Veterinary Surgeon Full Time NEW

Livingston, West Lothian
Riverside Vets (Livingston)
We are excited to announce an opportunity for a passionate and dedicated Veterinary Surgeon to join our team at Riverside Vets in Edinburgh. Offering a competitive salary of up to £60k (depending on experience), along with a comprehensive benefits package, this full-time, permanent position offers 40 hours per week, spread over four days.

The role

We are looking for a passionate vet to join our team, and if you have a bias towards medicine, that’s a bonus! We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative environment where our vets regularly discuss cases and work together on clinical and quality improvements. With top-level equipment and a strong nursing team to support you, we are committed to providing exceptional care.

Our advanced clinical skills network team works alongside us, and we have a strong focus on rehabilitation. You’ll have the opportunity to manage your own patients in-house, with a dedicated overnight Registered Veterinary Nurse and inpatient vet on-site. While a certificate holder would be ideal, we’re more than happy to support further certificate work to help you develop your skills.

Why us?

You’ll be joining a practice with state-of-the-art equipment to assess, assist and treat client’s pets where necessary, and ensure we are providing a consistently excellent standard of care to pets whenever they visit.

You will enjoy working with a forward-thinking clinical team of Vets, Nurses, Receptionists and Patient Care Assistants to continue to help the practice grow and drive clinical excellence.

As part of CVS, you’ll be entitled to a wealth of benefits including CPD support and access to our knowledge hub so that you can stay up to date with new developments through continuous professional development.

Salary and Hours:

The salary is up to £60,000 depending on experience, plus benefits.

This is a full-time role, working 40 hours a week over 4 days with a set day off per week. You will work 1 in 3 Saturdays along with one late inpatient shift.

Our practice opening hours are Monday to Friday 08:30 to 18:30 and Saturdays 08:30 to 4:30pm.

Our rewards package includes:

• Dedicated CPD support and access to a suite of internal courses developed by our in-house learning & development team of Vets and Nurses
• Free Knowledge Hub offering over 260 courses and 235 webinars covering a variety of clinical and non-clinical topics
• Wellbeing initiatives including access to over 280 wellbeing champions across our group
• Other Health and Wellbeing benefits include the Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work scheme, and discounted Gym Membership
• Forward-thinking policies including fertility treatment, Pregnancy Loss, extended sick pay, enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave
• CVS Save as your earn scheme – purchase discounted shares in the company and benefit from the Group’s increase in share price over that time!
• Health cash plans, discounted critical illness cover, 8 weeks’ pay to support exceptional life events, private medical insurance available after the first month of service at discounted rates
• Practice Bonus Scheme
• Giving Back Day – a chance to volunteer for a charity/cause of your choice
• Workplace Pension
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• RCVS and VDS support
• Discounted Treatment for your Pet/s

To arrange a confidential chat or a visit to the practice to meet the team for an informal chat and cuppa, please contact Dave at / – You can also reach out directly to our Practice Manager Mary Ward at

If you’re looking for a rewarding career with a supportive and dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!

CVS Group plc is an AIM listed, international integrated veterinary services provider, which delivers to clients through four business areas: our veterinary practices, diagnostic laboratories, pet crematoria and e-commerce division. Our success is derived from the passion our people have for animals and for making pets a priority, it’s what is at the heart of our work, every day.

CVS is committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged and supported to be themselves, where difference is celebrated and where everyone feels able to deliver their best. We are also determined to build a workforce that is more representative of our diverse communities and the people we provide our services to.