Veterinary Surgeon

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Job Title: Night Veterinary Surgeon

Location: My Pets Vets, Manchester, Leigh

Hours: 10 nights per month hour shift working 6.30 pm-8.30 am

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 per annum (Depending on experience)

Love the buzz of ECC? Step into a role where every shift brings purpose, challenge, and opportunity to make a life-saving difference

If you're looking for a role that's fast-paced, endlessly rewarding, and deeply impactful, where every shift counts, come join us

Why join us?

• Varied caseload, allowing you to solve complex cases, giving you the opportunity to continually develop and grow
• Able to confidently deliver high-quality clinical care with a dedicated, tight-knit emergency team with a range of experience.
• You will have the dedicated support from our nurse and PCA team, veterinary
• This is a great opening for anyone looking for flexibility. A working schedule with dedicated time off to help you recharge and maintain career satisfaction and personal wellbeing.
• Well-equipped hospital with all the latest tools and a highly skilled nursing team to help deliver the best care possible.
• Supportive team culture where we value collaboration, open communication, and looking out for each other.
• Enjoy a pet-friendly environment – employees are welcome to bring their pets to work.

The team

We're a busy first opinion small animal hospital in Leigh, between Manchester and Liverpool. We have a friendly, forward thinking team and we and encourages career progression through various CPD avenues, many of our current staff have or are participating in certificates and further training. We deeply care about providing outstanding patient and client care.

We have good-quality ultrasound machines with modern bronchoscope and gastroscope as well as biochemistry, haematology, blood gas analysis machine and SediVue.

We also are and hold:

• RCVS accredited hospital status
• Half an hour from central Manchester and Liverpool train station and Airport
• Nurse training centre
• Gold cat friendly status and Silver rabbit friendly status
• Several certificate holders and RCVS Advanced Practitioners on site
• Onsite hydrotherapy and rehabilitation centre with physiotherapist
• Class IV laser therapy
• Good quality ultrasound machine
• Direct radiography
• 7 consult rooms separate dog/cat/rabbit/ICU and isolation kennels

most of all a friendly cooperative team working with in a growing practice

What we're looking for

• Perform emergency surgeries with confidence and care providing veterinary care to inpatients and emergencies overnight.
• Stablise critically ill or injured animals, adjust treatment medications or support care as required.
• The ability to explain diagnoses prognoses, and treatment options to worried pet owners during emergencies and treat medical or surgical conditions
• Confident with a busy practice with surgical and medical experience working in an ECC setting and sole charge.
• A team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and remains calm under pressure.
• A collaborative can-do attitude that helps maintain a positive team culture and excellent client care relationship.

What we offer

Relocation support

RCVS and VDS fees paid

Employer contribution pension scheme

Life assurance

E-car salary sacrifice scheme

Enhanced equal family leave

Extensive internal and funded external CPD

My Pets 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.

All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about My Pets Vets, Linnaeus or the role please contact Paige Lyne at

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars. Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people. Why Linnaeus? - We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets - We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet - We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion - We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one. We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team