Stud Veterinary Surgeon - Equine

About the Role

This is a full-time permanent position offering an excellent opportunity to gain and expand experience in advanced reproductive techniques and foal management within a supportive, highly skilled equine team. You'll be based at Sussex Equine Hospital in Ashington, West Sussex, a beautiful location with easy access to the South Downs, nearby beaches, and excellent train links to Brighton and London.

You'll work collaboratively with the wider practice team, delivering a high standard of patient and client care across a varied and rewarding stud caseload. As part of a 26-strong equine veterinary team, you'll have access to board-certified specialists in internal medicine, theriogenology, and surgery, ensuring excellent clinical support and mentorship throughout your role.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage artificial insemination with fresh and frozen semen
• Perform embryo transfer procedures
• Carry out ovum pick-up (OPU) techniques
• Conduct routine stallion semen collection and freezing
• Provide foal medicine and youngstock management
• Deliver comprehensive care to Thoroughbred, Sport horse, and leisure horse breeding clients
• Develop clinical skills and contribute positively to the practice's clinical culture
• Support the ongoing professional development of colleagues

Requirements

• Veterinary degree with RCVS registration (or eligibility to register)
• Experience working in clinical practice with growing confidence in routine medical and surgical cases
• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues
• Proactive approach to learning with openness to feedback and development
• Professionalism, reliability, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Benefits

• Salary up to £55,000 depending on experience, plus relocation allowance up to £5,000
• 6.8 weeks' holiday including bank holidays
• £1,250 annual Care Fund
• Funded learning and development with CPD allowance and access to IVC Academy training centres
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family leave and pay across maternity, paternity, adoption, and surrogacy
• BVA membership, VDS cover, and RCVS fees covered
• Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes (eligibility applies)
• Retail discounts and cashback offers
• Reduced-cost veterinary care for your own pets
• Access to mentors, regional clinical coaches, and peer networks
• Clear career pathways with progression opportunities across primary care, referral, leadership, and specialist roles

About the Practice

Sussex Equine Hospital was founded in 1951 and relocated to its current purpose-built facility in Ashington in July 2017. The practice comprises 26 dedicated equine veterinarians with diverse specialist interests, supported by a large team of nurses, grooms, and office staff. The hospital provides ambulatory equine services throughout East and West Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire, caring for all equine patients from elite sport and racehorses to children's ponies, and accepts referrals from across the country.

The hospital features two hospital barns, a separate isolation facility, a modern surgical suite, and advanced imaging facilities including CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine, plus an on-site laboratory. As part of IVC Evidensia, the UK and Europe's leading veterinary care group comprising over 900 practices and referral hospitals, you'll benefit from a collaborative, values-led culture focused on care, community, and continuous improvement, with investment in learning, innovation, and wellbeing.