Senior Veterinary Surgeon – Farm/Mixed

Overview

In this part-time senior role, you lead or co-lead our farm service from Longtown, shaping clinical delivery and service structure. You work a 3-day week with on-call commitments, providing independent clinical leadership and mentoring colleagues. You’ll influence how farm and mixed caseloads are managed and develop the service in collaboration with a forward-thinking team. This is a chance to balance senior responsibility with work-life balance while driving quality care for farm animals. Your impact spans clinical excellence, service development, and team capability in a supportive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family leave and pay across maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy
• BVA membership, VDS cover & RCVS fees
• Cycle to Work and Green Car schemes
• CPD allowance and access to training centres
• Holiday entitlement including bank holidays

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership within the farm/mixed team
• Support and mentor colleagues to raise clinical standards
• Help shape and develop the farm service and its structure
• Manage a varied farm or mixed caseload aligned with experience
• Make independent decisions and contribute to service strategy
• Collaborate with team to maintain high-quality care and supportive environment
• Adapt hours and rota patterns for the right candidate
• Contribute to continuous improvement and development of the service

Key requirements

• Experienced Senior Farm or Mixed Veterinary Surgeon
• Confidence in independent decision-making
• Willingness to take on leadership responsibilities
• Interest in shaping and developing a farm service
• Ability to work part-time with on-call commitments

• Collaborative mindset
• Mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Farm animal medicine
• Clinic leadership and delegation
• Clinical decision-making in a mixed practice context

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