Veterinary Surgeon – Rickmansworth & Chorleywood, Hertfordshire
Hours: Full‑time (40 hours per week)
Practice: Chess Veterinary Clinic
Salary: £45,000–£65,000 DOE
We are looking for an experienced small animal vet who wants to practice medicine properly, with time to work up cases and a genuine surgical caseload. Chess Veterinary Clinic offers a stable, supportive environment with loyal clients, experienced colleagues, a quaint practice building, and excellent facilities. Your clinical opinion will be valued, your development encouraged, and your work–life balance protected.
Why join us?
- Wonderfully balanced days with a surgical caseload of 40–50%
- Loyal, largely insured client base that supports gold‑standard care
- Supportive, collaborative team with nurses with decade‑long tenures
- Structured, predictable rota: 40 hours/week, 1 in 4 Saturdays (1pm–6pm)
- Real opportunity to hone imaging skills
Practice & Team
Chess Veterinary Clinic has served the Hertfordshire community for over 75 years, building trusted relationships with generations of clients. You’ll be primarily based at our Rickmansworth site, a charming, characterful practice set in a converted stable, and will spend 1–2 days per week at our Chorleywood branch, which features a large consult room, spacious waiting area, and recently refurbished facilities. Both sites are fully equipped to support high‑quality medicine, with an in‑house laboratory, digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy equipment, a dedicated theatre, and separate areas for dentals and ultrasonography. Our experienced team includes a Nursing Manager, RVNs with over a decade of experience, a practice manager who is also an RVN, and long‑standing reception staff. The team is welcoming, collaborative, and supportive, with a culture of open case discussion.
What we’re looking for
- Solid small animal GP experience – minimum 3 years in UK
- Confidence in both consults and surgery
- Enjoys working up cases fully rather than referring early
- Interest in developing imaging or endoscopy skills
- Values collaboration and open case discussion
- Pride in delivering high standards of patient care
- Ability to work full‑time within a structured rota
Benefits
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- RCVS & VDS fees paid
- CPD allowance and 4 days each year to attend events plus Linnaeus CPD Programme (including certificate holder level CPD)
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programme
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E‑car salary sacrifice scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Wellness program including Employee assistance programme, Eyecare voucher scheme, Free annual Flu jab, Cycle to work scheme
About Us
Chess Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family‑owned veterinary company in the world. We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, and we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best.
To apply or to discuss further, please contact Joanne in the recruitment team at joanne.gray@linnaeusgroup.co.uk.
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