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Veterinary Surgeon

Vets for Pets
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1 month ago
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Sara and James are recruiting for an experienced full time or part time Veterinary Surgeon to join their friendly team based in Crawley, West Sussex.

About us:
This is a fantastic chance to work within a supportive practice with an established client base. We are located inside a Pets at Home store which is placed on the side of a retail park with Costa, Next and TKmaxx, M&S and Tesco all within walking distance. We have ample parking in front of the practice and there are good links to public transport if required. Gatwick is within a 15 minute commute and you can be in London within 40 minutes on the train.

You will be joining a friendly and passionate team consisting of 4 vets, 6 nurses, 2 SVN, 2 VCAs and 6 receptionist plus an experienced practice manager that help us to deliver the best care and service possible to our clients. Partners Sara Capone MRCVS qualified in Bologna (Italy) in 2014 and James Fowler MRCVS, qualified in 2000 from University of Edinburgh.

The team hold a variety of interests: Head Vet and JVP Sara holds a Certificate in Small Animal Oncology and she is about to finish a Certificate in Diagnostic Imaging and James has a Certificate in Small Animal Medicine but he does have an interest in surgery and exotics as well. The rest of the vet team ranges from certificate holders to new and recent graduates.

Sara is the JVP working in Practice on a regular basis and she is hugely supportive of ongoing development and happy to support areas of individual interest; a consult only role or surgical only role is possible as well as flexible working patterns to suit individual needs.

About you:
You will be approachable and recognise the importance of building trusted relationships with your patients, clients and colleagues. Experienced vets will feel confident with routine surgical and medical cases. The practice offers clinical freedom and the opportunity to work with a varied and loyal client base, working up cases to a high standard.

If interested in a full time position, you would be working 40 hours per week, over a 4 day rota with one fixed day off. Weekends are on a 1.5 every 5 weeks (one full weekend plus one Saturday), with an extra day off when working a full weekend. Part time hours are considered with a minimal requirement of 30 hours per week.

You will be working from a practice that is purpose built and well equipped with the usual tools such as capnography, ECG, biochemistry and haematology in house, digital radiography and ultrasound machine. We are very fortunate to have separate waiting areas for cats and dogs as well as separate kennels at the back. The majority of our clients are insured allowing us the freedom to offer gold standard treatment and to work up our cases as much as possible.

In return, Sara and James offer:

  • Excellent career opportunities
  • Salary up to £65k for the right candidate (pro rata for part time hours)
  • 224h annual leave including bank holidays.
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Supportive and friendly team environment
  • Generous CPD of up £1500 per annum
  • Paid RCVS and VDS memberships plus a membership of choice
  • Exclusive company discounts and rewards including with High Street retailers, restaurants, and leisure organisations.


If you would like to be part of our close-knit ambitious team, and share the same ethos as us, we'd love to hear from you!
To apply or to find out more please contact Lizzie on or

Location: RH11 7ST

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
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