Job Description

Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

- Chine House Veterinary Hospital, Sileby, Leicestershire

Are you an enthusiastic Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon ready to join a new team?


Chine House Veterinary Hospital at Sileby (LE12 7RS) are a friendly RCVS accredited hospital who run our own out of hours service. We work to a very high standard of patient care with separate cat, dog and exotic wards, in house laboratory and digital x-ray. We have a superb, spacious purpose-built hospital with 6 operating theatres and multiple consulting rooms


We have a team of 11 vets who are supported by a team of 20+ qualified and experienced nurses.

The Role:

4 day week, equally shared rota currently 1 in 8 weekends and approx. 1 night per week (with appropriate TOIL).


Caseload, equipment and support in place for people wanting to study for a certificate - we have an exotics diplomat and an experienced surgery certificate holder.


Ideally we seek a candidate that has built good initial experience and confidence in routine consultations and operations however the level of experience within the practice means we can provide support for a new graduate. We have excellent level of staff retention and a long standing client base.

We offer a competitive salary of 37,500 - 60,000 per annum depending on experience.

Our range of benefits includes:

6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays 1750 CPD Allowance per annum Health Shield - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage RCVS Membership paid and two other membership subscriptions VDS cover Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay Discounted veterinary fees My Perks - offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more Cycle to Work scheme CPD/training support Company sick pay Colleague engagement survey Annual pay reviews Focus on employee wellbeing Career progression opportunities

Application deadline: 26/09/2025

PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY - NO AGENCY SUBMISSIONS