Job 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