Lead Veterinary Surgeon

This is a full-time position 40 hours per week with 1 in 3 Saturdays (opening hours 9-4) with no out-of-hours or bank holidays. Ensuring you maintain a great work-life balance. Pudsey is located just outside of Leeds in suburban West Yorkshire.

At Pudsey, we pride ourselves on our long-established practice, interesting and varied caseload, and our very pleasant clients. We have a high percentage of insured patients, ensuring you can work up and treat your patients effectively. The ideal candidate should have experience of working in the UK with excellent communication skills to continue to provide the services our clients are used to. You should also want to help mentor more junior Veterinary Surgeons and have a sound understanding of practice finances, with a drive to grow the practice. There is a partnership opportunity for the right person.

The successful candidate should be confident with all routine surgeries and have experience with advanced soft tissue and orthopaedics, including cruciate surgery, as we do the majority of these procedures in-house. Ideally you would hold a surgical certificate, (although we will consider other certifications) as one of our partners is looking to reduce her caseload. We expect all of our veterinarians to practice evidence-based medicine to ensure our clients receive the best care possible., Sharing our passion and commitment for high standards, will ensure you thrive within this role. With a confident and capable approach, the team would love someone who could bring new ideas and ambition to the team, as they are always looking for ways to improve and grow. As a Practice we are inclusive, embracing a supportive and non-judgement environment.

Pets just see people. They aren't biased and they don't discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so 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!

• Competitive salary of up to 60k DOE to increase when stepping up and taking on more senior responsibilities.


• 28 days holiday rising to 33 days following two years of service


• A day off for your birthday.


• CPD is encouraged and we offer a minimum of £1500 plus 5 paid days off to attend CPD.


• Certificates can be supported so have a chat with us


• Contributory pension scheme 6.5% employer and 2% employee.


• In-house career development opportunity


• Partnership opportunities


• Up to £5000 relocation support for direct candidates


• Paid membership fees, RCVS VDS BVA


• Support with sponsorship


• Access to the reward hub which has colleague discounts and a 20% discount at Vets4Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room.