If we have any current vacancies at Larkmead Vets for veterinary surgeons, vet nurses, receptionists, or any other roles, they will be listed below.
Full or part-time opportunities available.
Looking for a practice with the freedom to manage you own cases to an advanced level? Join our supportive, motivated, and talented team. We are a fiercely independent practice in South Oxfordshire seeing a wide variety of cases. We have a range group of certificate holders so we can support you in working cases up to a high level (including orthopaedics), and we are keen to support further development for all of our team.
The full time role is based around a 4-day week working week, with a 1 in 4 weekends. OOH dependent on experience. Give us a call for an informal chat. We’d love you to come and meet the team!
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If this sounds like you, please email your CV with a covering letter to hr@larkmead.co.uk
Salary: £50-£70k FTE, dependent upon experience.
Full or part-time opportunities available.
Want to enjoy the clinical freedom that independent practice offers? Join our supportive, motivated, and talented team. We have an extremely loyal client base and see a wide variety of cases including orthopaedics, allowing us to work cases up internally to a high level. Ideally, we are looking for a certificate holder (or someone keen to study for one), and someone who is happy to help younger members of the team develop their skills.
This role is based at one of our hospital practices working a 4-day week (or 5 shorter days), 1 in 4 weekends (1 day only), with no OOH commitment.
About us:
Larkmead is an XLVets member, Tier-2 Training Practice, and proudly independent. Located in beautiful South Oxfordshire with great links to the M40/M4 (45 minutes train to London) we have:
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To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to hr@larkmead.co.uk
We are looking to employ a receptionist to join our friendly team.
This role requires experience with client care or a similar customer facing role. This is a full-time post that would suit someone who puts the client at the heart of their role, not necessarily currently in the veterinary world but definitely in a busy, service focused environment. Full training on our systems will be given to the successful candidate who will be expected to use their own initiative, have a full driving licence and be available to work across all of our branches in South Oxfordshire. This role is full time (40hpw) with 1 in 4 shifts on the weekend rota (a Saturday or Sunday).
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This is not an exhaustive list and is subject to review on a regular basis.
Larkmead Veterinary Group is a happy practice, with a good working relationship between all staff, and welcomes like-minded personnel.
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If this sounds like you, please email your CV with a covering letter to hr@larkmead.co.uk
We have an exciting vacancy for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly team, providing care to our patients and assisting the veterinary team in all aspects of nursing care.
Larkmead is an independent busy first-opinion mixed practice based in South Oxfordshire.
The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, hardworking, kind, and compassionate. You should be able to work well as part of a team and individually and keen to provide a great service to all of our patients and clients.
As an expanding practice, we are developing a career pathway for our nursing team and welcome applications from nurses of all levels, keen to join our supportive environment. There are plenty of opportunities available to expand your experience and skills, working with our veterinary team and directly with our clients, supporting them with animal care through our nurse clinics.
We are a training practice with a great team of students so a clinical coach qualification would be an advantage but not essential as training can be provided. We support and encourage CPD and areas of interest, including opportunities for moving into leadership roles within the team.
The role is full time, 40 hours per week (including some nights and weekends on a rota basis with time off in lieu). Part-time may be considered.
A full driving licence is essential to work across all of our practices.
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If this sounds like you, please email your CV with a covering letter to hr@larkmead.co.uk
We are looking for a Veterinary Practice Assistant to join our team.
This is an entry level position into the profession, and will allow you to gain experience in all areas of the practice. No previous experience is necessary, but you must be friendly and outgoing, a hard worker, who is keen to be part of a team that keeps the hospital clean, tidy, and working smoothly.
The role is full time, 40 hours per week (including some nights and weekends on a rota basis with time off in lieu.)
You will need 5 GCSE’s grades 9-4 (A*-C) including, Maths, English and Science, and you will need to be a car owner with a manual driving licence, as you will be required to work across all our practices in South Oxfordshire. An animal care qualification would be an advantage but is not essential.
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If this sounds like you, please email your CV with a covering letter to hr@larkmead.co.uk
Larkmead Vets is a privately owned Practice, based in South Oxfordshire, with locations in Cholsey, Didcot, Great Western Park, Benson, Sutton Courtenay & Wantage, with excellent links to the M4 and M40, and fast-track trains to London Paddington on our doorstep. Our full hospital facilities allow for career development in a wide range of disciplines with funded CPD and full support given.
The Graduate Programme has run for many years and is hugely successful, allowing a smooth, supported, lead into the working world. Working closely with the XLVets group, all Graduates join their training programme, alongside having their own in-house mentor. The Larkmead Team are friendly and welcoming and very used to supporting new colleagues.
We are looking for Graduates to start August 18th, 2025, on a 24 month contract after which we would discuss the potential for a long-term role at Larkmead Vets. There is plenty of opportunity for development; of 10 Partners, 8 of them started their professional careers at Larkmead.
Larkmead Vets are keen for our new Grads to have completed a neuter clinic before they start and will contribute up to £750 towards this.
The rota is a 4-day working week with OOH and weekends eased into with support
Larkmead will pay for your professional indemnity cover with the Veterinary Defence Society, RCVS membership and membership of a relevant society (e.g., BSAVA or BVA).
A full driving licence is essential to work across all of our practices.
Shared modern, fully furnished, accommodation inclusive of bills, is available locally, offered through tax-efficient salary sacrifice, which significantly enhances the employment package.
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To apply, please email your CV with a covering letter to hr@larkmead.co.uk
Please direct enquiries to hr@larkmead.co.uk
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