salary
£40,000 - £50,000 FTE, pro-rata
Location/travel
Fulham, South West London
Hours
Consult-only role, 4 day week, with no OOH or weekends
contract type
Permanent
flexibility
Yes
values
- Trust: building a reliable and secure foundation with every dog owner, and within our team
- Compassion: showing genuine care for the happiness and well-being of our dogs, their owners,
- and each other
- Personalisation: celebrating individuality because no two dogs, or two people, are the same
- Expertise & Excellence: leveraging our in-house experts and continuously advancing our knowledge and skills
- Innovation: embracing scientifically proven best practice and a forward-thinking approach to canine care
- Holistic Wellbeing: a balanced approach to physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing with an emphasis on proactive care
- Community: creating a supportive network for dog owners and our team
- Hygiene & Safety: instilling a culture of cleanliness and guardianship
WagWorks is the UK's first membership club for dogs, combining healthcare, behaviour and training, daycare, and grooming under one roof.
Members get access to the full range of services, with flexible care plans and without the waiting times that come with traditional providers.
Our model is built around integrated, holistic, preventative care. Members join through a personalised onboarding process, and their dogs benefit from continuity across every service.
The vet knows the dog's habits from daycare, the trainer knows the dog's medical history from the vet, and so care is heavily patient-centred at each touchpoint. Everything is designed around canine behavioural science: non-slip surfaces, soothing colour palettes, structured rest periods, enrichment zones, and calm clinical spaces.
Our healthcare offering works like a GP clinic for dogs. We focus on routine consultations, preventative care, and first-line diagnostics, partnering with trusted specialists and external clinics when cases require more advanced or surgical support.
The vet sits at the heart of the club, embedded in the daily life of every dog that walks through the door.
Our first Club opened in Fulham, London, in Spring 2022, we opened our second club in Islington in late 2025, and further sites across London are planned.
Healthcare sits at the heart of what makes WagWorks different. Our members don't just bring their dogs to us for daycare or grooming; they trust us with their entire health and well-being.
To deliver on that promise, we need a vet who is genuinely embedded in the club. Someone who will get to know the dogs on a deeply personal level, work alongside the wider team, and own the clinical experience from the ground up.
As our In-House Club Vet at Fulham, you are the person who makes that possible. You'll lead all day-to-day clinical care, including consultations, triage, preventative treatments, referrals and diagnostics. Ensuring every member receives the kind of seamlessly integrated, continuity-led care that isn't possible in a traditional practice setting.
This is a consult-only role with no surgery, no on-call, and no weekends, built around 30-minute appointments and a preventative-first approach. You'll shape how healthcare works at Fulham, influence protocols across our growing network of clubs, and become a trusted figure at the centre of a community of dogs and owners who are deeply invested in getting it right.
You're a qualified MRCVS with at least two years' post-graduate experience. You're confident working in sole charge and comfortable making clinical decisions independently and owning them.
You take infection control and clinical protocols seriously, not as box-ticking exercises but because standards matter to you. You're genuinely passionate about preventative medicine and first-line diagnostics, and you'd rather take the time to look more closely and speak with owners to flag something early rather than just move on.
People enjoy talking to you. Members trust you with their dogs, and your colleagues trust you with their observations because you make both feel heard. You're as comfortable in a case discussion with a fellow vet as you are explaining a vaccination schedule to a first-time dog owner.
OV certification for export documentation will be required once in the role, but if you're not already certified, we can help you get there.
- A calm, confident clinical presence and someone whom staff and members trust instinctively
- Clear communicator who can articulately translate medical concepts and avoid jargon
- Highly organised, with a meticulous approach to records, recalls, and compliance
- Collaborative by nature and comfortable working across vets, behaviourists, groomers, and daycare teams
- Genuinely invested in preventative care, not just reactive treatment
- Comfortable with autonomy and takes pride in owning the clinical experience end-to-end
- Own the clinical experience at Fulham, leading day-to-day healthcare, from consults and triage through to preventative services and first-line diagnostics
- Deliver thorough 30-minute consultations, referring to trusted external partners when cases need specialist or surgical input
- Stay ahead of member health needs through proactive management of vaccination recalls and dispensing flea and worming treatments
- Prepare travel certificates for members heading abroad
- Uphold WagWorks' clinical protocols and ensure everything you do meets the highest standards of legal and professional compliance
- Keep medical stock well-managed, records accurate, and point-of-care diagnostics running smoothly
- Be a genuine presence in the club and act as a trusted, approachable first point of contact for all things health-related
- Work closely with Front of House and daycare leads every day, so the handover between services is seamless, and nothing falls through the cracks
- Collaborate with vets across the WagWorks network on case discussions, clinical governance, and the protocols and resources that shape how we care for dogs across all our clubs
- Partner with the senior team to develop and position our healthcare offering as WagWorks grows
You'll be working 30 hours per week across four days, centred around core hours of 10 am - 3 pm. We work collaboratively with our vets to agree on days and session timings that suit their lives.
If you have commitments that shape your availability, there is some flexibility. Because our model is appointment-led and membership-based, your diary is predictable and self-managed.
Our vets leave on time and have no out-of-hours, no on-call and no weekend rotas. We also close for Bank Holidays, Christmas and New Year, so you will never be part of this rota.
This role is based at our Fulham club and is not remote, but the structure itself is designed to offer an excellent work-life balance.
Head of Healthcare
Your morning consists of 30-minute consultations, including new member health checks, vaccination appointments, and the occasional triage request that comes in as owners drop their dog off for the day. Some of these will be with the owner present, but more often, you'll examine the dog in daycare and follow up with a phone consult afterwards.
Between appointments, you might catch up with the daycare team about a dog whose gait looked off during the morning session, or flag something for the groomer that came up during an exam. That kind of informal, ongoing communication is built into how the club works, and it's what we're proud to say makes our care genuinely exceptional.
After a lunch break, you'll update records, send upcoming vaccination reminders, dispense flea and worming treatments, and prepare travel certificates for members heading abroad. Owner callbacks get worked through, medical stock gets checked, and if wider projects are happening across the WagWorks team, such as recording videos for the social media team, this is when you'd pick those up, too.
The rhythm is consistent, but no two days are the same.
You finish on time, you know your members deeply, and you leave knowing exactly what's happening with every dog in your care.
WagWorks offers genuinely flexible scheduling for our veterinary team.
The In-House Club Vet role at Fulham is part-time in terms of number of hours, and we work collaboratively with our vets to agree on days and hours that best suit their lifestyle.
Because our model is membership-based and appointment-led rather than emergency-driven, there are no out-of-hours, on-call, or weekend rotas at all.
We're open to discussing the right balance for the right person.
You'll be the sole vet at Fulham, which means genuine clinical autonomy, but you're far from on your own. The Club Manager, Assistant Club Manager and Head of Daycare & Animal Management are closely involved in the club's day-to-day running and operations.
A knowledgeable team of Senior Daycare and Daycare Assistants is available throughout the day in each of the parks with the dogs. And the vets at our Islington club and our Head of Healthcare are always available for case discussions and to provide a sounding board when needed. And although there are no veterinary nurses, our experienced grooming and daycare team knows the dogs well and can work alongside the vet to provide in-house support and an extra pair of hands.
- Competitive salary, pro-rata, with flexibility on days and session structure
- No out-of-hours, no on-call, no weekend or emergency rotas
- No bank holidays or Christmas / New Year working
- Generous CPD allowance with dedicated CPD time to use it
- RCVS membership fees covered
- Staff discount on selected WagWorks services
- A purpose-built clinical environment designed with the same care as the rest of the club
- A small, close-knit team spanning vets, behaviourists, groomers, and daycare specialists
- Real autonomy to shape the healthcare offering and build lasting relationships with dogs you'll come to know well
- Genuine growth opportunities as we open new clubs across London
Candidates must hold MRCVS registration or be eligible to register with the RCVS. We warmly welcome applications from internationally trained vets, but please note that we are unable to sponsor visa applications.
There'll be an initial conversation with a member of the WagWorks management team, followed by a visit to the Fulham club so you can meet the team, see the space, and get a real feel for how we work.
Take a look behind the scenes at WagWorks Fulham.
We're reviewing applications on a rolling basis, so we'd encourage you to apply sooner rather than later.
For an informal conversation before applying, please contact Steph Day (steph@wagworks.co.uk).
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