Veterinary Surgeon

Are you a Veterinary Surgeon looking for an exciting role with the opportunity to expand and develop your clinical skill set?

Here at Newport Veterinary Hospital we are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and caring Veterinary Surgeon to join our dedicated team on the Isle of Wight.

At CVS, caring is what we do. As a Veterinary Nurse, you'll be at the heart of promoting pet wellness—monitoring patients' health, supporting their recovery, and offering reassurance to the people who love them. Because for us, caring isn't just a job—it's in our nature.

We put our people first—because when you're supported, you can deliver the very best care. With industry-leading learning, hands-on training, and guidance, you'll have everything you need to grow your skills and confidence. Whether you're looking to progress in your current role or explore new career pathways, CVS is the place to nurture your future career.

The role 

We welcome applications from any areas of interest. Especially those with surgical experience, a surgical bias or even exotics! This role involves working 2 weeks on then 2 weeks off. During your working weeks, you will work shifts between the hours of 8am-8pm. 

Along with having the opportunity to join our dedicated veterinary team here at Newport Veterinary Hospital, you will also be encouraged to continue your professional development in practice.

We are true believers of learning and nurturing our vet talent and therefore offer structured support and development of clinical skills with the potential for support in gaining a fully funded certificate. You will be joining a team of certificate holders (or working towards) in Surgery, Cardiology, ECC, Internal Medicine and Dermatology. The IOW vet teams work collaboratively and contribute to Clinical Excellence projects, regular vet meetings, case reviews and dedicated CPD days held in-house for the team to learn and grow together.

Life at Newport

Our IOW hub consists of a Veterinary Hospital and three branches across the island.

The Isle of Wight hosts a vast amount of beautiful countryside and beach walks, historic landmarks, and an abundance of local produce and eateries.

Our RCVS accredited hospital houses five consult rooms, two surgery suites, in-house lab, ultrasound scanner, digital and dental x-rays, CT scanner and endoscopy. Our three branches each host three - four consult rooms, theatre, in-house labs and imaging suites. Each of these branch's feed into our main hospital for over-night care where our dedicated OOH team care for patients overnight.

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 us, you'll get:

• RCVS and VDS fees paid in full
• Holiday and annual leave as part of an annualised hour contract
• Salary up to £60,000 DOE FTE
• Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, and enhanced family leave policies
• Staff pet care discounts – 50% off services, MiPet food, and medications
• A bonus scheme that recognises strong results, based on both practice performance and individual contribution

 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.

Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Emily in the recruitment team at emily.card@cvsvets.com