Experienced Veterinary Surgeon – Future Lead Vet / Clinical Director Opportunity
Heanor, Derbyshire
£80,000–£85,000 DOE + possible £5,000 signing bonus
Full Time | 40 hours + Saturday mornings
Are you an experienced Veterinary Surgeon ready to take the next step into leadership? Whether you’re already operating at Lead Vet level or looking for a genuine pathway toward Senior Vet or Clinical Director responsibilities, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of a growing, forward-thinking small animal practice in the heart of Derbyshire.
We’re relaunching under new ownership and building something special — a supportive, ambitious, and genuinely enjoyable place to work, where clinical excellence and team culture go hand in hand.
About Us
We are a standalone small animal clinic in Heanor, Derbyshire, with a newly rebranded and beautifully maintained practice that still feels brand new. Our caseload is steadily growing, and we’re focused on expanding both our client base and clinical offering, including developing more advanced surgical procedures in-house.
Our practice is fully equipped with:
Our Team
Our team is one of our biggest strengths — friendly, inclusive, highly supportive, and passionate about providing exceptional patient and client care. We work collaboratively, support one another daily, and genuinely enjoy spending time together.
You’ll be joining a team that includes:
We are particularly keen to welcome a vet who enjoys coaching and mentoring others, helping to shape clinical standards and supporting the development of junior colleagues.
Professional Development & Culture
Our team actively invests in growth and wellbeing. Current and ongoing training includes:
We have also applied for:
The Role
This role would suit an experienced GP small animal vet looking to:
We’re looking for someone proactive, approachable and clinically confident, with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Life in Heanor, Derbyshire
Heanor offers the perfect balance of community, countryside and accessibility. The clinic is just a short walk from the town centre, with excellent transport links to Derby, Nottingham and surrounding areas.
You’ll also enjoy:
And finally, you’ll also get to meet Ned — our Vet Practice Owners lovable Labrador and unofficial wellbeing officer, who regularly visits the practice to boost morale with his wonderfully goofy personality.
If you’re looking for a role where you can genuinely make your mark, influence the future of a practice, and work alongside a supportive and ambitious team, we’d love to hear from you.
Location DE75 7AH
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. 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!
Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our Stores, Grooming Salons, Distribution Centres and Support Office.
We are the UK’s leading pet specialist, providing pet owners with all their product needs, as well as our Vets for Pets practices and Grooming salons. We support our colleagues to work with pride and passion, to bring honesty and integrity to work every day, and to do it all with a sense of fun and fearlessness. We never shy away from having the important conversations and doing what we say we’ll do.
Our values and behaviours are practiced daily across the business and are what really makes us an enjoyable, exciting place to work. We're always striving to develop and reward our colleagues with an extensive in-house series of training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive benefits package. In 2018 we were delighted to be voted top 5 in the Great Place to Work UK’s Large category.
Our colleagues are central to the success of the business and are fully trained in pet care and dedicated to animal welfare. Pets are central to everything that we do and 93% of colleagues have their own pets too!
If you like the sound of life at Pets at Home, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.petsathomejobs.com/
