Veterinary Surgeon | Picturesque Norfolk Coast Location | Surgical Bias Available | Salary up to £60,000 DOE

• Clinical Freedom with Real Support – Work cases your way while backed by an experienced, collaborative 7.5-vet team
• Funded Career Development – Generous CPD, certificate support, and opportunities to grow your clinical interests
• Genuine Work–Life Balance – 4-day week with set day off, minimal weekend rota, no OOH, and protected admin/break time built into your day
• Modern, Well-Equipped Practice – Purpose-built facilities with advanced diagnostics to fully work up your cases
• Unique and Varied Caseload – From routine pets to occasional marine rescue cases (penguins, sharks & more!); potential for strong surgical bias

Looking for a Veterinary Surgeon role that offers clinical freedom, career development, and genuine work–life balance?

This award-winning, family-owned, two-branch veterinary practice has built an outstanding reputation for compassionate, high-quality care. With a strong focus on team wellbeing and professional development, it’s a place where vets genuinely enjoy coming to work!

Their 7.5-strong vet team have a variety of interests and they’re always happy to share their knowledge and expertise. One vet has an imaging certificate and another is pursuing a certificate in cardiology.

They’ll happily support you if you’d like to pursue a certificate yourself, and you'll always have support from the fantastic team of 9 RVNs, 1 VCA who is about to begin nurse training, and 5 experienced receptionists.

The Role

They’re looking for an experienced veterinary surgeon who is confident with routine consultations and surgery. All-rounders are encouraged to apply, but the caseload can also support a surgical bias. Whether you already hold a surgical certificate or would like to pursue one, they’ll support you in developing those skills!

A particularly unique aspect is their involvement with a local marine rescue charity, which brings a fascinating dynamic to the practice and has seen them treat everything from penguins to catfish and even a shark!

Involvement in these cases is strictly voluntary, as are the occasional house visits for long-standing clients (approx. three afternoons a week), a legacy of their roots as an ambulatory practice.

Facilities & Equipment

Their new purpose-built premises are fully equipped to enable you to work up your cases and deliver excellent patient care. The owner and lead vet is always keen to invest in new equipment and is currently exploring adding a cytology machine.

The highlights of their current facilities include:

• DR digital & dental x-ray
• Ultrasound with colour flow Doppler
• Tono-Pen
• Full Idexx in-house lab equipment, including urinalysis machine

Work–Life Balance

They believe happy vets provide the best care, so they structure the rota very carefully:

• 4-day week with a set day off (8.30am to 6.30pm)
• 3 in 14 Saturday mornings (9am to 12pm)
• No out-of-hours or on-call

Shifts are shared equally and include an operating shift, a consult-only shift, and a mixed consult/operating shift, giving you plenty of opportunity to practise the skills you already have while continuing to develop new ones with the support of the team. They also schedule dedicated time for admin, phone calls and breaks, helping ensure your day stays manageable.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000 DOE, with potential to reach higher for the right person
• £2,000 welcome bonus in addition to the first month’s salary to help with relocation costs
• Accommodation available during relocation
• 5 weeks holiday, plus bank holidays
• Generous CPD budget with certificates supported and funded
• RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Private health insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension
• Employee discount scheme
• Visa sponsorship available

Interested?

If you’d like to join an award-winning, supportive independent practice where you can develop your career while enjoying life on the Norfolk coast, we’d love to hear from you!

For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Will on 01904 570056 or email to w.kovach-ward@purovets.com

You can also WhatsApp me on 07851 060654 as I'm always happy to answer any questions you may have about our great opportunities!

To view all our vacancies, please visit https://purovets.com/veterinary-jobs/

And don't forget, if this position is of no interest to you but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on our details. We offer £250* for every successful candidate referral. *Terms and conditions apply.

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