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Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon

Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum (D.O.E.)

Location: Blacks Veterinary Practice, Dudley, West-Midlands

Job Type: Permanent, full-time (open to 35hrs plus)

Hours:40 hours per week, 1:10 full weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and 1:5 Saturdays with time back in Lieu

Are you a friendly, enthusiastic team player looking for an amazing opportunity?

Are you confident in all areas including consults, surgery and dentistry? Then this might be just the role for you…

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our team at Blacks Vets. This role will be mainly based at Dudley but may require cover at our branches when required.

Here at Blacks Vets, we have a proven track record of producing talent in a variety of disciplines from graduates to certificate holders, to branch management, leadership, and director roles. As a progressive, growing and highly successful practice, we are always on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our award-winning friendly team, at our accredited Veterinary Hospital in Dudley and our surrounding local branches (on the edge of the West Midlands, but all within 30 mins of Birmingham City Centre). Not only do we have great clinical facilities, we also have a spacious break room - including posh coffees!

We have a dedicated night team on site that covers all OOH work. Our last appointment is at 6.30pm during weekdays, and weekend work is shared fairly amongst the team on a rota basis - with time back in lieu the following week.

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

About us

We are a small animal, first opinion and referral practice with a strong vet team of 16 including 7 Certificate holders, plus a further 6 Vets currently studying. These include cardiology, dermatology, medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, and surgery - soft tissue and orthopaedic. We would also happily support you with any current or future certificate studies both financially and clinically. You will also work closely with our amazing team of experienced nurses, including our overnight nursing team! Plus, we can give you access to referral centres for future development and caseload exposure.

Our practices have access to state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment - including CT, a fully equipped dental suite (dental training available) and 12 operating theatres. Our size, insured base, and varied caseload mean we can support a range of skill sets and continued professional development aspirations.

With over 50 year’s experience, we pride ourselves on being family vets for family pets. We have constantly pushed the boundaries on delivering the highest pet care through the calibre and qualifications of our Vets and Nurses and through the friendliness and professionalism of our Client Care teams. 

Don’t just take our word for it

If you are a Veterinary Surgeon, considering new opportunities in 2025, please get in touch for an informal chat with us and to find out more. We are always happy for prospective associates to come and visit our practices/hospital site for a tour, and an in-person chat.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Program which is available for everyone.

To apply, please complete the quick application form below. Alternatively, for more information please contact Lissa at [email protected] or call 07523268918.

Salary Value:£65,000 per annum;

Salary Description:Salary up to depending on experience;

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 or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]