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Linnaeus Veterinary Surgeon - Maternity Cover in Northampton, United Kingdom
Veterinary Surgeon (Fixed Term Contract – 12 months)
Location: Northampton
Hours: 40 hours per week | 1:4 Saturdays (5-hours) | No OOH
Practice: Spinney Vets
Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum depending on experience
Relocation: Up to £5,000 available
Spinney Vets in Northampton are looking for a friendly and confident Veterinary Surgeon to join our established team on a 12-month fixed term contract, with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate.
This is a great opportunity to join a genuinely supportive team where collaboration is encouraged, clinical development is valued, and your voice and ideas are welcomed.
Working within a well-equipped, high-tech general practice, you’ll see a varied and interesting caseload that allows you to continue building clinical confidence while exploring areas of professional interest. Whether that’s developing surgical skills, expanding medical knowledge, or pursuing further certification, the team will support you in growing your career.
Why join us?
• Flexible 40-hour week with no out-of-hours and only one half-day Saturday per month
• Work alongside an experienced clinical team including two surgery certificate holders
• Additional vets currently working towards medicine and exotics certificates
• Colleagues with special interests in dentistry, rabbit medicine, ophthalmology and dermatology
• Excellent facilities including Doppler ultrasound, digital x-ray (including dental), multiple endoscopy systems, HT Vista monitoring, and an in-house laboratory
• Collaborative case discussion and knowledge sharing across the team
• Modern systems and workflows designed to reduce admin and maximise time with patients and clients
The team and practice
You’ll be joining a friendly and collaborative team of Veterinary Surgeons, Nurses, Patient Care Assistants and Customer Care colleagues who work closely together to deliver excellent patient care.
Spinney Vets operates across two large RCVS GP-accredited branches, both well equipped and designed to support high-quality clinical work. The practice performs a wide range of procedures including orthopaedics, endoscopy, laparoscopy and more advanced routine soft tissue surgeries such as BOAS procedures.
Professional development is actively encouraged. Our nursing team is also expanding its clinical responsibilities, enabling the whole practice team to work to their full potential and provide the best possible care to patients.
Northampton is a vibrant town with excellent road and rail connections, placing London and Birmingham within around an hour. The surrounding area offers beautiful countryside, country parks and charming villages, ideal for dog walking, cycling and weekend adventures.
The town itself also offers a lively social scene with a wide range of restaurants, cafés and pubs, alongside good schools and community amenities, making it a fantastic location for both young professionals and families.
What we’re looking for
• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon
• Confident with routine consultations and general surgery
• A collaborative team player who enjoys sharing knowledge and learning from colleagues
• Strong communication skills with clients and colleagues
• An interest in developing clinical interests and pursuing further training
A minimum of 2 years UK experience is advantageous but not essential.
Benefits
5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
RCVS and VDS fees paid
External CPD funded
Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
Career progression opportunities
Staff discount schemes
Life Assurance
Enhanced sickness pay
Enhanced equal family leave
E-car salary sacrifice scheme
Employer contribution pension scheme
Wellness program including:
Employee assistance program
Eyecare voucher scheme
Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
Recruitment referral reward scheme
Certificates encouraged and funded
Relocation package available
About us
Spinney Vets is made up of two large branches, recently refurbished. The main branch is equipped with everything you would expect, including new ultrasound, endoscopy, digital x-ray and laparoscopy, alongside being equipped for orthopaedic surgery and having two wonderful surgical certificate holders on the team. We welcome applications from those with specific interests and are supportive of further studies. Northampton is a large town with great road and rail links to both London and Birmingham within one hour. There is beautiful countryside on the doorstep, the town itself is surrounded by pretty villages with an abundance of country parks and pleasant places for dog walking, running, hiking, or cycling. The local area has a wide range of great pubs and restaurants that the team often enjoy together.
We would love to hear from you to consider being part of our continued success in creating a loving and caring service that goes above and beyond for our patients and build for the future of the veterinary profession.
Spinney Lodge 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.
If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Joanne in the recruitment team joanne.gray@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
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