At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide top-notch care for small animals with full clinical freedom and support.
- Company: A friendly, independent practice in a charming market town with a focus on community.
- Benefits: Earn up to £60,000, enjoy flexible hours, and receive exclusive discounts.
- Other info: Enjoy regular team outings and a genuine work-life balance.
- Why this job: Join a supportive team where your opinions matter and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Experienced vet skilled in medicine and surgery, ready for a collaborative environment.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 60000 £ per year.
This is a light, spacious and beautifully located standalone small animal practice in Cheshire, sitting in the heart of a characterful market town surrounded by stunning countryside and within easy reach of Manchester. Owner‑led, independently run and certified as an Autism Friendly Surgery — this is a practice that genuinely thinks about the environment it creates for both its team and its clients.
The owner is an experienced RVN with a wealth of clinical knowledge and interests spanning wound management, radiography and surgery, and is on hand day to day to make decisions quickly and with the input of the whole team. Clinical freedom is real here, not aspirational — vets are trusted to treat patients with the best care possible without being second‑guessed at every turn.
The team consists of three vets including two highly experienced clinicians and one more recent graduate with a special interest in exotics, alongside three RVNs, one SVN and two receptionists. The practice has digital X-ray, ultrasound, blood pressure monitoring and full in‑house laboratory facilities. CPD and certificate study are actively supported.
You will be working across a varied small animal caseload, carrying out medicine and surgical procedures with complete clinical freedom and the support of an experienced team around you. The practice has a vet with a special interest in exotics so there is variety across species if that appeals. Full and part time hours are available with genuine flexibility on the rota — ideally Monday, Wednesday and Thursday but open to discussion. One in four Saturday mornings from 9am to 12 noon. No out of hours. No Sundays.
Up to £60,000 FTE depending on experience. Contributory pension scheme. Paid RCVS and VDS memberships. Exclusive company discounts and rewards. Regular team days out. A genuinely supportive, friendly environment with real clinical freedom and an owner who is accessible and decisive.
An experienced vet competent in both medicine and surgical procedures, who values clinical freedom, enjoys being part of a close‑knit community practice and wants a working pattern that fits around life as well as work. Someone who appreciates a practice where opinions are genuinely taken on board and decisions are made quickly.
To find out more, contact Iain at GVC for a confidential conversation.
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