Ready to join a thriving 14-vet practice with zero out-of-hours and Saturday flexibility? Wood Street Vets offers modern facilities, diverse surgical cases, and a genuinely supportive culture where experienced clinicians can lead and grow.
No overnight on-call or out-of-hours work. Host practice for Vets Now emergency service (staff on-site 24/7 but veterinary surgeon role does not include OOH shifts).
This is a full-time position spanning four days across 42 hours, with 1 in 3 Saturday shifts (8-6 or 8:30-2:30). As a Vets Now host practice, there is no overnight on-call or out-of-hours work, giving you a genuine work-life balance without sacrificing clinical exposure.
You'll be based primarily at the Barnet Hospital, a beautifully converted Georgian building with impressive modern facilities, though opportunities exist to work at the Rosemary Avenue practice depending on your preference. The caseload is diverse and rewarding: dogs, cats, rabbits, small furries, occasional chickens, and wildlife brought in by the community. You'll manage everything from routine procedures to laparoscopic work, orthopaedics, thoracic surgery, BOAS correction, dentistry, and emergency cases.
The hospital's extensive in-house capabilities include radiography, dental X-ray, ultrasound, rigid and flexible endoscopy, laparoscopy, electro and radio surgery, stapling, orthopaedic kits, ventilators and advanced monitoring. This means you can work up cases thoroughly and keep complex cases in-house where clinically appropriate.
Wood Street Veterinary Hospital is one of the longest-established practices in the South East, founded in 1900. It holds the prestigious status of an Approved Veterinary Hospital and one of only a handful in the London area. The practice comprises five sites across North London and Hertfordshire: the main Barnet Hospital, plus branch surgeries at Radlett (Oakwood), Mill Hill (Holders Hill), Cockfosters, and Enfield (Rosemary Avenue). Staff are on-premises 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing emergency care and comprehensive small animal services.
The team includes 14 vets and 18 RVNs supported by a dedicated client care team. Many RVNs hold certificates and run their own clinics. The practice is a Registered Training Practice for Veterinary Nurses and among its clinicians are certificate holders in internal medicine, surgery and cardiology. The Barnet Hospital features separate cat and dog waiting rooms, three consulting rooms, three theatres, dedicated dental suite with X-ray, digital X-ray room, scan room, isolation ward, separate dog and cat wards, and a fully equipped IDEXX lab. The practice has close links with the RSPCA and maintains strong community engagement.
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