At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide exceptional care to small animals and build lasting client relationships.
- Company: Award-winning veterinary practice with a supportive, family-like culture.
- Benefits: Up to £60,000 salary, flexible hours, generous holiday, and CPD allowance.
- Other info: Enjoy a varied caseload and excellent career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and make a real difference in animal care.
- Qualifications: Experienced vet with solid clinical skills and a friendly approach.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 60000 £ per year.
Experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon Marks Farm, The Broadway, Essex, England
Up to £60,000 FTE depending on experience
Part-time (approx. 30 hours per week)
Permanent position
Looking for a role where you’re truly supported, valued, and able to enjoy fantastic case continuity? We’re excited to welcome an enthusiastic and experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly, award-winning 6-vet team on a permanent basis. At our beautiful, rural, RCVS accredited practice, team happiness and high standards of patient care go hand-in-hand — and we’re proud to have built a supportive, family-like culture where everyone looks out for one another.
Why Join Us?
- A genuinely supportive, close-knit culture
- Long-standing clients and excellent case continuity
- The opportunity to follow cases through and build strong relationships
- Access to visiting specialists in medicine, imaging, cardiology, and ophthalmology
- Excellent facilities, including a new dental suite with dental x-ray at our Dunmow branch, in-house labs, theatres, ultrasound and x-ray
- No two days are the same — you’ll enjoy a varied caseload with a mix of consulting and operating.
The Role
This is a general practice role suited to a capable all-rounder who enjoys variety. You’ll be:
- Seeing a wide range of GP cases
- Comfortable with routine consultations and surgery
- Occasionally working in sole charge (with support always available from our other branch)
- Working closely with a collaborative, experienced team
Salary up to £60,000 FTE depending on experience
Who We’re Looking For
We’d love to hear from you if you are:
- A friendly, approachable vet who enjoys being part of a team
- A confident all-round GP vet with solid clinical skills
- Hardworking, proactive, and dependable
- Someone who values continuity of care and building client relationships
This role is ideally suited to an experienced vet, but we remain open to those earlier in their career who have built a strong foundation.
Work-Life Balance
We know how important balance is, and we’re proud to offer:
- Approx. 30 hours per week (part-time)
- We try to be as flexible as possible and are happy to discuss what works for you around commitments
- Standard day: 9am – 6:30/7pm, with one earlier finish each week
- No out of hours or on-call
- Shared weekend rota: max 1 in 5 Saturday & Sunday mornings (clients only)
Great Dunmow offers excellent transport links, including easy access to the A120, nearby M11, and London Stansted Airport just 6 minutes’ drive away, allowing our vets to maximise downtime thanks to quick, convenient travel options.
Our Culture
We truly believe our team is what makes us special. We’re friendly, supportive, and collaborative, with a strong focus on:
- Looking after each other
- Delivering the best possible patient care
- Creating an environment where everyone can thrive
Benefits
- 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays
- £1750 CPD Allowance per annum
- Health Cash Plan – offering a wide range of benefits for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
- RCVS Membership paid and two other membership subscriptions
- VDS cover
- Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
- Discounted veterinary fees
- My Perks – offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
- Cycle to Work scheme
- CPD/training support
- Company sick pay
- Annual pay reviews
- Focus on employee wellbeing
- Career progression opportunities
Join an Employer of the Year! VetPartners has been recognised for outstanding team culture and support. We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds. As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our people.
