Equine Veterinary Surgeon - Hertfordshire
Full Time | Independent Practice | Salary circa £63,000 DOE | 1:5 OOHs | Beautiful Rural Location

Looking for an equine vet job with real clinical freedom, a supportive team and proper work–life balance? You'll be a perfect fit at this well-established, independent equine-only veterinary practice in Hertfordshire, where you’ll work interesting cases, enjoy autonomy, and be part of a genuinely friendly and sociable team.

If you’re an experienced Equine Veterinary Surgeon who enjoys orthopaedics, ambulatory work and mentoring others — this could be the perfect next step!

Why Join?

The team of 4.5 FTE vets, 2 RVNs and 4 support staff provide a complete range of at-the-yard and clinic-based services to their lovely, longstanding client base and their horses. They have a purpose-built clinic with extensive facilities including:

• 3 stables
• Surgical suite
• Treatment room with stocks and areas for lameness assessments
• Full range of modern diagnostic treatment including objective gait analysis system

This is an integral role providing routine, advanced and emergency services alongside senior and associate veterinary surgeons. You'll see a broad range of leisure horses, sports horses, thoroughbreds and the occasional donkey. The clinical cases seen in this role are varied and wherever possible allocated according to your areas of interest. You'll have the full clinical freedom to work up cases, pass on internally, or refer to an external hospital as you see fit.

Essential Skills:

• Particular interest in orthopaedic work but skilled in all areas of first opinion/ambulatory clinical work
• The ability to provide more involved procedures (can be poor performance/lameness, internal medicine, minor surgical/dental, anaesthesia, pre-purchase examination or a combination of these)
• Experience in stud work very advantageous
• Enjoys involvement in mentoring less experienced veterinary surgeons and nurses in the development of skills
• Confident staff and client communication
• Ability to work collaboratively and proactively within a team

Rota:

• Full-time, 5 days a week
• Part-time applications considered
• 1 in 5 weeknight on-call
• 1 in 5 weekends on-call

Benefits:

• Salary circa £63,000 DOE
• 22 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Generous CPD allowance
• Certificate support
• RCVS, VDS and BEVA fees
• Pension scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Open to visa sponsorship for the right candidate

For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Will on 01904 570056 or email to w.kovach-ward@purovets.com  

You can also WhatsApp me on 07851 060654 as I'm always happy to answer any questions you may have about our great opportunities!

To view all our vacancies, please visit https://purovets.com/veterinary-jobs/ 

And don't forget, if this position is of no interest to you but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on our details. We offer £250* for every successful candidate referral. *Terms and conditions apply.

Ref no: JOB-57028