14/05/2026
WANTED: VETERINARY SURGEON
St John’s Veterinary Surgery, Berkhamsted
Purpose built surgery. Independent. Proud of who we are. Work life balance.
Are you someone who enjoys having fun whilst working hard? Being surrounded by a supportive team with a great reputation in the area? And, someone who thrives in busy environments with varied caseloads but likes to able to 'switch off' at the end of the day?
Yes? Excellent, then this might be the role for you.
We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our amazing team.
Salary up to £65,000 pro rata depending on experience. Ideally minimum 2 years experience preferred, but new graduate will be considered.
Why us?
Beautiful surroundings- just 6 minutes from Berkhamsted High Street, in a modern, purpose-built premises with air conditioning and plenty of windows for an open feel.
No OOH and BH's- we're open to the public from 8am- 7pm, Monday- Friday with consultation sessions in between, 9am-11.30am, 1.30pm-3pm and 4.30pm-7pm leaving adequate time for grabbing 'a cuppa' in between! A rota with a good mix of consulting and surgery time.
No full weekends- our Vets work 1 in 4 Saturday mornings, 8.30am- 1pm and then hand over to our OOH service for the remainder of the weekend.
A fantastic established team- You will be joining 4 experienced Vets, (so they'll rarely be sole charge,) 7 RVNS and 1 ACA and 1 receptionist who all enjoy Practice life as well as the odd team social!
Open to flexible working patterns- A mixture of between 8.30am- 4.30pm and 11.15am- 7.15pm shift patterns are currently in place, but we are open to fitting around you.
Managed caseload- Currently we are comfortable with the numbers of clients per Veterinary surgeon, and we actively manage our workload for our staff so that continues to be the case.
Paid overtime- As with the nature of our job, occasionally we may have to stay on late if an emergency surgery has been started in the late afternoon, before being transferred to the Out of Hours.
If you are interested in the flexibility for true work life balance, clinical freedom and being valued as part of our team, please contact me, Louisa Jolliffe, with your CV and any questions on: [email protected] or 01442 863101.
