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.
Graduate Equine Vet at Torch Equine Vets, Barnstaple, Devon
Thriving independent practice requires two additional equine vets to join our team in Devon. Live by the ocean! Join a great community! Be part of an independent and supportive team!
New or recent graduate Equine Vet
- Salary up to £33,500 dependent on experience
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Actively encouraged and funded CPD
- Blended learning approach through the Graduate Development Programme (training days, in-house...
Experienced Equine Vet at Torch Equine Vets, Barnstaple, Devon
Thriving independent practice requires two additional equine vets to join our team in Devon. Live by the ocean! Join a great community! Be part of an independent and supportive team!
Experienced Equine Vet with a minimum of 3 years experience
- Salary dependent on experience and further qualifications
- 4- day week working opportunity
- Actively encouraged and funded CPD
- Full team support and...
Small Animal Registered Veterinary Nurse at Larkmead Veterinary Group, Didcot, South Oxfordshire
We have an exciting vacancy for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly team, providing care to our patients and assisting the veterinary team in all aspects of nursing care.
Larkmead is an independent busy first-opinion mixed practice based in South Oxfordshire.
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, hardworking, kind, and compassionate. You should be able to work well as part of a team and individually and keen to provide a great service to all of our...
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Experienced Small Animal Vet at Larkmead Veterinary Group, Didcot, South Oxfordshire
This opportunity is open to full-time and part-time applicants.
Want to enjoy the clinical freedom that independent practice offers? Join our supportive, motivated, and talented team. We have an extremely loyal client base and see a wide variety of cases including orthopaedics, allowing us to work cases up internally to a high level. Ideally, we are looking for a certificate holder (or someone keen to study for one), and someone who is happy to help younger members of...
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Small Animal Vet at Larkmead Veterinary Group, Didcot, South Oxfordshire
This opportunity is open to full-time and part-time applicants
Looking for a practice with the freedom to manage your own cases to an advanced level? Join our supportive, motivated, and talented team. We are a fiercely independent practice in South Oxfordshire seeing a wide variety of cases. We have a range group of certificate holders so we can support you in working cases up to a high level (including orthopaedics), and we are keen to support further development for...
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2025 Small Animal Graduate Programme at Larkmead Veterinary Group, Didcot, South Oxfordshire
Small Animal Graduate Programme
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...
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Equine Vet at Hook Norton Veterinary Group, Banbury, Oxfordshire
If you have at least 12 months Equine experience and are actively looking for your next opportunity or just exploring what’s out there, our well-established and thriving independent practice welcomes hearing from you.
We have an excellent opportunity for a passionate and ambitious Equine Vet to become part of our experienced team, consisting of 8 equine vets and 5 veterinary nurses/assistants. If you believe you could complement our existing team by bringing your well-honed skills and...
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Experienced Farm Vet at Hook Norton Veterinary Group, Banbury, Oxfordshire
If you are a Farm Vet, with at least 12 months experience and are either actively looking for your next opportunity or just exploring what’s out there, we welcome hearing from you.
Our farm team is 13-strong, consisting of Farm Vets, TB Testers, and ATT’s. Our specialised farm department caters for an array of proactive dairy, beef, and sheep holdings. If you believe you could compliment our existing team by bringing your well honed skills and experience, here is...
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Experienced Farm Vet at St Boniface Farm Vets, Crediton and Bude, Mid Devon and Cornwall
The Company: St Boniface Veterinary Clinic is a friendly independent practice in Crediton, Mid Devon. We have separate farm and small animal/equine veterinary teams, supported by dedicated admin staff, allowing vets to be completely focused on their own areas but within a diverse practice.
The core of our farm work is with progressive dairy farmers, with enough beef and sheep clients to add variety. We pride ourselves on providing excellent service tailored to the...
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Experienced Farm Vet at Craven Farm Vets, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Craven Farm Vets is looking for a cheerful, confident and experienced farm vet to join our proudly independent business.
We are a friendly, health-focused and progressive team of six vets striving to provide the best possible service while enjoying our work. The practice workload is dairy-based with significant beef and sheep work including an advanced sheep breeding enterprise. We have an excellent support team and great premises on Skipton’s auction mart site. Skipton is in the low-...
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Small Animal Clinical Director at Oakhill Veterinary Centre, Preston, Lancashire
Oakhill Veterinary Centre – proudly independent since 1974
Job Title: Clinical Director, Small Animal
Salary: Package negotiable, commensurate with experience and reflective of the importance of this key position
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 40 hours per week, over 4 days, with equal share of the weekend rota – currently 1.5...
Small Animal Night Nurse at Hook Norton Veterinary Group, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Can you have it all?...The answer is yes you can!
Join our experienced HNVG night team on a favourable working pattern of 5 nights on (Monday to Friday) followed by 9 nights off, allowing for ample time to not only recharge your batteries but also to pursue your passions outside of work, giving you an excellent work life balance!
We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional care to our patients and have...
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Small Animal Vet at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Priors Hall, Corby
We are a privately owned, independent practice seeking an additional experienced Small Animal Vet to join our expanding team at Priors Hall.
This position is open to applicants looking for both full time or part time opportunities and will primarily involve working at our Priors Hall practice.
As a practice we strive to combine the provision of exceptional, bespoke care with progressive current best practice in veterinary medicine. Our team of over 20 vets are down to...
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Registered Veterinary Nurse at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Uppingham, Rutland
This is an opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our Uppingham branch, full time (min 1 year experience)
We are proud to say that we have recently achieved hospital status at our Uppingham practice and as such are expanding our team.
We welcome applications from candidates who are keen to be involved in all aspects of small animal veterinary nursing, bringing new ideas and motivation to the current close-knit team.
A number of our RVNs are...
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Registered Veterinary Nurse at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Oakham, Rutland
This is an opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our Oakham branch – with Rutland Veterinary Centre being the only independent veterinary practice in Rutland, this is a really exciting role!
We are seeking an additional RVN to join our expanding team at Oakham on a full time basis. We welcome applications from candidates who are keen to be involved in all aspects of small animal veterinary nursing, bringing new ideas and motivation to the current close...
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Out of Hours Small Animal Vet at Bishopton Veterinary Group, Ripon, North Yorkshire
Bishopton Vets is an independently-owned and progressive veterinary practice which has been serving the local community for over 80 years. We are seeking an OOH Small Animal Vet to join our dedicated OOH team. This role is based at our RCVS accredited Hospital in Ripon, and we have four additional small animal surgeries in Thirsk, Northallerton, Easingwold and Pateley Bridge.
Working Pattern
- Shift: 7 nights on (6pm – 8.30am), Monday to Sunday
- Rest...
Registered Veterinary Nurse or Student Veterinary Nurse at Broad Lane Vets, Coventry
“Treating your pet as one of the family” is our practice culture. This drives everything we do and will be at the heart of our successful candidate’s personal ethos.
We are looking for an RVN or experienced SVN (registered with RCVS), to complement our existing team. Working at our main site, we have separate cat and dog waiting areas and hospitalisation wards, 3 theatres including a dedicated feline theatre, nurse and feline consulting rooms, a laboratory, separate x-ray and...
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Experienced Farm Vet (Maternity Cover) at St Boniface Farm Vets, Crediton, Devon
An experienced farm vet is required to join our current team of 7 experienced farm vets, due to maternity cover. Starting November 2024 for 9-12 months with the possibility of a permanent position if workload continues to grow.
The core of our farm work is with progressive dairy farmers, with enough beef and sheep clients to add variety. St Boniface Veterinary clinic is a mixed practice but with a separate farm team (no equine or small animal duties required). We have a dedicated farm...
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Small Animal Night Vet at Hook Norton Veterinary Group, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Can you have it all?……
The answer is yes you can!
Join our esteemed Night Vet Team on a favourable 1-week on, 2-weeks off working pattern allowing for ample time to recharge and pursue your passions outside of work.
We pride ourselves on delivering consistently high-quality care to our patients around the clock and have invested in a dedicated team of night vets and nurses to provide this. As a well-established, independent practice deeply rooted in...
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Experienced Farm Vet at Bishopton Veterinary Group, York, North Yorkshire
Are you an experienced, energetic and enthusiastic farm vet? Would you enjoy living in or near the delightful city of York and being part of a thriving, independently-owned practice?
Based at Bishopton York, we are looking for a farm animal vet with a passion to integrate with the local farming community. We have a good mix of beef, dairy and sheep clients who we aim to provide with first class proactive veterinary support. The growing workload is...
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Experienced Small Animal Vet at Broad Lane Vets, Coventry
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All of our vets (whether a recent graduate or 30 years qualified) receive support tailored to their needs, along with a fantastic package of benefits. Mentoring is moulded to the individual's needs, with practical in-house scanning sessions, theatre scrub-ins, monthly clinical club discussion groups, or just regular one-to-one chats.
Our team of 15 vets includes several Certificate holders (along with a wealth of experience) covering imaging, surgery, medicine,...
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Summer 2025 Graduate Small Animal Vet at Broad Lane Vets, Coventry
ABOUT US
All of our vets (whether a recent graduate or 30 years qualified) receive support tailored to their needs, along with a fantastic package of benefits. New grads have a designated VetGDP Adviser for the day-to-day, along with access to the well-regarded XLVets Small Animal Graduate Development Programme. Mentoring for more experienced grads is moulded to the individual's needs, with practical in-house scanning sessions, theatre scrub-ins, monthly clinical club...
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Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon (Consulting-only) at Kings Veterinary Centre, Syston and Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
We are a privately owned, independent small animal 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 and Melton Mowbray. This is a great flexible working position as hours could easily be worked around the school day. The diary is always adjusted to make way for important...
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Experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon at Kings Veterinary Centre, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
We are a privately owned, independent small animal practice seeking an additional experienced small animal vet to join our expanding team at our practice in Melton Mowbray.
A keen interest in surgery would be advantageous – preferably a surgical certificate holder or keen to undertake one
As a practice we strive to combine the provision of exceptional, bespoke care with progressive current best practice in veterinary medicine. Our clinical club meetings are a...
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Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon at Kings Veterinary Centre, Syston, Leicestershire
We are a privately owned, independent small animal practice seeking an additional experienced small animal vet to join our expanding team at our practice in Syston.
As part of our continued growth we are seeking an additional experienced veterinary surgeon to join the team at Syston where we have recently achieved general practice status through the RCVS practice standards scheme.
Certificates are encouraged and fully funded as our clients would much prefer an...
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Experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse at Kings Veterinary Centre, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our expanding independent practice in Melton Mowbray – full or part time
Having outgrown our current premises in Melton Mowbray, we are moving to a brand-new veterinary hospital and are seeking an additional RVN to join the team.
We welcome applications from candidates who are keen to be involved in all aspects of small animal veterinary nursing, bringing new ideas and...
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Head Veterinary Surgeon at Rutland Vets, Uppingham, Leicestershire
We are an expanding, privately owned independent small animal practice seeking an experienced, ambitious Head Small Animal Vet to manage and oversee the day-to-day clinical case load and business operations at our practice in Uppingham.
Offering support and leadership to your 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...
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Registered Veterinary Nurse at Rutland Vets, Priors Hall, Corby
This is an opportunity for an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our expanding team at Priors Hall!
We welcome applications from candidates who are keen to be involved in all aspects of small animal veterinary nursing, bringing new ideas and motivation to the current close-knit team.
A number of our RVNs are certificate holders; we actively encourage and fund these. In addition to a generous personal CPD allowance, we hold regular in-house CPD days for the...
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Registered Veterinary Nurse (Night Nurse) at Rutland Veterinary Centre, Uppingham, Rutland
This is an opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the night team at our Uppingham practice
We are an INDEPENDENT small animal practice seeking an experienced and dedicated night nurse for our practice in the bustling market town of Uppingham in Rutland. We are proud to say that we have recently achieved hospital status at our Uppingham practice and as such are expanding our team.
You should feel comfortable working sole charge, be...
Graduate Farm Vet at Shepton Vets, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Would you like to be part of a progressive, proudly independent, XLVets practice that is over 100 years old with exciting expansion plans?
Shepton Vets is in the heart of Somerset at the foothills of the Mendips, yet only 30 minutes from Bristol and Bath. We work with over 100 dairy clients (plus beef, sheep and small holdings) striving to provide an excellent service through routine visits and herd health work.
The successful candidate will be good at working...
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Night Nurse at Shepton Vets, Shepton Mallet and Wells, Somerset
Shepton and Wells Vets is a busy, first opinion, Small Animal Practice based in Shepton Mallet and Wells, Somerset. We are proud to be an independent practice with a team of 11 Vets and 12 qualified Nurses.
We have seen rapid growth over the last few years and are looking to recruit another Registered Veterinary Nurse to work nights to support our growing practice. Shift patterns will be 5 nights on, and 10 nights off. However, this can be negotiable. Scheduled on a rota basis to...
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Senior Farm Veterinary Surgeon at Farm Veterinary Solutions, Market Harborough and Uppingham, Rutland
Our busy farm practice is looking for an experienced veterinary surgeon to join the team.
Our team of farm vets and support staff including Vet Techs and ATT’s, operate across the picturesque Leicestershire and Rutland countryside.
Our ideal candidate would have a keen interest in beef and sheep flock health, as we are looking to further develop our services in these areas. Plus the self-motivation and leadership qualities required to drive plans for an exciting new branch...
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Experienced Small Animal Vet at Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic, Sturminster Newton, Dorset
Veterinary Surgeon | North Dorset | Full (4-day week) or part-time position available / up to £80,000
Are you a dedicated and experienced small animal vet looking for a fulfilling role in an independent practice?
Located amidst the breathtaking beauty of the Blackmore Vale in North Dorset, the clinic serves pets and their owners across Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset. Branches are located in...
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Experienced and Graduate Small Animal Vets at Millcroft Veterinary Group, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Thrive with the supportive team at Millcroft Vets, winners of the XLVets Inspirational Teams award, where you can enjoy a great work-life balance, stunning scenery, and endless outdoor adventures.
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Since the 1920s, Millcroft Vets has been a cornerstone of animal care in Cumbria. We're a fiercely independent, award-winning practice built on a commitment to providing exceptional veterinary care. But it's the supportive, collaborative spirit within Millcroft...
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Graduate Small Animal Vet at Capontree Veterinary Centre, Cumbria and Scottish Borders
Capontree is proud of its reputation in providing the highest quality of personalised, holistic care to the pets of Cumbria, Northumberland and the Borders of Scotland. Due to continued expansion, we are seeking a forward-thinking, confident new graduate to join our friendly and committed team.
We are a 3-branch, 14-vet modern RCVS Tier 2 nurse training practice with an emphasis on dedicated and personal care. We are well-equipped, including digital radiography...
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Graduate Mixed/Farm Vet at Capontree Veterinary Centre, Cumbria and Scottish Borders
Capontree is proud of its reputation in providing the highest quality care to the farms of Cumbria, Northumberland and the Borders of Scotland. Due to continued expansion, we are seeking a forward-thinking, confident and experienced full-time mixed/farm veterinary surgeon to join our friendly and committed team.
We are a 14-vet modern RCVS Tier 2 practice covering three sites at Brampton, Longtown and Haltwhistle. We work to achieve a happy...
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