Small Animal Vet Surgeon

About the Role

James Horner Vets is looking for a vet with some postgraduate experience and a completed VetGDP to join its growing dog and cat only practice in Sheldon, Birmingham. Full-time vets work a 4 day week with 1:4 Saturday mornings from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm, making a true 40 hour week. There are no OOHs, Sundays or bank holidays, and overtime is recorded and compensated with TOIL or pay.

The role offers a varied caseload, support towards further certification and a clear route for professional development. The practice has recently expanded into the unit next door, adding extra theatre space, a new hydrotherapy unit and a full-time physiotherapist. It is an RCVS-accredited practice and an RVN training practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver veterinary care for a dog and cat only caseload.
• Work collaboratively with the vet, RVN and wider practice team.
• Take part in the practice's structured consultation and triage approach.
• Support internal referrals and contribute to the certificate-led cardiology service where relevant.
• Use the available theatre and clinical facilities to carry out workups and treatment.
• Contribute ideas and help shape the development of a growing independent practice.

Requirements

• You should have some postgraduate experience.
• VetGDP must be completed.
• You should be interested in further certification and continued professional development.
• Experience with small animal work is required, specifically cats and dogs.

Benefits

• Salary of £42,000 to £55,000 FTE.
• Two bonus pots, including a revenue linked monthly award and a year end profit share, both uncapped.
• 4 day working week for full-time vets.
• 1:4 Saturday mornings, 8.30 am to 12.30 pm.
• No OOHs, Sundays or bank holidays.
• Overtime paid or given as TOIL.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays.
• Professional fees paid.
• CPD and certificate support.
• Internal training and CPD days.
• Private Medical Insurance with Aviva.
• Health Shield health care cash back plan.
• Mintago financial advice and benefits.
• Salary sacrifice schemes.
• Team days out and team meals out.

About the Practice

James Horner Vets is an independent, growing practice focused exclusively on cats and dogs. It has expanded quickly over the last five years and was named Best Start-Up at the Best UK Vets Awards for two consecutive years, as well as being shortlisted in 2024 and listed in the UK Top 25 practices in 2023.

The team includes Lead Vet Kat, who became an Advanced Practitioner in small animal medicine after completing her certificate in 2020, and RVNs who are encouraged and supported to work to their full potential. Schedule 3 is actively encouraged, with hands-on involvement in dental scale and polishes, suturing, radiography and anaesthetic management. The practice uses online booking and structured triage, and it is both RCVS-accredited and an RVN training practice.