Practice Owner

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to establish and lead your own veterinary practice with the backing of Vets for Pets' proven ownership model. You'll have complete clinical and operational autonomy, defining your own clinical protocols, client relationships, and team culture while benefiting from comprehensive business support, brand recognition, and financial assistance.

The new practice will be located in St Neots, a thriving market town in Cambridgeshire, positioned within an existing Pet Care Centre alongside easy reach of Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Bedford. Your practice will be purpose-built with three consult rooms, prep area, theatre, X-ray, pharmacy, laboratory, separate cat and dog wards, isolation ward, office, and branded reception area. Launch is targeted within 6 to 12 months.

This is a full-time permanent role suited to experienced veterinary professionals with the ambition and vision to build a thriving independent practice with structured support behind you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead clinical decision-making and establish medical and surgical protocols aligned with your professional vision
• Manage operational and business strategy for the practice
• Build and nurture your team and define the practice culture
• Develop client relationships and drive business growth
• Work with Vets for Pets' support teams on recruitment, finance, payroll, IT, marketing and HR
• Take responsibility for the financial performance and profitability of your practice

Requirements

• Qualified veterinary surgeon with MRCVS registration
• Experienced veterinary professional with a track record in small animal practice
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ambition to own and grow a practice
• Minimum investment of £20,000 for sole ownership (or split equally if partnering with co-owners)
• Ability to secure additional finance from partnered banks for remaining setup costs

Benefits

• 100% ownership and control of your practice with full clinical autonomy
• Competitive salary from day one, plus 100% of future profits after loan repayment
• Pension, life cover, and income protection included
• Generous 28-day annual holiday package
• Two-year loan repayment holiday to establish your business
• Twice-yearly dividend payments once loans are repaid
• Ownership of all goodwill and asset value upon exit
• Comprehensive business support including recruitment, finance, payroll, IT, marketing and HR services
• Community of fellow practice owners for networking and mutual support
• Flexible revenue-share model based on net turnover, never profit
• Business continuity support including locum cover insurance

About the Practice

Vets for Pets operates a distinctive ownership model designed to help experienced veterinary professionals realise their ambition to own and run their own practice. Unlike traditional corporate structures, practice owners retain full clinical and operational autonomy while benefiting from dedicated support services, financial backing, and a network of fellow owners. The St Neots practice represents a new opportunity within this framework, launching as a state-of-the-art facility within an existing Pet Care Centre.

The model is built on partnership: owners take a salary from day one, build equity through profits, and ultimately retain 100% of goodwill and asset value when they choose to exit. Vets for Pets provides expert guidance, brand recognition, and operational support in return for a sliding-scale revenue share based on turnover. This structure is designed to support both the business growth and the wellbeing of practice owners, with additional safeguards like locum-cover insurance for unexpected personal circumstances.