About the Role
This is a full-time or part-time position (3–5 days per week, flexible working considered) with absolutely no out-of-hours or bank holiday commitments. You'll be joining Maven Veterinary Care, a multi-award-winning small animal hospital in North Cheam, South London, that's been externally validated as one of the best places to work in UK veterinary medicine.
Based in a recently refurbished, single-site hospital, you'll enjoy a genuinely varied caseload—complex medical cases, surgery, and diagnostic work—supported by a team of certificate holders across medicine, surgery, and ophthalmology. With three early finishes per week (before 4pm) and 15-minute consults with protected admin time built in, you'll experience an almost perfect split between client consultations and patient care and surgeries. Located in North Cheam, you get easy access to Central London whilst enjoying green spaces and a more relaxed local pace.
Out-of-hours is managed on-site, which means deeper case involvement and continuity of care without the burden of external emergency shifts.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide routine and complex medical and surgical care for small animal patients
- Conduct client consultations with protected time for administration and case planning
- Collaborate daily with the clinical team in case discussions and knowledge sharing
- Contribute to the hospital's high standards of patient and client care
- Support colleagues through a genuinely collaborative, team-focused approach
- Develop expertise in imaging and ultrasonography alongside the experienced clinical team
Requirements
- MRCVS qualified Veterinary Surgeon
- Minimum of 5 years' UK small animal experience
- Confidence with routine medical and surgical cases
- Collaborative, team-focused approach to practice
- Passion for delivering high standards of patient and client care
- Certificate holder or working towards one (preferred, not essential)
- Confidence in imaging and ultrasonography (advantageous)
Benefits
- Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Flexible Working: 3–5 days per week, flexible working considered
- Work-Life Balance: No out-of-hours or bank holidays; 1 in 8 weekends with time off in lieu; three early finishes per week (before 4pm)
- Holiday: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- Professional Development: RCVS and VDS fees paid; external CPD funded; extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programme; certificate holders encouraged and supported
- Pension & Protection: Employer contribution pension scheme; enhanced sickness pay and enhanced equal family leave; life assurance
- Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme; eyecare voucher scheme; free annual flu jab; wellness programme
- Additional Perks: Staff discount schemes; e-car salary sacrifice scheme; cycle to work scheme; recruitment referral reward scheme
- Career Development: Career progression opportunities within Linnaeus group
About the Practice
Maven Veterinary Care is a multi-award-winning, 100% small animal hospital designed around delivering exceptional patient and client care. The practice holds five RCVS Outstanding awards, Gold Cat Friendly status, Dog Friendly accreditation, and RWAF Silver. The recently refurbished, single-site hospital features dedicated ultrasound, x-ray, and dentistry suites, two large operating theatres, and separate dog and cat waiting areas and wards. The clinical team includes multiple certificate holders, creating a genuinely supportive environment where knowledge sharing is the norm.
Maven is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Linnaeus comprises over 6,000 associates across primary care and referral practices throughout the UK and Ireland, with access to a vast network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities, and a comprehensive wellbeing package prioritising physical and mental health.
