Part-Time Veterinary Surgeon West Yorkshire

An excellent opportunity has arisen for two Part-Time Veterinary Surgeons to join a progressive, family-run 24/7 Small Animal Hospital in West Yorkshire. Offering a salary of up to £60,000 FTE, these positions provide access to an interesting and complex caseload, gold-standard hospitalisation and excellent clinical support from certificate holders across multiple disciplines. With both a mixed clinical role and a consult-only position available, there is flexibility to find the right opportunity to suit your clinical interests.

Key Highlights

• Salary up to £60,000 FTE depending on experience.
• Two permanent part-time positions available.
• 21 or 22-hour contracts.
• Consult-only position available.
• 1 in 4 weekends.
• 30-minute sick-pet consultations as standard.
• RCVS-accredited 24/7 Small Animal Hospital and Emergency Service Clinic.
• Gold-standard hospitalisation and emergency care.
• Varied and complex first opinion, hospital and ECC caseload.
• Support from certificate holders across surgery, medicine and dentistry.
• £1,000 annual CPD allowance.
• Certificate sponsorship actively encouraged.
• Excellent in-house CPD and clinical development.
• Free onsite parking.

The Practice

This family-run RCVS-accredited Small Animal Hospital and Emergency Service Clinic has been established for over a decade and provides first opinion care alongside out-of-hours and referral support for 16 surrounding veterinary practices.

This combination creates an unusually broad caseload, allowing clinicians to work up more challenging cases in-house while benefiting from excellent continuity of care and support from experienced colleagues.

The hospital has undergone significant expansion, tripling its working space and creating additional capacity for clinical services, training, professional development and flexible working arrangements.

The clinical team has a diverse range of skills and interests, with Veterinary Surgeons and Registered Veterinary Nurses holding certificates across a number of disciplines. Regular in-house CPD sessions and clinical case discussions provide further opportunities to learn from colleagues and develop individual areas of interest.

The hospital also has access to an external CT imaging service, helping retain continuity for more advanced diagnostic cases.

Facilities and services include:

• Advanced diagnostic imaging.
• CT imaging access.
• Digital radiography.
• Ultrasound.
• In-house laboratory.
• Advanced surgical facilities.
• Dental facilities.
• Emergency and Critical Care.
• Dedicated inpatient facilities.
• 24-hour onsite patient care.
• Referral-level case management.

The Location

Located in West Yorkshire, the hospital is ideally positioned for access across Leeds, Bradford and the surrounding areas, with excellent connections via the M1 and M62 motorway networks.

The area combines excellent city amenities with easy access to the wider Yorkshire countryside, providing plenty of options for enjoying life outside of work.

The Roles

There are two different part-time opportunities available, allowing candidates to choose a position that best suits their clinical skills and interests.

Part-Time Vet – 21 Hours Per Week

This position combines consulting with surgery and inpatient hospital work.

The rota includes:

• One Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday consulting shift.
• Consulting shifts are 8.5 hours, either 9:00am – 6:00pm or 11:00am – 8:00pm.
• 30-minute sick-pet consultations as standard.
• Friday – 7.5-hour surgery or hospital inpatient shift.
• Friday shifts may include 7:30am – 3:30pm, 12:30pm – 8:30pm or 9:00am – 5:00pm depending on clinical duties.
• 1 in 4 weekends.

Part-Time Consult-Only Vet – 22 Hours Per Week

This position is ideally suited to a Veterinary Surgeon who prefers to concentrate on consultations and medical case management.

The rota includes:

• Two consulting shifts across Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
• 8.5-hour shifts, either 9:00am – 6:00pm or 11:00am – 8:00pm.
• 30-minute sick-pet consultations as standard.
• 1 in 4 weekends.

Weekend shifts are supported by a full hospital team, with three Veterinary Surgeons working across ECC, sick-pet consultations, inpatient care and emergency procedures. Shift patterns can include 7:30am – 6:00pm, 9:30am – 8:00pm or 10:00am – 8:30pm.

The Candidate

The practice is looking for Veterinary Surgeons who enjoy working within a collaborative hospital environment and would benefit from access to a broader and more challenging caseload.

An interest or previous experience in ophthalmology or dermatology would be particularly welcomed, with potential to develop dedicated referral clinics in these areas.

You'll be passionate about delivering excellent patient and client care, comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team and keen to continue developing your clinical knowledge.

For the consult-only position, the practice can accommodate a Veterinary Surgeon who prefers to focus their career on consultations and medical case management rather than routine surgery.

Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000 FTE depending on experience.
• Choice of two part-time positions.
• 21 or 22-hour contracts.
• Consult-only opportunity available.
• 1 in 4 weekend rota.
• £1,000 annual CPD allowance.
• Certificate sponsorship actively encouraged.
• Regular in-house CPD and clinical training.
• Support from certificate-holding clinicians.
• Paid RCVS, VDS and BSAVA memberships.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Free onsite parking.
• Exclusive colleague discounts and rewards.
• Excellent career and clinical development opportunities.
• Supportive management structure and Mental Health First Aider.
• Advanced 24-hour hospital facilities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for Veterinary Surgeons looking for genuine part-time hospital positions without sacrificing clinical variety or development opportunities. With both a mixed clinical role and a consult-only position available, excellent certificate-holder support, 30-minute sick-pet consultations and access to complex hospital and emergency cases, these roles offer an excellent combination of flexibility and continued clinical progression.

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