Veterinary Surgeon – Small Animal

About the Role

This is a permanent full-time position offering a well-balanced mix of surgery and medicine work across two carefully equipped sites. You’ll be working up to 40 hours per week with shared weekend duties—but crucially, there’s no out-of-hours or on-call requirement, giving you genuine control over your work-life balance.

If you have a surgical bias and want to pursue formal certification in this area, The Stocks Veterinary Centre can offer the caseload variety and mentorship to support your development. Career progression into more senior clinical roles is also on the table for the right candidate. The practice is also offering a welcome bonus of up to £5,000 (pro rata) for new team members.

Located in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, the main site sits in a converted GP surgery with easy access to the M5 and M50 motorways, the Malvern Hills, and the Cotswolds.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver first opinion small animal care across two fully equipped practice sites
• Balance surgical and medical caseloads, with opportunity to develop specialist surgical interests
• Contribute to a shared weekend rota (no nights or on-call coverage required)
• Work within a five-vet team that values clinical excellence and colleague development
• Engage with a diverse range of small animal cases supported by in-house diagnostics including digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, and laparoscopy
• Collaborate with seven fully qualified nurses and additional support staff across both sites

Requirements

• Qualified veterinary surgeon registered with the RCVS
• Experience in small animal first opinion practice
• Genuine interest in career development and clinical progression
• Commitment to work-life balance and collaborative team culture
• Surgical interest preferred (but not essential)

Benefits

• Salary & Bonuses: Up to £65,000 DOE, plus welcome bonus of up to £5,000 pro rata
• Leave: 6.6 weeks annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) plus additional holiday for your birthday
• CPD & Development: £1,250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave (pro rata), certificate support, access to IVC Evidensia Academy, Vetlexicon online encyclopaedia, and research funding opportunities
• Care Fund: All vets receive £1,250 per annum to spend via the Care Fund
• Professional Memberships: BVA membership, VDS cover, and RCVS fees covered
• Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, 24/7 employee assistance programme, enhanced family-friendly policies (maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental/surrogacy pay), and colleague wellbeing initiatives
• Pension: Company pension scheme with IVC Evidensia contribution
• Additional Benefits: Cycle to Work scheme, Green Cars Scheme, voluntary benefits package, access to retail discounts and cashback, discounted treatment for your own pets at IVC Evidensia practices
• Quality Programmes: Infection Prevention & Control Programme and Quality Improvement Programme support

About the Practice

The Stocks Veterinary Centre has roots reaching back to 1945 when a veterinary practice first opened on New Street in Upton-upon-Severn. The practice relocated in 2009 to the site of a former doctors’ surgery on School Lane, and now operates two fully equipped sites: the main surgery in Upton-upon-Severn and a recently refurbished branch at Lower Wick, Worcester. The main surgery features two consulting rooms, a dedicated nurse clinic room, separate dog/cat/isolation kennels, pipped oxygen throughout clinical areas, dedicated prep and theatre facilities, and comprehensive diagnostic equipment. The Lower Wick branch has its own theatre and prep room with in-house laboratory facilities.

The team of five vets brings over 80 years of combined experience, with half the vet team having been with the practice for ten years or longer. Two vets hold certificates in medicine and feline practice. The practice employs seven fully qualified nurses, one ANA, and six support staff members, and operates as a nurse training practice with many student graduates progressing to RVN roles in-house. The Stocks Veterinary Centre is part of IVC Evidensia.