Veterinary Surgeon

Veterinary Surgeon, West Mount Vets, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join us at West Mount Vets in West Yorkshire! 

Rota: 40 hours a week. If you are seeking part time hours please get in touch to discuss options. 

At CVS, we put our colleagues first, giving you the support you need to provide the best possible care. From clinical to non-clinical challenges, you'll always have the resources and teams alongside you. We'll be your biggest supporter – it's in our nature.

With market-leading learning, on-the-job training, and collaboration with skilled colleagues, you'll have the tools to grow—whether you're building confidence early in your career or looking to deepen your expertise. From advancing in your current role to exploring new leadership or specialist pathways, we provide the support and opportunities to help you achieve your goals

Life at West Mount Vets

Our light and spacious practice is a lovely place to work, with five consulting rooms, two operating theatres, a dental suite with dental X‑ray, plus digital X‑ray and ultrasound. Many of our vets and nurses have been with us for years, creating a genuinely friendly, supportive “West Mount Family” that you'll be welcomed into.

We are a progressive, multi‑disciplinary team committed to high clinical standards and continuous improvement. Free CPD is readily available, with several certificate holders and others working towards further qualifications, ensuring plenty of opportunity for case discussion and development.

We enjoy a loyal client base often keeping us well supplied with cake and chocolate! Our RCVS Tier 3 Hospital in Halifax runs our own bespoke OOH service, offering true 24‑hour care and continuity. We also have two purpose-built branch practices in Mytholmroyd and West Vale, both equipped with digital X‑ray and ultrasound.

We value work‑life balance and offer flexibility with rota planning. Outside work, we're a social bunch, whether it's countryside dog walks, nights out in Leeds or Manchester, or charity events, we love spending time together.

About you

We're looking for an experienced Vet Surgeon (perhaps interested in progressing into a leadership role in the future) to join our West Mount team. Working within a culture where clinicians are empowered to make the best decisions, where improvement is encouraged and where best practice is shared, you will be:

• Driven by shared passion to provide the best possible care to animals, you're committed to delivering outstanding care to support our patients and their owners.
• Confident in your clinical skills, you'll be able to take the lead on cases and carry out diagnostic investigations with precision.
• Keen to develop, you're committed to gaining further confidence in clinical skills so that you can manage or lead on different case types
• A natural mentor and team player, you'll enjoy supporting and inspiring all colleagues to help them thrive.
• Client care comes naturally to you, you know how to create a positive, reassuring experience that builds trust and long-lasting relationships.
• As a vet you'll bring a strong level of clinical autonomy and be comfortable handling a varied caseload, offering guidance to the wider team and contributing to shaping clinical standards.

The benefits

At CVS, we know that care for our patients starts with dedicated people like you. That's why we invest in your growth and your future. When you join our team, you'll receive:

• RCVS & VDS fees paid in full
• Generous CPD allowance, BSAVA library access, 450+ courses, and fully funded postgraduate qualifications (CertAVP, PgCert) with tuition, exams, and study leave covered
• Up to 33 days holiday (with option to buy/sell)
• CVS Pension Scheme
• Access to Vet Oracle telemedicine specialists, Advanced Clinical Services Network and Regional Clinical Leads for case support and mentoring
• Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions and enhanced family leave policies
• Staff pet care discounts – 50% off services, MiPet food and medications

Interested?

Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Jim in the recruitment team at jim.mcdowell-massar@cvsvets.com. To submit an online application, click Apply Now, upload your CV and we'll be in touch.

Join us at CVS

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.

Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line-manager check-ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health.

Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support with all aspects relating to the smooth running of each practice.

We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi-million-pound improvement fund.

This role is based in Huddersfield commutable from Bradford, Leeds, Manchester, Wakefield, Elland, Brighouse, Linthwaite, Liversedge, Cleckheaton, Meltham, Shelley, Shepley, Halifax, Barkisland, Batley, Dewsbury, Ossett, Morley, Pudsey, Shipley, Barnsley, Keighley, Glossop, Hyde, Stalybridge, Sowerby Bridge, Marsden, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Featherstone, Otley, Castleford, Almondbury, Golcar, Saltaire, Harden, Haworth, Audenshaw and other locations in West and South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester.