Lead Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Are you a motivated Veterinary Surgeon looking to take the next step in your career? If so, Easipetcare Kettering may have just the role for you. We’re seeking a Clinical Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join our progressive and supportive practice. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping clinical standards, mentoring colleagues, and collaborating with an engaged and forward-thinking team. As Clinical Lead, you will be surgically competent and passionate about driving clinical growth while delivering outstanding patient care and client experiences. We’re offering relocation support of £5000, as well as a welcome bonus of up to £5000 (pro rata) for new hires!

What will be required of you?

• Assisting our new Director of Practice to ensure the practice thrives
• Maintain your own clinical workload to the highest standards
• Mentor and develop our junior clinicians
  
  

The rota

 

We’re looking for a candidate that can commit to a full-time role. This would require you to work 40 hours per week, over 4 days. You’ll be required to join our shared Saturday rota which is 1 in 3 (09:00 – 12:00) with time given back in lieu. There’s no out of hours or on-call duties required in this position.

About Our Practice

Our Kettering team is composed of 1 Clinical Director, 2 vets, 5 RVNs and 1 SVN. We have all the kit that you’d come to expect. We have digital X-ray, ultrasound, multiparameter monitors and we have a brand-new dental X-ray coming our way! Easipetcare Kettering is a part of a wider group known as Sampson Park Vet Group, which also would give you access to a wider network of highly skilled clinicians.

An excellent place to live and work

Located on a busy Kettering retail park in the heart of town, our practice benefits from strong footfall, free parking, excellent transport links, a vibrant local community, and easy access to the surrounding Northamptonshire countryside, making it an ideal place to work and live.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
  
  

Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline

Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme
  
  

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees
  
  

Colleague Benefits

• Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Up to £70,000 (DOE)