedics, imaging, internal medicine, endoscopy, and laparoscopy
* 1–2 night shifts per month only — dedicated night team covers the rest
* 6 weeks holiday including bank holidays, with additional accrual over first 5 years
* Holiday purchase scheme — up to 2 extra weeks
* Extensive CPD allowance with strong certificate and advanced practitioner support
* Pension contributions and staff discount scheme
* Flexible rota discussed during recruitment
You'll need: RCVS registration, confidence across first-opinion consultations and surgery, and a willingness to contribute to a minimal OOH rota.