Job Description

Job Title: Veterinary Surgeon
Location: Cromwell Veterinary, Cambridgeshire
Hours: Full-time – 4 x 9-hour days | 1 in 4 weekends (Sat & Sun) | No routine OOH
Practice: Cromwell Veterinary Hospital & Branch Network
Salary: £45,000 – £65,000 FTE (DOE)

This is a permanent opportunity for a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join a genuinely fast-paced, high-caseload hospital environment where clinical development doesn’t just happen over time, it accelerates at the speed a young, dynamic and thriving vet would crave.

Cromwell Vets is not a quiet, routine practice. It is a thriving hospital-led group where case flow is consistent, complexity is varied, and clinical decision-making is supported at every level by the strongest multi-disciplinary team.

You’ll be joining a day team that operates with structure, pace, and purpose, fully supported by a dedicated twilight and night service, meaning your focus remains on progressive daytime clinical work with no routine out-of-hours commitment.

This is a role for a vet who wants to stay busy, stay challenged, and actively build confidence and capability in a high-support, high-exposure environment.

Why join us?

• Permanent role in a high-throughput, hospital-led clinical environment built for progression
• RCVS hospital status with dedicated twilight and night teams – no routine OOH for day vets
• 26-vet clinical team across hospital and 5 branch practices
• Exceptional certificate holder presence across Medicine, Surgery, ECC, Imaging, Cardiology, Dentistry, Oncology and Ophthalmology
• Strong mentorship culture with real-time case support and collaborative clinical decision-making
• High and varied caseload – ideal for vets who want momentum, not repetition
• Genuine opportunity to accelerate clinical development through exposure and case volume
• Structured rounds and case discussion built into the working day
• Monthly in-house CPD and active culture of shared learning
• Gold ISFM Cat Friendly accredited hospital with dedicated feline facilities
• Silver Investors in the Environment accreditation with sustainability embedded into practice culture
• Social, ambitious and supportive team environment with regular events and charity involvement

The team and practice

Cromwell Vets is a large, RCVS-accredited hospital in Huntingdon supported by five branch practices across Cambridgeshire. The hospital is purpose-built for a high caseload and is equipped to manage advanced and complex cases in-house, including advanced imaging, digital radiography, full endoscopy suite (gastroscopy, bronchoscopy and rigid endoscopy), laparoscopy, dental radiography and comprehensive anaesthetic monitoring.

A key strength of Cromwell is its depth of clinical expertise. The team includes multiple certificate holders and advanced practitioners across core disciplines, Medicine, Soft tissue and Orthopaedic Surgery, Cardiology, ECC, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Diagnostic Imaging and Dentistry. Thus creating a genuinely collaborative environment where cases are discussed, challenged, and progressed collectively. This is not a siloed practice, it is a clinically integrated hospital team where learning happens daily, through real cases, with immediate access to high-level support. What sets Cromwell apart is not just the scale of the hospital, but the clinical density and expertise within it. With a high number of certificate holders and advanced practitioners across multiple disciplines, you are never working in isolation — you are working alongside clinicians who actively elevate case standards and support development in real time.

The caseload is busy, varied and consistently moving. This is a hospital where you will stay clinically sharp, build confidence quickly, and be actively exposed to both routine and complex presentations.

Huntingdon offers strong lifestyle balance with excellent transport links and accessibility. Cambridge is approximately 20–30 minutes away, offering a world-class academic and cultural hub, while surrounding Cambridgeshire provides market towns, countryside living and more affordable housing options. The practice is also well connected to Peterborough, St Neots and Bedford, making it highly accessible across the region.

What we’re looking for

• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon
• 2–3 years’ UK small animal experience preferred
• Confident, proactive and comfortable working in both a busy, fast-moving environment
• Strong clinical thinker who enjoys case work-up and collaborative decision-making
• Comfortable with both hospital-based work and branch/sole charge practice
• Highly motivated with a genuine desire to develop clinically at pace
• Team-focused, resilient and engaged in continuous learning
• Certificate interest or ambition strongly welcomed and actively supported

What we offer 

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave  

• RCVS and VDS fees paid  

• External CPD funded  

• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program  

• Career progression opportunities  

• Staff discount schemes  

• Life Assurance  

• Enhanced sickness pay and Enhanced equal family leave

• E-car salary sacrifice scheme  

• Employer contribution pension scheme   

• Recruitment referral reward scheme  

• Wellness program including:   Employee assistance program, Eyecare voucher scheme , and Free annual Flu jab  

• Cycle to work scheme  

Cromwell 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 prioritizes 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 the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Joanne in the recruitment team at joanne.gray@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

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Salary Value: £45,000-£65,000 per annum;
Salary Description: depending on experience;