Job Description

If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

Are you an experienced Vet looking to join an experienced and progressive team?

Are you a Vet looking to join a well-supported practice with the ability to work cases up to a high standard?

Your responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be experienced and confident in both general surgery and medicine with exceptional communication skills. Someone who is friendly and keen to be part of a great team is essential. We actively encourage all of our associates to take CPD in their chosen area and we have lead nurses now developing the nursing roles in the team which is something we are extremely proud of. For all your hard work, we offer generous time off following in patient duties.


You will be working with our team of well-established Vets, Nurses, Customer Care team and Patient Care Assistants. Spinneys Vets has two large branches, both RCVS GP accredited which are both well equiped. We have certificate holders in Surgery with other vets training towards cerificates in medicine and exotic. We perform Orthopaedics, endoscopy, laparoscopy, more complex common routine soft tissue surgical procedures including BOAS. We have vets with special interest in dentistry, rabbit medicine, ophthalmology and dermatology. As a team we are always happy to collaborate with each other with complicated cases or support a colleague should they want to progress more in a certain role. We have all of the usual equipment including Doppler ultrasound, digital x-ray including dental x-ray, endoscopy, monitoring equipment and in-house lab.

Rota and package

Part-time, 25 hours per week Salary up to 40,000. + 4,000 relocation package available No OOHs (provided by Vets Now) 2:8 Saturdays (08:30-17:00 consults only) Inpatient rota includes: Shared rota of surgeries and consults

Benefits include

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave RCVS & VDS fees paid External CPD funded Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program Career progression opportunities Staff discount schemes Enhanced sickness pay Enhanced Equal Family leave for birth/adoption Recruitment referral reward scheme Childcare vouchers Wellness program including: Employee assistance program Eyecare voucher scheme Free annual Flu jab Cycle to work scheme

About Us

Northampton is a large town with great road and rail links to both London and Birmingham within one hour. Beautiful countryside on the doorstep and the town is surrounded by pretty villages with an abundance of country parks and pleasant places for dog walking, running, hiking or cycling. There is also a wide range of pubs and restaurants in the local area too.


Join our friendly, experienced, supportive and dedicated vet team at Spinney Vets. We provide an excellent rota which gives our associates a great work/life balance to explore the fabulous countryside around the historic town.


At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.


We would love to hear from you, please contact Vicky Tanday at vicky.tanday@linnaeusgroup.co.uk if you have any questions about the role or to apply, please complete the application form below.


We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars. Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people. Why Linnaeus? - We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets - We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet - We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing - valuing equity, diversity and inclusion - We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one. We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future. Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates. At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk