About the role

Due to internal promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our RCVS accredited veterinary practices.

As a key member of our specialised team, you will provide clinical care for our breeding dogs, puppies, training dogs, and working guide dogs. Your expertise will be central to the success of our service dogs, directly impacting the lives of individuals with sight loss. This is a role that offers both purpose and collaboration, where your contributions truly make a difference.

Based at our Reading Hub in Burghfield, with regular travel to our National Centre in Leamington, you will work 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, between 8am and 6pm on a rota basis, no out of hours.

What’s in it for you?

We are proud to offer a range of person-centred provisions that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them. View our excellent range of benefits and how we can support via the following link

How to apply
Further details on the full role, our recruitment process, and some top tips to help your application are attached below. When you are ready to apply, submit an online application form via this page.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised. If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Don’t leave applying to the last minute as we may close this advert earlier than advertised.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Diversity

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and all candidates, and employees, receive equal and fair treatment regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer, and we encourage applications from people with disabilities. Find out more about diversity at Guide Dogs via the following link

Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees and volunteers to demonstrate this commitment.

Questions & accessibility support
If you have any questions about this role or require any accessibility support to apply our friendly recruitment team is ready and waiting to help. Call them on 0118 3540345 or drop an email to TAteam@guidedogs.org.uk.