Veterinary Surgeon

Welcome to Wanstead! We are looking for a well-rounded GP vet (with a particular bias for ECC) who thrives in a hospital environment and wants to be part of the largest ECC provider in London.




Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:




The salary band for this role is £45,000 to £58,000 (FTE) depending on prior experience and allowing room for growth within the role.




As a Goddard Vet, you’ll benefit from:




- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
- Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
- CPD budget every year
- 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year
- Paid lunch breaks
- Colleague introduction reward
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Private Medical Healthcare Insurance
- Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
- Professional membership fees covered
- Shopping discounts
- Generous colleague discounts
- Petplan 20% colleague discount




About the role




Wanstead are looking for a veterinary surgeon who is wanting to grab the opportunity to gain invaluable hospital experience, and step into this full-time GP role at Wanstead Hospital in East London.




The team are looking for a competent GP vet who is able to jump straight in with routine surgeries, including bitch spays and dentals.




Wanstead Veterinary Hospital provides an excellent first opinion, emergency, critical care, and referral service to our clients and local network of 20 branches and works to the highest clinical standards.




There is state of the art diagnostic support, with a CT scanner, a commercial laboratory, a strong medical team, and experienced surgeons routinely conducting advanced orthopaedic, soft tissue, and minimally invasive surgery all available on site.




You will be fully supported by a team of experienced hospital vets including a senior medic/ECC and GP vet, our incredible nursing team made up of experienced RVN's, students, nursing assistants and front of house team, as well as on site clinical managers.




Your rota will be on a 6 weekly rotational basis made up of an average of 40 hours per week, inclusive of your weekend rotation. This will enable you to work within all departments of the hospital, ranging across consulting, surgery, ward and ECC.




Wanstead itself is on the outskirts of leafy Essex, but has quick and direct transport links that take you straight into all areas of London! There is a bustling café and restaurant culture in Wanstead so you will never be short of places to visit for a treat.





About us





In 2022 we celebrated our 70th anniversary and have 46 branches, 3 hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors, communicating real time updates, taking polls with live Q&A’s to ensure we're making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all our new starters.





If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!