Join Heanor Veterinary Clinic as an Experienced Veterinary Surgeon in Heanor, Derbyshire (DE75 7AH). This full-time or part-time role offers up to 40 hours per week with a Saturday morning rotation and a salary of up to £75,000 DOE (Pro Rata). Play a key role in clinical leadership, mentoring, and developing advanced surgical services in a modern, well-equipped small animal practice.
Requirements
A veterinary degree registrable with the RCVS.
Proven experience as a veterinary surgeon in a small animal practice.
Confidence in general practice and a willingness to mentor graduate vets and nurses.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
No specific minimum years of post-graduation experience are explicitly stated.
Skills & Responsibilities
Clinical Excellence & Surgery: Deliver exceptional patient and client care while helping to expand advanced surgical procedures in a well-equipped operating theatre.
Mentorship & Leadership: Support, coach, and mentor graduate veterinary surgeons and nursing staff to foster a positive and progressive team culture.
Practice Development: Play a key role in shaping clinical standards, practice growth, and future progression into Senior Vet or Clinical Director responsibilities.
Potential transition routes: People from experienced veterinary surgeon or locum vet roles may bring strong clinical skills and caseload management, alongside meeting RCVS registration and small animal practice requirements.
Job description
Up to £75,000 DOE (Pro Rata) | Full or Part-Time Hours (up to 40 hours per week) | Saturday Morning Rotation
Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon ready to take the next step in your career?
Whether you're already leading a clinical team or looking for a pathway toward a Senior Vet or Clinical Director position, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of a growing and ambitious small animal practice in Derbyshire.
Under new ownership, we're building a practice where clinical excellence, collaboration, and team wellbeing are at the heart of everything we do.
About the Practice
Located in the heart of Heanor, our standalone small animal clinic has recently been rebranded and offers a modern, well-equipped working environment. With a growing caseload and plans to expand our clinical services, including more advanced surgical procedures, there's plenty of opportunity to influence the direction of the practice.
Our facilities include:
Dedicated operating theatre
Multiparameter monitoring
Digital radiography
Dental radiography
Ultrasound
In-house laboratory (biochemistry and haematology)
Separate dog, cat and isolation wards
Meet the Team
You'll be joining a supportive and friendly team that genuinely enjoys working together and is committed to delivering exceptional patient and client care.
Our team includes:
A part-time experienced Vet Practice Owner with interests in ECC, surgery, soft tissue surgery and avian medicine
A Lead Nurse Practice Owner/manager, passionate about behaviour and fear-free practice.
An experienced nursing team including schedule 3 surgical experience and ECC backgrounds
A knowledgeable client care team with GP and ECC experience
A graduate veterinary surgeon currently undertaking GDP support
We're particularly keen to hear from vets who enjoy mentoring, coaching and helping develop less experienced colleagues.
The Opportunity
This position would suit a confident GP Veterinary Surgeon looking to:
Play a key role in shaping clinical standards and practice growth
Develop advanced surgical services
Support and mentor graduate vets and nurses
Build a positive and progressive team culture
Progress into Lead Vet or Clinical Director responsibilities in the future
We're looking for a proactive, approachable clinician with excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Investing in Our People
We are passionate about supporting professional development with training and development currently including:
RVN Ultrasound training
RVN Schedule 3 surgical qualifications
Behaviour and training certifications
Exotic anaesthesia and surgical experience
Dogs Trust Dog Friendly Clinic accreditation
Benefits of the location include:
Easy access to Shipley Country Park and the Peak District
Excellent transport links
Strong local community feel
Free on-site parking
Regular social events and team celebrations
And finally, you'll have the pleasure of meeting Ned, our Vet Practice Owner's lovable Labrador and unofficial wellbeing officer, who takes his morale-boosting duties very seriously. Ready to Make Your Mark?
If you're looking for a role where you can influence the future of a practice, develop your leadership skills and work alongside a supportive, ambitious team, we'd love to hear from you.
Location: DE75 7AH
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
