Senior Veterinary Surgeon

Job Title: Senior Veterinary Surgeon Salary: Up to £70,000 DOE Location: St Clair Vets Job Type: Permanent Hours: 40 hours per week, 4-day week, 1:4 weekends (Saturday morning) with time off in lieu, no OOH’s.

Are you an experienced vet who still loves being hands‑on and clinical, but also gets a real buzz from helping others grow? Are you the kind of person colleagues naturally come to for advice, reassurance or a second opinion? We’re looking for a kind, experienced Senior Vet to join our team — someone who enjoys sharing their knowledge, supporting others and being part of a genuinely collaborative practice.

The Role

This is a senior, hands‑on clinical role for someone who enjoys both the medicine and the people side of veterinary practice. You’ll have a varied small animal caseload while becoming an important source of support, experience and encouragement for junior vets and recent graduates. We’re looking for someone who is happy to share what they know, talk through a tricky case over a coffee and reassure someone when they’re not quite sure what to do next. You don’t need to have all the answers — just the experience, curiosity and kindness to help others find theirs. Mentoring is part of everyday life at St Clair Vets. We protect time for it and take it seriously, with dedicated case discussions every two weeks alongside plenty of informal opportunities to talk cases, ask questions and learn from each other. We genuinely believe that veterinary practice is better when we work as a team. We want everyone to feel able to speak up, share ideas and ask for help, whatever their level of experience. Everyone has a voice here — and ideas don’t just get heard, they get tried. There’s no expectation for you to step away from clinical work or take on heavy management responsibilities. Instead, you’ll lead by example: being a calm and supportive presence, sharing your experience and helping create a team where people enjoy coming to work and feel comfortable being themselves.

What You’ll Be Doing

Providing high-quality clinical care across consultations, surgery and inpatient work
Being a friendly, approachable and supportive colleague to vets of all experience levels
Mentoring and encouraging less experienced vets as part of everyday practice
Taking part in protected mentoring time and two-weekly case discussions
Sharing your knowledge, experience and those little tips you pick up over the years
Working closely with our fantastic veterinary and nursing team
Sharing ideas and helping shape how we work as a practice
Helping create a positive, open and inclusive team culture

Who We’re Looking For

RCVS-registered Veterinary Surgeon with solid small animal experience
An experienced and confident clinician who enjoys being hands‑on
Kind, approachable and genuinely interested in helping others
A natural team player who enjoys working collaboratively rather than in isolation
Someone who is happy to share knowledge without ever making others feel silly for asking questions
Patient, supportive and willing to see things from someone else’s perspective
Someone who understands that being a senior vet isn’t about knowing everything — it’s about being someone others can rely on

What We Offer

Salary up to £70,000 depending on experience
Five weeks’ holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
RCVS and VDS fees paid
Fully funded CPD, including certificates
Access to a wide range of Linnaeus online CPD
Genuine support for professional development and leadership
Staff discounts
Life assurance
Enhanced sickness pay
Enhanced equal family leave
Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
Employer pension contribution
Wellbeing and Support
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders within the practice
Eye care vouchers
Free annual flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
Referral reward scheme

About St Clair Vets

St Clair Vets is a friendly, RCVS‑accredited small animal practice with two branches and an in‑house ophthalmology referral team at Vet Vision. Our caseload is varied and interesting, with excellent access to specialist advice and CPD through Vet Services Scotland. Culture really matters to us. We value kindness, communication and supporting one another. As a nurse training practice with an established new graduate programme, mentoring and learning are already central to how we work. We also enjoy spending time together outside of work, with charity events, bake‑offs, Easter activities, outdoor days and a legendary Christmas party. Based in Fife, with easy access to Edinburgh, beaches and countryside, it’s a brilliant place to balance work and life. St Clair 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.

Salary Value:£70,000 per annum; Salary Description: Up to, depending on experience; OUTSTANDING QUALITY CARE

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