Veterinary Job Vacancies at XLVets Practices
Current job vacancies from across the XLVets community of independent veterinary practices in England, Scotland and Wales. The XLVets community is a mixture of Small Animal, Farm Animal, Equine and Mixed Practices with job opportunities for graduate veterinary surgeons, experienced veterinary surgeons, registered veterinary nurses (RVN), operations and support staff. Kickstart your veterinary career by searching for supportive 2024 graduate vet jobs in the UK using our search filters.

Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon at St Boniface Veterinary Centre, Crediton, Mid Devon
We are seeking a friendly and team-focused Veterinary Surgeon with 2-5 years of experience. This is an excellent opportunity for career development and the pursuit of specific interests, whether they are clinically focused, mentoring and teaching junior colleagues, or supporting business development. Our proudly independent, mixed practice primarily focuses on small animals, with potential involvement in equine work as an advantage.
Located in beautiful mid Devon near Exeter, our...
View Vacancy
Ambulatory Equine Vet at Buckingham Equine Vets, Wicken, Milton Keynes
Are you looking to advance your veterinary career? Would you like to be part of a supportive friendly team? Is quality of life and a work-life balance important to you?
A vacancy has arisen for an equine vet ambulatory position at Buckingham Equine Vets. We are a close-knit team of 6 vets working to support one another and share the responsibilities and stresses of the busy professional. The practice is independently owned and hosts a purpose-built equine clinic just...
View Vacancy
Experienced Farm Animal Vet at Belmont Farm & Equine Vets, Hereford and Ledbury, Herefordshire
Are you looking to take the next step in your career as a progressive Beef and Sheep vet? We are looking for an experienced Beef and Sheep-focused vet to join our fantastic team.
Who we are
Belmont farm and equine vets is a forward-thinking, large animal practice with dedicated farm animal and equine teams, centred in the beautiful county of Herefordshire. We are in one of the most diverse and innovative farming areas in the UK. There is a...

2024 Small Animal Graduate Vet at Shepton Veterinary Group, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Shepton Vets is looking for a new graduate to join our friendly team of small animal vets. You will work a 4-day week (plus a supported 1:6-1:8 on-call rota) across both of our well equipped modern branches with in-house endoscopy, laparoscopy and dental radiography facilities. A sensibly managed diary will include 15-30mins consulting appointments plus regular breaks. Weekly ops days will give you the opportunity to get involved with interesting surgeries.
You will be supported by,...
View Vacancy
TB Coordinator at St Boniface Farm Vets, Crediton and Bude, Devon and Cornwall
We are a proudly independent mixed practice, seeking a motivated individual to join our team.
- Required: +2 years administrative experience and agricultural experience would be advantageous.
- This role could be based at either our Crediton or Bude Branch - occasional travel between branches will be required
- Responsibilities include contacting clients to book in their TB tests and responding to their questions, whilst also communicating with APHA over any queries....

Graduate Small Animal Vet at Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic, Sturminster Newton, North Dorset
Calling all new graduates 2022/23! Would you like to work for an independent practice? If so read on…
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our progressive, dedicated and friendly small animal team in the heart of the North Dorset countryside as a new graduate!
We have 3 newly well-equipped, branch surgeries with a growing client base. You would join our team of 10 vets and 9 RVN’s to help provide an excellent service to the local community. The...
View Vacancy
2024 Graduate Mixed Veterinary Surgeon at D S McGregor & Partners, Caithness, Scottish Highlands
We have an opportunity for a graduate keen to start their career in mixed practice with a friendly and supportive team of 18 vets in the Scottish Highlands. We are an independent, genuinely mixed practice (50:50 SA:LA) and the home of the popular TV series ‘The Highland Vet.’
The normal working day is 9am-5.30pm with an hour for lunch. Our small animal consults are 15 minutes with time scheduled in the diary for client communication. The on call rota is designed to have a minimum of 2...
View Vacancy
New Graduate Foundations of Mixed Practice Programme, Thrums Veterinary Group, Angus and Perthshire
We are delighted to open applications for our Foundations of Mixed Practice New Graduate programme. We are a proudly independent, genuinely mixed, moderate-sized practice and as such we believe we can offer something truly unique to the recently graduated vet, taking their first steps into exploring their new career.
We are seeking a veterinary graduate enthusiastic about mixed practice, who wants to explore their potential and who fits with...
View Vacancy
New Graduate Foundations of Small Animal Practice Programme at Thrums Veterinary Group, Angus and Perthshire
We are delighted to open applications for our Foundations of Small Animal Practice New Graduate programme. We are a proudly independent, moderate sized practice. Whilst we are a mixed practice, small animal medicine makes up half of our caseload and we have six awesome small animal only vets as part of our team and we believe we can offer a unique and exciting start to your career.
We are seeking a veterinary graduate enthusiastic about small animal practice, who...
View Vacancy
Experienced Small Animal Vet at Fenton Vets, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Come and work in Pembrokeshire. Where the sun always shines and the surf is on your doorstep!
About the jobs on offer, and about you
We are growing, so to maintain our service standards and ethos of staff wellbeing we need to recruit, so are looking for experienced vets for permanent roles.
A medicine bias would especially complement the current team.
However, finding the right person to fit our practice is our priority. Not only do we have the...
View Vacancy
2024 Graduate Small Animal Vet at Fenton Vets, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Why will this be a great opportunity for you?
- £34k salary
- Immediate start
- Accommodation provided
- 4.5 day week
- Structured support program, including 10 day external CPD
- No on-call after 10pm
- 12-month contract
On completion of this program, we guarantee you will be a better-skilled general practice vet.
We will have given you the opportunity for:
- Development of...

Experienced Farm Vet at Haywood Farm Vets, Market Drayton, Shropshire
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced farm vet to join our expanding, independent farm practice in Shropshire.
Haywood Farm Vets is an independently-owned farm practice, covering local farms in the beautiful Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire countryside. Our vision is to deliver a bespoke, personal veterinary service to our clients and provide outstanding, modern veterinary care to their farms.
We have a diverse range of clients, farms, and...
View Vacancy
Experienced Farm Animal Vet at Tyndale Vets, Dursley, Gloucestershire
Who are we?
Tyndale is a dedicated, farm-animal-only practice working with farmers across South West England and South Wales with consultancy all over the UK. Our practice, with its cutting-edge bovine IVF and ET facilities, can be found near Berkeley in beautiful, rural Gloucestershire - this is where our 11 vet, 5 TB tester team are based
We are proudly independent and are active members of XLVets. We are committed to practice growth and development and...
View Vacancy
Small Animal Graduate Programme 2024 at Larkmead Veterinary Group, Didcot, South Oxfordshire
Larkmead Vets is a privately owned Practice, based in South Oxfordshire, with locations in Cholsey, Didcot, Great Western Park, Benson, Sutton Courtenay & Wantage, with excellent links to the M4 and M40, with fast-track trains to London Paddington on our doorstep. Our full hospital facilities allow for career development in a wide range of disciplines with funded CPD and full support given.
The Graduate Programme has run for many years and is hugely successful, allowing a smooth,...
View Vacancy
Mixed, Farm or Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon at 3 Bridges Vets, Dunfermline, Fife
3 Bridges Vets are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon! 3 Bridges Vets is Fife’s newest mixed animal veterinary practice.
The aim of 3 Bridges Vets is to inspire change and forward movement within the veterinary industry. This opportunity gives you the chance to help shape this exciting new practice. Having only opened in October 2022, we have been blown away by the local community’s positive response and as such are looking for a new experienced vet to join the team...
View Vacancy
Experienced Farm Animal Vet at Sandstone Veterinary Group, Chester, Cheshire
Sandstone Vet Group is a dairy-focused practice covering Cheshire and surrounding counties. Due to the continued expansion of our progressive dairy client base, we are looking for experienced vets to join our forward-thinking team.
Opportunities exist within the business for the right candidate.
For a confidential discussion, email us on careers@sandstonevetgroup.co.uk.
Sandstone Vet Group was established in 2020...
View Vacancy
Experienced and Graduate Small Animal Vets at Millcroft Veterinary Group, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Millcroft Veterinary Group is a fiercely independent, six-centre, mixed practice in the western Lake District. We currently have opportunities for both experienced and new graduate vets to join our friendly 27 vet team in a range of working patterns.
Millcroft Veterinary Group is a member of XLVets, a community of independently owned veterinary practices.
Our independence means there are genuine opportunities for business ownership and we are...
View Vacancy
Farm Animal Vet at Daleside Veterinary Group, Wrexham, Wales
We are an independent 90% dairy practice on the beautiful North Wales/ Cheshire Border, providing a professional progressive service to our friendly family farm clients, without losing that personal touch! We are looking for a down-to-earth and enthusiastic livestock vet for 12 months maternity cover, to complement our close-knit friendly team.
- Active health planning and preventative medicine part of everyday work
- 1:4 on call rota, competitive package

Mixed Veterinary Surgeon at Thrums Veterinary Group, Angus and Perthshire
Due to wanderlust, we are currently looking for a mixed animal veterinary surgeon with at least 1-2 years relevant clinical experience. We are Scotland’s largest independent practice celebrating our 75th anniversary this year, with a genuine mix of 60% small animal, 30% farm animal and 10% equine. As such we are able to offer the desired species balance to the successful candidate.
We believe in making sure our team have the best work/life balance as possible and are...
View Vacancy
Health and Safety Administrator at Bishopton Veterinary Group, Ripon, North Yorkshire
We are looking for a friendly and engaging Health and Safety Administrator to join our team in this exciting and integral new role. This position is 30 to 37.5 hours, four to five days a week. It is based at the Ripon surgery, but attendance at our other sites will be necessary to deliver and oversee health and safety responsibilities. The role involves the delivery of Health and Safety processes within an independent veterinary practice setting.
The successful...
View Vacancy
Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Priors Hall, Corby
We are a privately owned, independent mixed practice seeking an additional experienced small animal vet to join our expanding team at our practice in Priors Hall, Corby.
Polish speaking would be advantageous!
As a practice we strive to combine the provision of exceptional, bespoke care with progressive current best practice in veterinary medicine.
Certificates are encouraged as our clients would much prefer an...
View Vacancy
Senior Veterinary Receptionist at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Uppingham, Leicestershire
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Veterinary Receptionist to join our busy independent practice in Uppingham, leading our front-of-house team and ensuring the smooth running of a busy reception area.
We are looking for an individual with strong leadership skills, who is flexible, reliable and able to work well within the team. They must be a positive and supportive leader to their colleagues and team whilst actively promoting and...
View Vacancy
Veterinary Receptionist at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Priors Hall, Corby
This is an exciting opportunity for an additional Veterinary Receptionist to join our front-of-house team at our busy independent practice in Priors Hall, Corby
We are looking for a receptionist to join our team for 20 hours a week with the potential for more hours as we continue to expand. Experience working as a veterinary receptionist is desirable but not a necessity for the right candidate.
Our ideal candidate would be friendly...
View Vacancy
Graduate Small Animal Vet at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Leicestershire
Applications are now open for a Small Animal Graduate Veterinary Surgeon to join our privately owned, independent mixed practices in Rutland and Leicestershire.
Our 2-year programme is structured to develop all aspects of your clinical work, gaining your own cases and regular clients on both the daytime and out-of-hours rota.
Your 4-day working week will include both consulting and operating time. A midweek set day off is great for...
View Vacancy
Consulting-only Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Leicestershire
We are a privately owned, independent mixed practice seeking an additional CONSULTING ONLY Small Animal Vet to join our expanding team.
This position is open to applicants looking for both full-time or part-time opportunities and would involve working within our branches in Syston, Melton Mowbray, Uppingham, Oakham, Market Harborough and Corby. This is a great flexible working position as hours could easily be worked around the school day. The...
View Vacancy
Clinical Director at Kings Veterinary Centre, Syston and Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
We are a privately owned, independent mixed practice seeking an experienced Small Animal Vet to work as a Clinical Director across our expanding practices in Syston and Melton Mowbray.
Offering support and leadership to the branch managers and your clinical colleagues along with mentorship to our graduates, you would strive to combine the provision of exceptional, bespoke and affordable care with progressive current best practice in veterinary...
View Vacancy
Veterinary Surgeon at Armour Veterinary Group, Mauchline and Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Vet required for our proudly independent mixed practice based in Ayrshire.
- Are you a team player?
- Are you looking to provide a high standard of care to all species?
- Are you a good communicator with excellent people skills?
Then you might be who we need for our expanding practice!
For further details in confidence, please contact Ed Hewitt on 07967585871 or email your cover letter & CV to ...
View Vacancy
Graduate Small Animal Vet at Fenton Vets, Haverfordwest, Wales
Why will this be a great opportunity for you?
- £34k salary
- Immediate start
- Accommodation provided
- 4.5 day week
- Structured support program, including 10 day external CPD
- No on-call after 10pm
- 12-month contract
On completion of this program, we guarantee you will be a better-skilled general practice vet.
We will have given you the opportunity for:
- Development of...

Mixed Veterinary Surgeon at Millcroft Veterinary Group, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Mixed Veterinary Surgeon, Millcroft Veterinary Group, Cockermouth - Lake District
Millcroft Veterinary Group is a fiercely independent, six centre, mixed practice in the western Lake District. We currently have opportunities for both experienced and new graduate vets to join our friendly 27 vet team in a range of working patterns.
Millcroft Veterinary Group is a member of XLVets, a community of independently-owned veterinary practices. Our independence...
View Vacancy
Small Animal Vet at Daleside Veterinary Group, Chester and North Wales
North Wales/Chester - independent 10 SA vet practice - full or part-time - no OOH
Do you want to be a part of something new? We have expanded our branch practice to a stand-alone practice complete with ultrasound, laparoscopic spay facilities and an imaging suite. Now, we just need the right vet to help it grow!
We are a lovely independent practice in a village setting which truly makes us feel like part of the community. We regularly have clients popping in...
View Vacancy
Small Animal Vet at Bishopton Veterinary Group, Ripon, North Yorkshire
Working Pattern
- Based at our ISFM cat-friendly gold accredited RCVS Ripon Hospital
- Salary £35,000 - £65,000 dependent upon experience
- Mixed Consulting and operating role
- 4-day working week with a maximum of 1:4 weekend duties repaid in lieu.
Our practice values are Clinical excellence, Adaptability, Respect, Education and Sustainability....
View Vacancy