
Join a forward-thinking team in West Sussex where you'll enjoy Saturday mornings only, zero out-of-hours commitment, and genuine support for clinical development. Flexible working, a collaborative culture, and access to first opinion surgery and daytime emergencies await.
Saturday mornings on rota only; no out-of-hours or overnight on-call commitment
This is a full-time small animal first opinion position based across the Downland Veterinary Group clinics in West Sussex, primarily Bognor and Chichester. You'll work 40 hours per week with Saturday mornings on rota but no overnight or out-of-hours commitment. A consult-only option is also available for the right candidate.
You'll have access to a steady caseload including first opinion surgical cases and daytime emergencies alongside routine consultations. The practice is nestled between the stunning South Downs and the south coast, with direct train access to central London in 90 minutes and Gatwick within an hour. Flexible working patterns are designed to complement your lifestyle.
Downland Veterinary Group is part of inspiring vet care, the UK and Europe's leading veterinary care group operating over 900 practices and referral hospitals. The practice was established in 1947 and operates clinics across West Sussex in Bognor, Chichester, Selsey and Barnham.
All surgeries are extensively equipped with DR X-ray, dental X-ray, ultrasonography, laparoscopy, endoscopy, surgical theatres, capnography and in-house lab facilities. The West Sussex team includes 11 vets with specialist interests in dermatology, oncology, ECC and dentistry, plus certificate holders in orthopaedics, surgery, medicine, cardiology and imaging. Across the group, inspiring vet care has circa 30 veterinary surgeons, a nursing team of 70 and 50 support colleagues, with multiple nurse training centres available for professional development.