Join Walkden Vets for Pets in Greater Manchester as an Experienced Veterinary Surgeon. This full-time or part-time role offers a salary of up to £75,000 FTE depending on experience, with flexible working patterns to support work-life balance. You will handle a varied first-opinion caseload while contributing to a collaborative and supportive team environment.
Requirements
RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon
Experience managing a first-opinion veterinary caseload
Passionate about patient and client care
Confident communicator and effective team player
Skills & Responsibilities
Surgery and Consulting: Deliver high-quality consultations, routine surgeries, soft tissue procedures, and emergency care for pets.
Diagnostic Imaging: Utilize digital X-ray, ultrasound, and in-house laboratory equipment to diagnose medical conditions accurately.
Patient Care & Treatment: Provide comprehensive preventative healthcare, dentistry, medicine, and senior pet care.
Team Collaboration: Work alongside veterinary nurses and support staff to ensure exceptional patient outcomes and smooth clinic operations.
Potential transition routes: People from emergency veterinary or locum veterinary roles may bring strong clinical decision-making and surgical skills, alongside meeting RCVS registration requirements.
Job description
Full-Time or Part-Time | Salary up to £75,000 FTE, DOE
About Us
Join our friendly, growing team at Walkden Vets for Pets in Greater Manchester. Following an exciting rebrand, we're entering a new phase of development, investing in our people, facilities and future. We're proud of our supportive, collaborative culture and commitment to clinical excellence and exceptional patient care.
The Role
Enjoy a varied first-opinion caseload, using your consulting and surgical skills while building lasting client relationships.
We're looking for a Veterinary Surgeon who is:
Passionate about patient and client care
A confident communicator and team player
Keen to develop clinically, with certificate support available
Excited to contribute to our continued growth
Whether you're seeking greater flexibility or a new clinical challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
Our Team
You'll join an experienced, welcoming team comprising:
Two Veterinary Surgeons, one undertaking a Medicine Certificate and one holding a Feline Medicine Certificate
An experienced Head Nurse with an interest in anaesthesia and introducing Schedule 3 procedures, alongside two RVNs
An experienced Veterinary Care Assistant
Three Client Care Advisors
A Practice Manager with over 10 years' service
We value teamwork, shared knowledge and supporting one another.
Clinical Caseload and Facilities
Our varied caseload includes consultations, preventative healthcare, medicine, dentistry, neutering, soft tissue surgery, diagnostic imaging, senior pet care and emergencies.
Our facilities include:
Digital X-ray and ultrasound
In-house laboratory with Sedivue and InVue
Multiparameter monitoring and dedicated theatre
Separate dog and cat wards, isolation ward and nurse consultation room
We're introducing dental X-ray and supporting further ultrasound training. Regular clinical meetings, lunch-and-learns and in-house training support ongoing development.
Flexible Working
Full-time and part-time applications are welcome. We're happy to discuss a working pattern that supports your work-life balance.
Why Walkden?
Located on Ellesmere Retail Park, around eight miles from Manchester city centre, we're well connected to Bolton, Salford and Worsley. Enjoy nearby green spaces, retail and dining options, plus free on-site parking.
What We Offer
Salary up to £75,000 FTE, depending on experience
Flexible working and excellent work-life balance
Generous CPD allowance and certificate support
Paid RCVS, VDS and one additional professional membership
Contributory pension and colleague discounts
Supportive team and genuine career development opportunities
If you're looking for a practice where you'll feel valued, supported and encouraged to grow, apply today and join the future of Walkden Vets for Pets.
Location: M28 3EE
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!
