Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeons - Cardiff, Wales

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to join an established small animal practice in Cardiff?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Cardiff for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full time for 4 days per week with shifts between 9am and 7pm. There will be no weekends or OOH work.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week, shifts between 9am and 7pm
• Weekends: None
• OOH: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Team: 3 vets, 3 RVNs, 1 SVN and a supportive non-clinical team

The role

• Allocated time to read up cases and call clients to deliver updates
• Some dole charge involved so confidence in consultations and routine surgeries required
• The role will involve a mixture of consultations and surgeries
• Due to the sole charge involved in the branch surgeries they are looking for someone who has a good level of surgery experience
• The vet will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service
• They will deliver preventative care as well as treating the sick.
• The vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients
• The practice understand the importance of a good work-life balance and they provide support for development

About them

• Established first opinion practice
• 3 branches across the area
• They offer 15-minute consultations
• They have a team of 6 vets, 6 nurses and a practice manager who collectively have a wealth of experience
• All three sites are able to offer a wide variety of modern veterinary services and offer facilities including an in-house laboratory, digital x-ray, K Laser, laparoscopic and endoscopic equipment and dental x-ray. Due to the level of facilities, they have they are able to deal with many cases in house.
• The strongly believe in allowing Vets clinical freedom.
• They provide support to one another and are share an ethos of helping and supporting one another by discussing cases.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.
• They encourage Vets to establish strong working relationships with clients therefore they strongly believe in case continuity where possible.
• They can support areas of special interest which they also believe will benefit the services within the practice.

Team culture

• They understand the importance of development and support and encourage clinical interests
• They regular meet for informal case discussions to share knowledge.
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment

About you

• You will be able to work sole charge when required and be confident in routine surgeries and consultations
• You will have a clean UK driving license
• You will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships
• You will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills
• You will always maintain a high standard of clinical care

Package

• Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,200 with 40 hours to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available - including leadership courses
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme

Must haves:

• RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
• Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

Please quote job reference: 38353

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