Veterinary Surgeon - Harlow
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £60,000 to £100,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2026 |
| Location: | CM20 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Purosearch |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JOB-56819-207262 |
Summary
Veterinary Surgeon – Orthopaedics & Surgery | Harlow, Essex
A Career-Defining Opportunity for an Experienced Veterinary Surgeon
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join a progressive small animal practice in Harlow, Essex, offering true clinical autonomy, advanced facilities, and a strong focus on orthopaedic and surgical veterinary care. This role is ideally suited to a confident clinician seeking career progression within a modern, forward-thinking environment.
State-of-the-Art Practice in a Brand-New Facility
The Harlow clinic has recently relocated to a purpose-built, larger premises, designed to deliver outstanding patient care in a calm, modern setting. The upgraded practice offers exceptional space, workflow efficiency, and advanced technology, allowing the veterinary team to deliver gold-standard clinical care.
Facilities include:
• 5 consultation rooms
• Dedicated cat-only consultation room and waiting area
• 2 operating theatres plus a dental suite
• On-site CT scanning, digital X-ray and advanced imaging
• Radioactive iodine (I-131) treatment for cats
• Separate dog and cat wards
• 6-station preparation room
• Isolation room, sterilisation room, laboratory and laundry
• Ample on-site parking
Advanced Diagnostics & Seamless Referral Support
The role benefits from close collaboration with a nearby referral hospital offering CT, MRI and endoscopy. Veterinary Surgeons have the opportunity to follow their own cases through referral, ensuring continuity of care and a seamless clinical experience.
Clinical Autonomy with an Orthopaedic Focus
This position offers a high level of clinical independence, allowing the Veterinary Surgeon to generate and manage their own caseload. The role focuses primarily on orthopaedic surgery, while still maintaining some consulting duties, providing a varied and rewarding clinical workload.
Work Alongside a Highly Skilled Veterinary Team
The successful candidate will join a collaborative and experienced veterinary team, including certificate holders in:
• Small Animal Surgery
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Ophthalmology
• Dermatology
• Internal Medicine
• Cardiology
This supportive environment encourages regular case discussion, referral collaboration, and continuous professional development.
Who This Role Is Perfect For
This opportunity would suit an RCVS registered Veterinary Surgeon who:
• Holds a certificate in surgery (or equivalent experience)
• Is confident performing cruciate ligament repair, basic fracture fixation and advanced soft tissue surgery
• Has a strong interest in orthopaedics and complex surgical cases
• Values teamwork, autonomy and clinical excellence
Flexible Rota with Excellent Work-Life Balance
• Full-time position
• 4 or 5-day working week
• Working across two well-equipped sites
• 1:10 weekend rota
• No out-of-hours work
Competitive Salary & Outstanding Benefits
• Salary from £60,000 DOE
• 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional paid birthday leave
• Generous CPD allowance
• RCVS and VDS fees fully covered
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Sick pay
• Pension scheme
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Plus a comprehensive additional benefits package
Why Join This Practice?
This is a rare opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon in Essex to join a practice that truly values clinical autonomy, surgical excellence, and professional development. With cutting-edge facilities, outstanding referral support, and a strong orthopaedic focus, this role offers an exceptional platform to progress a veterinary career.
For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Will on 01904 570056 or email w.kovach-ward@purovets.com
To view all our vacancies, please visit https://purovets.com/veterinary-jobs/
And don't forget, if this position is of no interest to you but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on our details. We offer £250* for every successful candidate referral. *Terms and conditions apply
Ref: JOB-56819