Job Description

Job Title Veterinary Surgeon

Salary Up to £65,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Location Riversmeet Veterinary Practice - Tamworth, Staffordshire

Job Type Permanent. Full time

Hours 40 hours per week over 4 days, weekends consist of one Saturday morning in 6 (8.30am – 1pm) and one whole Saturday in 6 (8.30am- 5pm). No OOH.

Looking for a role where you’re genuinely supported, clinically challenged, and valued?

Come and join Riversmeet Veterinary Centre — a long-established, forward-thinking practice with a fantastic team culture.

Why join us?

• Over 100 years of trusted care — a well-established small animal primary care practice with sites in Tamworth and Atherstone
• Prime location just 15 minutes from Birmingham, with countryside nearby and Birmingham Airport only 30 minutes away
• A warm, close-knit team with exceptional staff retention — many colleagues have over 20 years’ service
• A diverse and engaging caseload, including orthopaedics, laparoscopic and soft tissue surgery, ophthalmology, cardiology, dermatology, arthritis and cancer management
• In-house ophthalmology referral services
• Modern, well-equipped practices featuring digital X-ray, ultrasound at both sites, endoscopy, electrocautery, cryotherapy, ophthalmic loupes, dental and orthopaedic equipment, slit lamp, tonometers and more
• Predominantly cats and dogs, with the occasional small furry — and even the odd chicken! (No two days are ever the same)
• An exciting opportunity to help develop a growing mid-tier referral service

The team

You’ll be joining a team of 9 Veterinary Surgeons, including a Certificate Holder in Ophthalmology, with three further vets currently working towards certificates in Surgery, ECC and Acupuncture. We actively invest in our people and strongly support CPD, certificates and career progression.

Your day-to-day work will include a mix of consults, surgery, advanced cases and ECC. We prioritise case continuity, regular vet meetings, and open clinical discussion — you’ll always have support when you need it.

Who we’re looking for

• A team-focused Veterinary Surgeon with strong communication skills
• Someone who enjoys a mix of consults and surgery
• Passion for high clinical standards and excellent client care
• Committed to providing individualised, high-quality patient care
• RCVS registered (or eligible)

What we offer

• 5-weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
• Relocation support
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Extensive internal and funded external CPD

About us

Riversmeet Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

If you would like to apply for this position or would simply like to discuss it in more detail, please contact Lissa.semerdak@linnaeusgroup.co.uk or complete the application form below.

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Salary Value:£65,000 per annum;

Salary Description:Salary up to and depending on experience;