Mixed Veterinary Surgeon

About the Role

Join Greenside Veterinary Practice as a Mixed Veterinary Surgeon in the Scottish Borders, where you’ll work 4 days per week on a permanent basis with a manageable 1:5 out-of-hours rota. This role offers the genuine work-life balance many practices promise but rarely deliver—the team actively encourages discussion about your preferences and special interests, and actually accommodates them.

You’ll split your time between farm work (with a solid agricultural client base), companion animal consulting, and surgical cases. The practice has invested in modern equipment and benefits from a full referral support network including specialist vets, nurses, and physiotherapists on site. Out-of-hours cover is properly supported with a dedicated nurse on call alongside the vet, and there’s no routine weekend consulting to worry about.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide mixed animal veterinary care across a balanced caseload of farm and small animal work
• Participate in surgical procedures, consulting clinics, and farm visits according to practice schedule
• Contribute to the 1:5 out-of-hours rota with nursing support provided
• Work collaboratively with the established team of veterinary surgeons, nurses, and physiotherapists
• Maintain clinical standards and engage with the Linnaeus CPD programme

Requirements

• Minimum 2+ years post-qualification veterinary experience
• Registered as a veterinary surgeon with the RCVS
• Confidence and competence in mixed animal practice (small animal and farm)
• Strong communication skills and ability to work within a supportive team environment
• Willingness to engage in continuing professional development

Benefits

• Leave: 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays, plus additional Birthday Leave
• Professional Development: CPD allowance, 4 days annually to attend events, access to Linnaeus CPD Programme including certificate holder level courses, and extensive free online CPD resources
• Fees & Registration: RCVS and VDS fees paid by the practice
• Financial & Security: Life Assurance, enhanced sickness pay, enhanced equal family leave
• Wellbeing Package: Employee assistance programme, eyecare vouchers, free annual flu jab, cycle to work scheme
• Additional Perks: Staff discount schemes, e-car salary sacrifice scheme, recruitment referral rewards
• Career Support: Clear career progression opportunities within Linnaeus

About the Practice

Greenside Veterinary Practice is a well-established mixed animal practice based in St Boswells, Scottish Borders, with a strong farm client base and quality companion animal component. The main site is well-equipped with modern facilities and benefits from a dedicated on-site referral team including specialist veterinary surgeons, nurses, and physiotherapists. As part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the practice combines independent thinking with access to a global network of specialists and resources.

Linnaeus is the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world, driven by purpose rather than short-term profits. The culture emphasises genuine support for staff wellbeing, career development, and work-life balance—not just as policy, but in practice.