For Veterinary Practices
The right hire changes everything.
Vetivo is a specialist recruitment partner for independent UK practices. We take the time to understand your team and only introduce people we'd want to work with ourselves.
Recruitment services
Four ways we can help you hire.
Permanent Recruitment
Long term hires across every clinical grade, chosen for team fit as well as skill.
Locum Cover
Reliable locums for planned leave, holiday cover and unexpected gaps.
Executive Search
Discreet search for clinical directors, heads of nursing and senior leadership.
Retained Search
Priority focus and a shortlist inside two weeks for critical hires.
Roles we recruit
From nurse to clinical director.
If it walks through the door of an independent practice, we recruit for it.
- Veterinary Surgeons
- Registered Veterinary Nurses
- Clinical Directors
- Practice Managers
- Emergency & Critical Care
- Referral & Specialist
- Equine & Farm
- Head Nurses
- Locum Vets & Nurses
Our process
Considered, not conveyor belt.
Brief
We take time to understand your team, your practice and what a good hire actually looks like.
Search
We approach the right people through our network. Nothing gets posted without your say so.
Shortlist
You receive a short, considered shortlist. No spam, no CV blizzard.
Interview
We manage logistics, feedback and negotiation, keeping the process moving.
Aftercare
We stay in touch with both sides through onboarding and beyond.
Register a vacancy
Tell us who you're looking for.
A few lines is plenty. A consultant will call within one working day to understand the detail.
FAQs
Questions we hear from practices.
Contingent for most permanent hires, retained for senior or hard to fill roles. We'll agree everything up front and in writing.
Usually two to six weeks to first interview stage. Retained searches move faster.
Yes. Every placement is backed by a fair rebate structure. Full detail in our terms.
Our focus is independent practice, but we work with corporate sites where the culture is genuinely right.