About the Role
This Veterinary Surgeon position at PDSA offers a varied caseload with a strong surgical focus, alongside consultations and day to day clinical work. You will be supported to build experience across routine and complex cases, with formal yearly reviews as you progress through the Veterinary Surgeon Skills Development Framework.
The role includes work in soft tissue surgery, orthopaedics, dentistry and emergency and complex surgical case management. It is a full time, permanent post working 37.5 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out a mix of consultations and surgery across a varied caseload.
- Undertake soft tissue procedures, including pyometras, cystotomies, enterotomies, enucleations and caesarean sections.
- Perform orthopaedic procedures such as cruciate repairs, FHNE, hip reductions and fracture management.
- Deliver dentistry, from routine extractions through to major surgical extractions.
- Manage emergency and complex surgical cases.
- Develop advanced skills in soft tissue surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmic surgery and complex reconstructive procedures.
Requirements
- MRCVS registration.
- Experience delivering high-quality patient and client care.
- A pragmatic, welfare-focused approach to clinical decision making.
- Confidence working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Computer literacy and comfort using clinical systems.
- Ideally 12 months of UK small animal practice experience.
Benefits
- Salary of £47,069 to £61,862, including allowances.
- Flexible working options to support work life balance and individual circumstances.
- CPD allowance of 5 days and £1,000 per year.
- Full RCVS fees paid, where applicable.
- Access to extensive internal CPD programmes plus discounts for BSAVA Congress and London Vet Show.
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the option to buy or sell an extra five days.
- Three paid special days off each year for Volunteering Day, Celebration Day and Wellbeing Day.
- Generous pension options with PDSA contributions starting at 5% and rising to 10%.
- Life assurance at four times annual salary.
- AXA Health Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 wellbeing support and private medical cover.
- Retail, holiday and lifestyle discounts through the staff Fetch benefits platform.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- 10% discount on PDSA Pet Insurance plus access to staff veterinary services.
About the Practice
Portsmouth is described as a highly collaborative and effective hospital, with varied clinical interests across the teams to support case discussion and shared learning. PDSA says its Pet Hospitals are modern and well equipped, with separate dog and cat kennelling facilities, in house radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, piped gases and extensive orthopaedic equipment.
PDSA has provided veterinary care for pets of people facing financial hardship for over 100 years and continues to evolve to reach more communities. The organisation is a charity with a national reach.
