Veterinary Surgeon – Full-time

Watkins + Tasker Vets – North Somerset - wtvets.co.uk

One of our lovely vets will be moving back home to sunny Portugal in the near future, and we are on the lookout for a brilliant vet to join our independent practice on a full time, permanent basis.

This is a full-time position working 39 core hours, split 4 or 5 days. The role includes 1 in 8 out-of-hours (OOH) weeknights, 1 in 8 full OOH weekends, and 1 in 12 Saturday mornings. Ideally, you will have at least 2 years of experience, but we’re open to considering those with less experience if you’re the right fit.

At Watkins + Tasker Vets, we have 14 friendly, funny and caring vets, dedicated hilarious nurses and quite brilliant support staff, all working to ensure our patients and clients are treated superbly. Our strapline is: Your Vets for Adored Pets and this is something we truly believe in.

As a proudly independent, award-winning small animal practice, we have three North Somerset locations: Nailsea, Portishead and Yatton, approximately 20 minutes south of Bristol. As well as great people we have great kit including our hydro.vet facility, top-spec ultrasonography, a CT scanner called Donut, and full exotics capability. We are a Dog Friendly Clinic, Cat Friendly Clinic and Rabbit Friendly Vet and have won Best Vets in Somerset for the last 4 years running. Most recently we have won ‘Rabbit Veterinary Practice of the Year UK’ announced in January 2025!

Your workload will be a mixture of consulting and surgery with a strong emphasis on case continuity. Check our meet the team page and you’ll see the star qualities and experience level of the vets we currently have, and the number of certs they have proudly collected. There will always be someone there to help and support whenever you need it. Our fabulous nursing team also have an array of qualifications and superstar skills, including keeping all the cogs turning and the plates spinning.

The benefits:

• Salary range £42,000 - £65,000 DOE
• Unlimited CPD budget – if the course is appropriate for you and benefits the practice it’s a win/win!
• Generous staff discount
• Holiday entitlement
• Paid Monday off following a weekend on call
• Your birthday day off – leaving you to enjoy yourself however you want
• No quibble time back if you work past your finish time (or help a colleague at a weekend/OOH)
• Enhanced sick leave
• Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance
• Scottish Widows pension scheme and access to free financial and mortgage advice
• RCVS fees, VDS cover and professional membership fees

To Apply:

Showcase your sparkling communication skills by sending your cover letter and CV explaining your star qualities to Gina Seward, Practice Development Administrator gina.seward@wtvets.co.uk