Experienced Veterinary Surgeon

Full-Time or Part-Time | Salary up to £75,000 FTE, DOE

About Us

Join our friendly, growing team at Walkden Vets for Pets in Greater Manchester. Following an exciting rebrand, we're entering a new phase of development, investing in our people, facilities and future. We're proud of our supportive, collaborative culture and commitment to clinical excellence and exceptional patient care.

The Role

Enjoy a varied first-opinion caseload, using your consulting and surgical skills while building lasting client relationships.

We're looking for a Veterinary Surgeon who is:

• Passionate about patient and client care
• A confident communicator and team player
• Keen to develop clinically, with certificate support available
• Excited to contribute to our continued growth

Whether you're seeking greater flexibility or a new clinical challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Team

You'll join an experienced, welcoming team comprising:

• Two Veterinary Surgeons, one undertaking a Medicine Certificate and one holding a Feline Medicine Certificate
• An experienced Head Nurse with an interest in anaesthesia and introducing Schedule 3 procedures, alongside two RVNs
• An experienced Veterinary Care Assistant
• Three Client Care Advisors
• A Practice Manager with over 10 years' service

We value teamwork, shared knowledge and supporting one another.

Clinical Caseload and Facilities

Our varied caseload includes consultations, preventative healthcare, medicine, dentistry, neutering, soft tissue surgery, diagnostic imaging, senior pet care and emergencies.

Our facilities include:

• Digital X-ray and ultrasound
• In-house laboratory with Sedivue and InVue
• Multiparameter monitoring and dedicated theatre
• Separate dog and cat wards, isolation ward and nurse consultation room

We're introducing dental X-ray and supporting further ultrasound training. Regular clinical meetings, lunch-and-learns and in-house training support ongoing development.

Flexible Working

Full-time and part-time applications are welcome. We're happy to discuss a working pattern that supports your work-life balance.

Why Walkden?

Located on Ellesmere Retail Park, around eight miles from Manchester city centre, we're well connected to Bolton, Salford and Worsley.
Enjoy nearby green spaces, retail and dining options, plus free on-site parking.

What We Offer

• Salary up to £75,000 FTE, depending on experience
• Flexible working and excellent work-life balance
• Generous CPD allowance and certificate support
• Paid RCVS, VDS and one additional professional membership
• Contributory pension and colleague discounts
• Supportive team and genuine career development opportunities

If you're looking for a practice where you'll feel valued, supported and encouraged to grow, apply today and join the future of Walkden Vets for Pets.

Location: M28 3EE

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!