About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to become a practice owner with Vets for Pets, launching a brand-new, purpose-built small animal facility in Faversham, Kent. You'll have complete clinical and operational autonomy—deciding how the practice runs, who you hire, what services you offer, and your clinical standards. Vets for Pets handles the non-clinical support: property, finance, HR, marketing, and systems, so you can focus on delivering excellent patient care.
Faversham is a thriving semi-rural market town with a growing population, high pet ownership rates, and strong demand for community-based veterinary care. The location offers easy access to countryside and green spaces, making it ideal for a successful practice launch. You'll benefit from immediate brand recognition as part of the UK's most trusted pet care brand (YouGov), giving your new practice instant client trust from day one.
This full-time, permanent role comes with genuine financial support to set you up for success: a two-year loan repayment holiday while you establish the practice, followed by 100% profit twice-annual dividends once loans are repaid.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the day-to-day clinical operations of your own practice
- Build and develop your own veterinary team, setting clinical standards and culture
- Make autonomous decisions on services offered, client care protocols, and practice direction
- Deliver high-quality small animal veterinary care across the full range of services
- Work within the Vets for Pets network, accessing support and peer collaboration across 440+ practices
- Establish the practice in the local community and build a strong client base
Requirements
- Qualified veterinary surgeon
- Strong vision and entrepreneurial mindset—you want to own and shape your own practice
- Ability to lead and build a team
- Small animal clinical experience
- Business acumen and willingness to engage with financial and operational planning
Benefits
- Practice ownership with full clinical and operational autonomy
- Flexible investment model: £20,000 for sole ownership, or £15,000 per partner for co-ownership
- Dedicated financial support to help you fast-track your start-up
- Two-year loan repayment holiday to focus on establishing your practice
- 100% profit twice-annual dividends once loans are repaid
- Salary from day one, allowing stability whilst you grow
- Access to Vets for Pets' network of 440+ locally owned practices for peer support and collaboration
- Non-clinical support with property, finance, HR, marketing, and systems
- Brand recognition as part of the UK's most trusted pet care brand
About the Practice
This is a brand-new, world-class veterinary facility currently being developed in Faversham. The practice will include 3 consultation rooms, x-ray, operating theatre, pharmacy, laboratory, preparation area, separate cat and dog wards, an isolation ward, separate cat and dog waiting areas, a fully branded reception area, and administrative office space. Everything is designed from the ground up for modern, efficient small animal practice.
Vets for Pets is the UK's most trusted pet care brand, operating a network of over 440 locally owned practices. Each practice retains its independence and local identity whilst benefiting from the group's financial strength, systems, and support infrastructure. The model is designed to give practice owners autonomy and backing in equal measure.
