Veterinary Surgeon (Primary Care)

About the Role

This is a permanent, full-time primary care veterinary surgeon position at Eastcott Veterinary Hospital in Swindon, part of the Linnaeus group. You'll work a 4-day week (40 hours) with a manageable 1-in-8 weekend rota and days in lieu; minimal on-call support is provided by the dedicated ECC team on site. The role includes rotations through consulting-only branch locations alongside your main hospital base.

You'll be joining a dynamic, collaborative team of 13 vets in a multi-disciplinary hospital setting. This is an environment where case discussions are encouraged, recent graduates receive mentoring, and you'll have space to explore wider interests through the Green Team, social events, and professional development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver primary care consultations across routine medicine and surgery
• Work confidently across all general practice areas, managing both straightforward and complex cases
• Participate in a collaborative team environment with 12 fellow vets, sharing knowledge and discussing cases
• Contribute to the hospital's 24-hour emergency services and routine small animal care
• Support branch consulting rotations as part of rota arrangements
• Engage in mentoring, Green Team initiatives, or social event organisation if interested

Requirements

• RCVS registration as a Veterinary Surgeon
• Confidence in all general practice areas including surgery and medicine
• Excellent communication skills and strong team ethos
• Can-do attitude, determination, and positivity
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
• Open to part-time arrangements if preferred

Benefits

• Salary up to £55,000 depending on experience, plus £2,000 welcome bonus for direct applications
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid in full
• Employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Extensive internal CPD and fully funded external CPD
• Relocation support available
• Access to wider Linnaeus network and development opportunities

About the Practice

Eastcott Veterinary Hospital is part of Linnaeus, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world (owned by Mars Veterinary Health). The hospital is a multi-disciplinary facility with specialties in Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Surgery, Emergency and Critical Care (ECC), and Neurology. It operates 24-hour emergency services alongside routine primary care for small animals, with separate but integrated referral and ECC departments.

The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including a CT scanner, ultrasound and x-ray suites, extensive operating theatres, dentistry suite, and a well-equipped laboratory. Linnaeus emphasises a culture of inclusion, diversity, and genuine commitment to staff wellbeing alongside clinical excellence. The company is privately owned, allowing long-term thinking and purpose-driven decision-making rather than short-term profit focus.