Veterinary Surgeon

Veterinary Surgeon – Medivet Oadby 

Join our warm and welcoming team at Medivet Oadby, a well-equipped small animal practice dedicated to providing exceptional care for our patients and clients. 

Our modern practice includes everything you need to deliver top-quality veterinary care — an in-house laboratory, digital x-ray, operating theatre, and dental suite. 

You’ll be joining a close-knit and supportive team, including our Lead Vet Gillian, our Head Veterinary Nurse, RVN, SVN, and Client Care Assistant. We pride ourselves on teamwork, clinical excellence, and genuine care for our patients and their owners. 

We’re looking for a vet who enjoys varied general practice work and loves building relationships with a loyal and friendly client base. 

The role: 

• 4-day working week 

• 1 in 6 weekends at Medivet Thurmaston 24-hour hospital 

• Fair share of on-call and bank holiday rota 

Location perks: 
We’re based just across from The Parade, a vibrant shopping area full of cafes, restaurants, and independent shops. The practice is easily accessible by public transport, and we’re an easy commute from Market Harborough, Wigston, and Kibworth. 

• East Midlands Airport – 30 minutes away 

• Birmingham Airport – under an hour’s drive 

If you’d like to find out more or have an informal chat about the role, please contact Serena at serena.khima@medivet.co.uk 
 

Key Benefits 

• Private Medical Insurance from day one. 

• Health cash plan from day one (covering dental, physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service. 

• Life Assurance 3 x salary. 

• Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support. 

• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 6 weeks with length of service. 

• An additional ‘Day for You’, a paid day’s leave for you to use as you wish. 

• Clinical CPD: £1,500 per year plus 3 days’ paid leave 

• Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities 

• Funded certificate opportunities. 

• VDS, RCVS and BVA fees paid. 

• Sabbatical based on length of service. 

• Interest free Season Ticket Loan. 

• Cycle to Work scheme. 

• Discounts on Medivet products and services. 

• Support for Certificates of Sponsorship for a Tier 2 (General) Visa and relocation support. 

 Role Accountabilities 

Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at Medivet. That’s the care for our patients, our clients and for each other – we really want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.   

In this role you will:  

• Deliver exceptional clinical care to your patients during consultations and procedures.  

• Provide exceptional care to your clients, giving clear updates on patients.  

• Deliver professional excellence, observing the highest standards of regulatory, practice and operational compliance.  

• Prepare accurate estimates for clients, ensuring payment and minimising debt.  

• Work closely with the Practice Manager to maximise commercial performance with a focus on key measures.   

• Engage, mentor and develop your team, enhancing their skills and utilising these in the most effective way.   

• Inspire your team, sharing new or evolving practice standards and changes to processes.  

• Pro-actively support and share clinical best practice within and across practices and the wider Medivet community. 

Your Skills and Experience 

• RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon. 

• Able to demonstrate clinical leadership skills. 

• Experienced in delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.  

• An understanding and appreciation of exceptional care and how this improves the client experience.  

• Experience of implementing a progressive clinical culture.  

• Experience of delivering strong commercial performance through effective allocation of clinical activity. 

• Experienced in working effectively as part of a team. 

• Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague.