Veterinary Surgeon

Menlo Park Recruitment

  • Brighton
  • £50,000-70,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
A well-established and growing small animal practice is seeking a confident Veterinary Surgeon to join their friendly, progressive team. This is an ideal opportunity for a Vet who thrives in a busy first-opinion environment and is looking for excellent support, clinical freedom, and genuine scope for development.Salary – £50,000 – £70,000The exact salary within this banding will be awarded commensurate on experience.Location Near Brighton, East SussexThe Role
  • Full-time (4 days/week) preferred, part-time considered.
  • Typical week: 3 days consulting, 1 surgical day.
  • 1 in 4 weekends, built into a 40-hour week.
  • No OOH – outsourced to a local provider.
  • 15–30-minute consults; average 25 per full day.
  • Mixture of routine and occasional complex procedures.
Candidate Requirements
  • Ideally 2–3+ years of experience.
  • Confident managing a high caseload independently.
  • Strong GP Vet skills with an interest in consults and surgery.
  • A team player with a collaborative, solutions-focused mindset.
  • Open to future progression — including certificates and partnership opportunities.
Practice Overview
  • 11 Vets, including Certificate holders in Imaging, Medicine, and Surgery.
  • 7 RVNs, 3 SVNs — exceptional nursing support.
  • 4 consult rooms, 1 theatre, digital and dental x-ray.
  • Recently expanded, with further plans for a dedicated dental suite.
  • Loyal and affluent client base, known for being open to full workups.
  • Consult blocks of 15–30 minutes.
  • Busy, varied caseload across medicine and surgery.
Culture and Development
  • Supportive and approachable leadership team.
  • Focus on team well-being with regular check-ins and open-door communication.
  • Case discussions and clinical learning encouraged.
  • Occasional social events and Christmas party.
Benefits
  • Salary: £50,000 – £70,000.
  • Generous CPD allowance.
  • Full certificate funding and buy-out support available.
  • Genuine partnership potential for the right candidate.
  • On-site staff parking.
  • Work/life balance with no OOH.
For further details on this exceptional role, please click the Apply Now button. If you can specify the best time to talk, please do; we will get in touch when it suits you best. You will then be contacted by one of our specialist consultants, who will provide you with further details about the role.If you would like to talk ahead of sending us your CV, please give us a call on 0113 5129626Please note, any contact is in the strictest confidence and we will not send your details to any practice without your expressed consent to do so.Is this role almost right for you, but not quite ticking all the boxes? If so, we have many other roles available and also offer a Bespoke Job Search Service where we work proactively to find you your perfect job.We have been named as the Recruitment Firm of the year at the HealthInvestor Awards, Winners of the Professional Service Provider of the Year at the General Practice Awards, Winners of the Recruitment Award at the LaingBuisson Awards and named on the Recruiter Hot100 list, so in dealing with us you’ll be in safe hands!For every placement we make, Menlo Park plants two trees! We plant one on your behalf and the other on the surgery’s behalf. By planting two trees we offset 0.6 tonnes of CO2, the equivalent of driving 1,466 miles in a standard car. We want to contribute towards helping save the planet!Josh Deacon

Menlo Park Recruitment