Veterinary Surgeon

Veterinary Surgeon 
St Elmo Veterinary Centre

Location: Londonderry
Contract: Permanent | Part-time, 30 hours with a share in the weekend and on-call rota
Practice Type: First Opinion, Small Animal
Competitive Salary: From £45,000 (fte) Depending on Experience

Your opportunity to be a part of a supportive, improvement-focused team starts here!

At CVS, we put our colleagues first, giving you the support you need to provide the best possible care. From clinical to non-clinical challenges, you'll always have the resources and teams alongside you. We'll be your biggest supporter – it's in our nature.

With market-leading learning, on-the-job training, and collaboration with skilled colleagues, you'll have the tools to grow—whether you're building confidence early in your career or looking to deepen your expertise. From advancing in your current role to exploring new leadership or specialist pathways, we provide the support and opportunities to help you achieve your goals

Life at St Elmo Veterinary Centre

This role is part-time, 30 hours a week across 3 days. It includes a share in the weekend rota which is covering up to two weekends across a year as well as one on-call night shift every three weeks – this is a sleep-in shift based out of St Elmo, providing support to the surrounding practices across the area.

St Elmo Veterinary Centre is a welcoming first-opinion, small animal practice based in Londonderry, offering a great blend of city convenience and access to the stunning landscapes of the North West. With beautiful coastal routes, surrounding countryside and local amenities all within easy reach, the practice enjoys an excellent location while maintaining a strong community feel and loyal client base. The practice's Healthy Pet Club Advanced scheme also enables strong continuity of care through follow-up consultations, helping teams build lasting relationships with clients and their pets.

Supported by a close-knit team of three vets, four nurses, and a student nurse, St Elmo provides a collaborative working environment focused on delivering high-quality patient care. The practice benefits from visiting certificate holders in orthopaedics and cardiology, helping to expand the range of cases managed locally.

Our facilitates include an in-house laboratory, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, and much more, and alongside being an ISFM Silver Cat Friendly Practice, St Elmo is committed to providing a positive experience for all clients, patients, and colleagues.

About you

We're looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our St Elmo team. Working within a culture where clinicians are empowered to make the best decisions, where improvement is encouraged and where best practice is shared, you will be:

• Driven by shared passion to provide the best possible care to animals, you're committed to delivering outstanding care to support our patients and their owners.

• Confident in your clinical skills, you'll be able to take the lead on surgical and medical cases, and carry out diagnostic investigations with precision.

• Keen to develop, you're committed to gaining further confidence in clinical skills so that you can manage or lead on different case types

• A natural mentor and team player, you'll enjoy supporting and inspiring all colleagues to help them thrive.

• Client care comes naturally to you, you know how to create a positive, reassuring experience that builds trust and long-lasting relationships.

• As an experienced vet, you'll bring a strong level of clinical autonomy and be comfortable handling a varied caseload, offering guidance to the wider team and contributing to shaping clinical standards.

The benefits

At CVS, we know that care for our patients starts with dedicated people like you. That's why we invest in your growth and your future. When you join our team, you'll receive:

• RCVS & VDS fees paid in full

• Generous CPD allowance, BSAVA library access, 450+ courses, and fully funded postgraduate qualifications (CertAVP, PgCert) with tuition, exams, and study leave covered

• Up to 33 days holiday (with option to buy/sell)

• Relocation package and visa fees covered (where applicable)

• Access to Vet Oracle telemedicine specialists, Advanced Clinical Services Network and Regional Clinical Leads for case support and mentoring

• Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and enhanced family leave policies

• Staff pet care discounts – 50% off services, MiPet food and medications

Join us at CVS

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.

Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line-manager check-ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health.

Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support with all aspects relating to the smooth running of each practice.

We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi-million-pound improvement fund.