
Join a thriving first-opinion hospital with 19 vets, state-of-the-art facilities, and genuine work-life balance. You'll enjoy varied caseload continuity, clinical freedom, and a supportive team culture.
1:10 full weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and 1:5 Saturdays with time back in lieu. Dedicated night team on site covers all OOH work. Last appointment 6:30pm weekdays.
This is a permanent opportunity for an experienced veterinary surgeon at Blacks Veterinary Practice in Dudley, a progressive 24-hour first-opinion hospital. You'll work up varied and interesting cases, building long-term client relationships and managing your own caseload with clinical freedom. The role suits vets with a strong interest in small animal medicine, diagnostics, and case continuity, who thrive in a GP setting and want to develop their medical skills further.
The schedule includes up to 40 hours per week with a manageable 1:10 full-weekend rota (Saturday and Sunday) and 1:5 Saturdays, with time back in lieu. A dedicated night team covers all out-of-hours work. Full-time and part-time applicants are welcomed.
Blacks Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. The practice is a small animal first-opinion hospital in Dudley on the edge of the West Midlands, with surrounding branches all within 30 minutes of Birmingham City Centre. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including CT, a fully equipped dental suite with training available, 12 operating theatres, digital X-ray, ultrasound, endoscopy, and comprehensive in-house laboratory.
Blacks Vets has a proven track record of developing talent across all disciplines, from graduates to certificate holders and leadership roles. The team benefits from a spacious break room and a culture focused on clinical excellence, professional development, and maintaining high standards of patient care and client service.