About the Role
Armac Veterinary Group is offering a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover post for a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon, starting in January 2027. The role is part-time, 30 hours per week, and brings together consultations, ECC work and inpatient care in a setting that supports a broad clinical caseload.
You'll be based within a two-site small animal practice in Bury and Bolton, with a busy 24-hour A&E hospital in Bury. The role includes no out-of-hours and no sole charge, with flexibility considered for the right candidate, including possible school-hour patterns.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide small animal consultations, preventative healthcare and ECC work.
- Deliver inpatient care as part of the daily caseload.
- Take part in occasional surgical days if you would like to, with this remaining optional.
- Work alongside experienced colleagues in a supportive, collaborative team.
- Contribute to weekend cover on a 1 in 6 rota, with weekend hours paid in addition.
Requirements
- RCVS registration as a Veterinary Surgeon.
- Good all-round clinical experience.
- Experience with routine consultations, preventative healthcare and ECC work.
- Confidence performing routine surgical procedures if joining the surgical rota.
- Strong communication and client care skills.
- Empathy, compassion and professionalism.
- A collaborative approach to teamworking.
Benefits
- Salary up to £55,000 for 30 hours, dependent on experience.
- 12-month fixed-term contract, maternity cover.
- Part-time hours, 30 hours per week across Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
- Shift patterns of 8:00am to 6:30pm, 9:00am to 7:30pm, or 10:00am to 8:30pm.
- 1 in 6 weekends, with shifts of 8:00am to 7:00pm or 10:00am to 8:00pm.
- Flexible working arrangements considered, including potential school-hour patterns.
- No out-of-hours.
- No sole charge.
- 6.6 weeks holiday, including bank holidays.
- £1,750 annual CPD allowance.
- Health Cash Plan covering a wide range of health and wellbeing treatments.
- RCVS membership paid.
- Two additional professional memberships paid.
- VDS cover.
- Discounted veterinary fees.
- My Perks employee discounts, cashback and rewards scheme.
- Octopus Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria.
- CPD and career development support.
- Company sick pay.
About the Practice
Armac Veterinary Group is an RCVS-accredited, two-site small animal practice based in Bury and Bolton, with a busy 24-hour A&E hospital in Bury. The practice has a broad clinical caseload and supports both routine and emergency care.
The team includes 14 Veterinary Surgeons, including several certificate holders, 20 RVNs, Student Veterinary Nurses and Animal Care Assistants, plus 13 dedicated support team members. The hospital facilities include digital radiography, ultrasound and an in-house laboratory. Armac Veterinary Group is part of the VetPartners family.
