The Role

South Wales Vets, Newport have an exciting opportunity available for a Veterinary Surgeon to join their fantastic team! This would be ideal for an experienced vet with an interest in mentoring colleagues, or a recently graduated vet wanting to gain more skills in a supportive environment. We are passionate about delivering a high level of patient care and clinical standards, some of your day-to-day duties will include;

  • First opinion consults
  • Small animal surgery
  • Dentistry
  • Imaging
  • Medicine workups
  • We are happy to accept both full and part-time applications for this position, working up to 40 hours per week between 8:30 am-7 pm, with 1:4 Saturdays. No Sunday or out of hours work. The salary for this role is up to £60,000 FTE depending on experience.

    About Us

    We are a 6-branch practice located across South Wales, this role is based at our lovely Newport branch, giving you excellent access to Cardiff and Gwent regions. We are dedicated to providing a great service to our loyal client base, to help us do this we have facilities such as an in house lab, digital x-ray, state of the art ultrasound, and capnography.
    By far the best part of our practice is our team, we currently have 4 full-time vets and an experienced orthopaedic surgeon, supported by a hard-working team of 5 registered veterinary nurses, 2 student veterinary nurses and a receptionist. We are a very close-knit team and strongly encourage case discussions to help develop our skills and understanding.

    Applicant Requirements 

    Our ideal candidate is a dedicated vet who will put client care at the heart of everything they do. They will have experience in basic neutering, and first opinion consultations both routine and emergency.

    Benefits – Subject to Pro Rata:

  • Enhanced holiday entitlement and increasing holiday based on length of service
  • CPD paid days and allowance
  • L&D opportunities through the IVC Evidensia Academy
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • BVA Membership paid
  • VDS cover
  • Birthday leave
  • Discounted veterinary fees
  • Various discounts including retail & gym memberships
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Service-related company sick pay
  • Sponsorship for overseas employees
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
  • Relocation packages
  • Career progression opportunities
  • As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.