Are you a Veterinary Surgeon seeking a refreshing approach to general practice?
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Veterinary Surgeon to join our very experienced veterinary and nursing team at Ferndown Family Vets where we practice veterinary care through the eyes of our patients as if they are our own.
We are a gold cat friendly clinic, a dog friendly clinic and an award winner for best UK practice design, all of which provides us with the perfect set up for fear free veterinary care in our 20 minute consults.
Dogs come in wagging their tails and dragging their owners and sometimes we even have to bribe them with treats back to their cars!
It is rare to hear dogs barking and with our own cat consult room where the owners wait, cats are already acclimatising when you enter.
This is a great opportunity if you;
- are two years or more qualified
- enjoy offering a client focused service with a bespoke and personable approach
- would embrace working in a fear free way
- enjoy the variety general practice offers
- are capable of occasional sole charge work
- enjoy being innovative and have a passion for learning & development
- may be looking for a future leadership role
- Salary from £40,000 up to £65,000 (pro rata), dependent on years of experience and skills based
- One in four Saturday mornings (sole charge, 1pm finish) and no OOH
- 6 weeks annual leave on top of bank holidays
- Support from very experienced vets and RVNs
- Private healthcare with Vitality & Life insurance
Please do check out ourwebsite and our facebook page if this sounds appealing to you!
Here is some more unique information about us …
- Family owned practice born 5.5 years ago
- A fear free philosophy
- Lovely community of dedicated pet owners
- Team of 17 people where 13 have been part of the team for over 3 years
- Team socials including escape rooms, nightjars and an annual secret santa!
- Always keen to support further development and encourage exciting CPD
- Fear free training is provided to all new employees
- Opportunity for leadership roles in the future
- Biophilic inspired reception area
- Calming background music throughout building
- Separate cat waiting area and dedicated cat consult room and hospital ward (even soundproofed!)
- Fear free colour palette throughout building
- Isolation ward
- An environment where hearing a dog bark is unusual
- CCTV for monitoring patients so they can have their quiet moments
- Staggered operation admit times to allow sedation with owner present in a relaxed environment
- Fabulous ultrasound machine
- We offer K-laser therapy
- We offer acupuncture
- We offer RVN clinics daily
- Support from a mobile orthopaedic surgeon Andy Morris –Vetfix
- OOH care provider within 10 minutes of the practice
- Brilliant front of house experience for clients, pets and staff
- The day is set up to accommodate for the unexpected so we never have double booked appointments
- There is time to wrap up the day before your scheduled finish time
“I’ve been at Ferndown Family Vets from the start and I didn’t realise it back then but I had found a practice that I didn’t think existed. A clinic that is genuinely focused on the happiness of the staff, clients and patients. A supportive team and collaborative management along with incorporating Fear Free practice has fundamentally improved how I feel about veterinary work.”
Kate Knight, RVN
“I have been working with Aidan for 11 years and have been at Ferndown Family Vets almost since its opening. It is truly like no other practice I’ve come across. We take the fear free aspect of our work very seriously and you can really see the direct positive impact this has on not only the pets but their owners too. We have a wonderful team who all work so well together and even the building itself is fantastic! We all feel it is very important to have a good work-life balance and socialising as a team is very actively encouraged. It’s a brilliant place to be able to take on a manageable work load in a healthy and supportive environment. I love working here and cannot recommend it enough.”
We would love to hear from you by the latest Monday 3rd August 2026. If you would like to apply for the role or have some more questions, please do get in touch by emailing Aidan and Natalie atinfo@ferndownfamilyvets.co.uk
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