Weekend Vet

Flexible working | Shepton Mallet | Small Animal Practice

Shepton Vets is looking for an experienced Weekend Vet to join our friendly small animal team. Whether you’re looking to work every weekend or prefer a shared arrangement covering Saturdays, Sundays or both, we can offer a flexible role to suit your lifestyle.

With opportunities to pick up additional weekday hours if desired, this is a great opportunity to enjoy a better work-life balance while being part of a supportive, independent veterinary practice.

The role

• Flexible weekend working: Work every Saturday and Sunday, or share the weekends with another vet, working one or both days each week.
• Saturday hours – 8.30am – 4pm
• Sunday hours – 8.30 – 1pm
• Routine first-opinion care: Provide routine consultations and treatments for our weekend patients.
• A manageable diary: Enjoy 15–30 minute consultation appointments, with regular breaks built into your day.
• Additional hours: If you’d like to work extra days during the week, we may be able to accommodate this.
• Experience: We’re looking for a vet with at least two years’ experience who is confident delivering first-opinion small animal care.

The role will be based at our well-equipped Shepton branch, with in-house endoscopy, laparoscopy and dental radiography facilities.

About us

Shepton Vets is an independent veterinary practice with branches in Shepton Mallet and Wells, alongside a dedicated farm team. Established in 1922, we’re proud to have served the Mendip community for over 100 years.

We’re a successful, growing practice with ambitious expansion plans and a friendly team of more than 70 small animal and farm vets, nurses, technicians and support staff.

We believe in creating a supportive environment where people enjoy coming to work. From weekly team lunches and regular discussion groups to social events such as escape room days, summer rounders and trips to the races, there are plenty of opportunities to get to know your colleagues.

As a community-focused practice, we also offer opportunities to get involved in student vet teaching, local school talks and community events. CPD and professional development are encouraged, with access to a wealth of experience across the team.

What we offer

You’ll benefit from the support of an experienced team, including colleagues with certificates in surgery, medicine and imaging, alongside a dedicated, friendly and highly skilled nursing team.

You’ll also have access to excellent facilities and equipment, with an exciting move to our brand-new, purpose-built practice planned for late Spring 2027. The new facility will offer all the usual diagnostic capabilities, alongside advanced facilities including endoscopy, laparoscopy and CT.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Out-of-hours bonus
• Company pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• CPD allowance and opportunities for professional development
• A friendly, supportive team and a sensible approach to work-life balance
• Flexible working arrangements to suit your availability

Experienced Farm Veterinary Surgeon

Would you like to be part of a progressive, independently owned veterinary practice with exciting expansion plans? Shepton Farm Vets are looking for an experienced Farm Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly team.

Established in 1922, Shepton Veterinary Group has been supporting the farming community for over 100 years. From our main site in Shepton Mallet, we work with a proactive client base across Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, delivering modern, high-quality farm veterinary services. We are a proud member of XLVets.

The Role

You will join a well‑established team of 12 farm vets, supported by 4 Veterinary Technicians/ATTs, with excellent clinical, technical and administrative backup.

The role offers a varied and rewarding caseload with a strong emphasis on dairy cattle work.

Our services go well beyond reactive care and include:

• Proactive dairy herd health and fertility
• Data‑led decision making using Uniform and Total Vet
• Progressive beef and sheep health planning
• Laparoscopic DA correction and advanced breeding opportunities
• Vet Tech and ATT‑led services to support efficient vet time

There is genuine flexibility to shape the role around your interests. Whether your focus is fertility, youngstock or mobility, there are many opportunities for development within our growing independent practice.

About You

We are ideally looking for someone with:

• Experience as a farm animal veterinary surgeon
• A proactive, team‑focused approach
• Strong communication and client relationship skills
• A commitment to high standards of farm animal practice
• An interest in continued clinical and professional development

What We Offer

• 4.5‑day working week (full‑time), with flexible working patterns considered
• Quiet OOH rota (currently 1 in 5)
• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Fully funded CPD, with support toward certificates and further qualifications
• A supportive, progressive and friendly team, including Certificate holders and Advanced Practitioners
• Long‑term career development opportunities within a large independent practice