Description
Experienced Mixed Veterinary Surgeon Opportunity
- Join a long-established, proudly independent mixed practice in South Wales with a loyal client base, including generations of family-run farms within a close local radius
- Enjoy a true mixed caseload across beef, sheep, small animal, and some dairy work, supported by excellent facilities including an on-site large animal block, digital imaging, dental suite, ultrasound, ECG, and in-house laboratory
- Work alongside a highly experienced 17-vet team with a collaborative culture, strong clinical support, and certificate holders across multiple disciplines, with further CPD and certificates fully encouraged and funded
- Excellent work-life balance and benefits package including a 4-day week, shared OOH rota, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, paid professional memberships, generous CPD allowance, and salary up to £65k DOE
Experienced Mixed Veterinary Surgeon – South Wales
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mixed Veterinary Surgeon to join a proudly independent, long-established mixed veterinary practice in South Wales. This successful RCVS-accredited practice operates from a well-equipped main hospital alongside three nearby small animal branch surgeries providing consultations only.
This role would suit a confident mixed vet looking to work within a supportive and collaborative team environment, with exposure to a varied and rewarding caseload across farm and companion animal practice.
The Role
The practice is seeking a full-time Mixed Veterinary Surgeon to work a 4-day week, providing an excellent work-life balance while maintaining continuity of care for clients and patients.
The out-of-hours rota is shared equally amongst the mixed veterinary team and includes:
- Two weekends in every 8-week rota
- Five weeknights in every 8-week block
- First and second on-call responsibilities shared fairly
The practice provides its own out-of-hours service, supported by 24-hour on-site nursing care.
Salary & Benefits
- Salary ranging from £48,000 – £65,000 DOE
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Time off in lieu for worked bank holidays
- 5 days CPD annually with approximately £1,500 allowance
- Certificate funding and further study actively encouraged
- RCVS, VDS and BVA memberships fully paid
- Supportive and experienced clinical team
- Excellent career progression opportunities within an independent practice
About the Practice
This independent mixed veterinary practice has been established within the local community for generations and has built long-standing relationships with many family-run farms across South Wales. Most farm clients are located within a 15-mile radius of the practice, providing an efficient and manageable ambulatory workload.
The farm animal caseload includes:
- Beef and sheep work
- Some dairy herd involvement
- Bull and ram fertility testing
- Regular farm meetings and client education initiatives
- Preventive health and flock/herd management support
The practice benefits from an on-site large animal unit, allowing for:
- Lambings
- Ewe caesareans
- Calf inpatient care
- FECPAK faecal egg count testing carried out in-house
Small Animal Facilities
The purpose-built small animal hospital is equipped with:
- Four consulting rooms
- Separate dog kennels and cattery wards
- Isolation facilities
- Digital radiography
- Dedicated dental suite with dental radiography
- Ultrasound
- ECG
- In-house Idexx haematology and biochemistry laboratory
The Team
The successful candidate will join a highly experienced team of 17 veterinary surgeons, ranging from recent graduates to advanced practitioners and certificate holders.
Areas of clinical interest within the team include:
- Advanced cattle practice
- Soft tissue surgery
- Feline medicine
- Dermatology
- Ophthalmology
- Internal medicine
The practice strongly encourages professional development and provides a collaborative environment where vets are well supported clinically and personally.
The veterinary team is also supported by an excellent nursing team, and the practice is proud to be an RCVS-accredited nurse training practice.
For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Megan on 01904 570056 or email m.pinder@purovets.com
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Ref no: JOB-58186