Join a supportive 130-strong team at a modern RCVS-accredited hospital with exceptional facilities, genuine case variety, and a 1:8 weekend rota. Only 9 nights OOH per year for day vets.
1:8 weekend rota with no additional Saturdays. For day vets, OOH contribution is limited to holiday and sickness cover only, maximum 9 nights per year. Dedicated night team provides inpatient and out-of-hours cover.
This is a mixed first-opinion and referral role based at Rutland House's main hospital in St Helens, plus one of their branch surgeries. You'll work a 50/50 split between the two sites, sharing operating and consulting duties equally. Approximately every two months, you'll spend one full week as the hospital's inpatient-only vet. The role combines general practice caseload management with exposure to more complex cases and the chance to develop advanced surgical and clinical skills alongside experienced first-opinion and referral clinicians.
This is a daytime-only position for day vets, with out-of-hours contribution limited to holiday and sickness cover. You'll work a flexible 4-day week with just 1:8 weekends and no additional Saturdays. Support is always available for case discussion or assistance, and the practice actively promotes case continuity between branches and the hospital.
St Helens offers excellent lifestyle balance: Liverpool and Manchester are 30 minutes away, while north Wales and south Cumbria are within an hour, giving access to beaches, lakes, countryside and mountains. The practice is also just 30 minutes from two international airports.
Rutland House Veterinary Group has been delivering high-quality veterinary care for nearly 65 years. The RCVS-accredited Tier 3 hospital in St Helens is one of the UK's first veterinary hospitals and now operates a 24-hour emergency service alongside a network of 8 branch surgeries across the North West. The team numbers 130 staff members across all sites.
The main hospital is fully equipped with digital X-ray, ultrasound, various scopes, dental radiography, CO2 laser, laparoscopy, 64-slice CT scanner and 1.5T MRI scanner. The clinical team includes certificate holders in advanced veterinary practice, small animal surgery, medicine and radiology, plus advanced practitioners in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, dermatology, medicine and oncology. The practice is known for its collaborative culture and commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development.
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