Veterinary Surgeon in Chapel en le Frith

Veterinary Surgeon at Victoria Veterinary Practice, Glossop. £40,000–£60,000 per annum, depending on experience | 4 days per week.

A role where you can genuinely make your mark. Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon looking for your next opportunity — somewhere your clinical skills are trusted, your ideas are welcomed, and you can continue to grow? At Victoria Veterinary Practice, we’re looking for a friendly, motivated Veterinary Surgeon to join our close-knit team across our Glossop and Chapel-en-le-Frith practices. We’re proud to be a well-established, forward-thinking practice with a strong connection to our local community. We want you to feel part of the team from day one, with the support, equipment and freedom to develop your career in a way that works for you.

Why Victoria Vets?

• Variety, autonomy and development: Every day is different. You’ll enjoy a varied caseload with the opportunity to work up interesting and complex cases, develop your clinical skills and make a real difference to your patients. Whether your passion lies in consulting, surgery, diagnostics or managing more complex cases, we’re keen to shape the role around your strengths, interests and career ambitions. You’ll have the autonomy to make clinical decisions, alongside a supportive team who are always happy to share knowledge and experience.
• Excellent facilities and clinical support: You’ll have access to modern diagnostic equipment, including Digital X-ray, Dental X-ray, in-house laboratory suite, recently upgraded ultrasound and endoscopy equipment, and a highly skilled and supportive nursing team. We also offer a range of additional services including acupuncture, physiotherapy and extensive nurse clinics. The practice is PSS scheme accredited and an ECC certificate holder.

Your week

This is a 4-day-per-week position, with weekends initially on a 1:7 rota, including Saturday morning consultations and inpatient duties. Typical shifts include:

• 2 × 9am–6pm consulting days
• 1 × 9am–7pm operations/inpatient day
• 1 × 8am–4pm second operations day

We’re happy to discuss how the role could work around your clinical interests and experience.

Meet the team

You’ll be joining a friendly, experienced team made up of 6 Veterinary Surgeons, 10 RVNs, 1 PCA, and 9 Client Care Associates across our two branches. We genuinely value teamwork, collaboration and mentorship, and we want everyone to have the opportunity to learn from one another and develop their skills.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Veterinary Surgeon who is:

• A supportive team player who enjoys working collaboratively
• Confident making clinical decisions and interpreting diagnostic results
• Comfortable managing a varied and occasionally complex caseload
• Able to explain clinical findings and treatment options clearly and compassionately to clients
• Adaptable and practical, with the ability to tailor treatment plans to individual patients
• Interested in developing their clinical skills and contributing to the continued growth of the practice
• Calm and confident when managing challenging situations

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who cares about doing the best for their patients, their clients and their colleagues.

Life at Victoria Vets

Victoria Veterinary Practice has been part of the Glossop community for over 40 years, with our Chapel-en-le-Frith practice serving the local community for more than 20 years. And when you’re not at work, you’ll be surrounded by the stunning Peak District — with fantastic opportunities for walking, cycling and getting outdoors right on your doorstep. Glossop also offers excellent transport links, with a direct train to Manchester taking around 30 minutes, while Sheffield is approximately a 50-minute drive from both sites. It’s a great place to build a career without giving up the lifestyle that comes with living somewhere beautiful.

What we offer

We want our people to feel valued, supported and able to build a long-term career with us. That’s why we offer:

• 5 weeks’ holiday, plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Relocation support
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced family leave
• Extensive internal and funded external CPD
• A supportive team and a genuine commitment to your professional development

Ready for your next step?

If you’re looking for a practice where you can develop your clinical skills, enjoy a varied caseload and become a valued member of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you. Come and join Victoria Veterinary Practice — where your experience is valued, your development matters, and you can make a real difference to the patients and clients we care for.

Victoria Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets. We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.