*** Veterinary Surgeon- Abbey Vets- Abergavenny, South Wales *** Do you wish to work in an environment where your input is valued and respected?
Would you like to work somewhere where there is plenty of room for progression and development?
Abbey Vets in South Wales has a fantastic opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join their friendly, experienced team, where you can achieve your full potential! You will be joining us at an exciting time with our practice benefitting greatly from completion of our recent refurbishments, ensuring we continue to provide the very highest standard of equipment and facilities.
Our Practice: Our experienced team has been providing excellent Veterinary Care to pets across Monmouthshire, Gwent, and Powys since the 1980's.
We have 4 RCVS accredited sites - our main site is in Abergavenny, with other branches in Monmouth, Tredegar, and Brecon, all providing a varied and interesting caseload.
Our Amazing Team: We have a knowledgeable and experienced team with a diverse range of specialist skills and interests, including internal medicine, orthopaedics, and feline care.
Our team consists of 13 vets, including certificate holders in Surgery, Medicine, and Radiology as well as a visiting Cardiologist- meaning there is excellent case support when required and great learning opportunities.
The Role: Full-time - 4 days per week including 1:5 full Saturdays and 1:20 Saturday mornings Working across our 4 branches, with the possibility of a bias towards one branch On-call rota - 1:6 pattern (in-patients only) Standard day - 8.45am start with last appointment 6.15pm (we have 15-minute appointments) Protected time for phone calls/ case work Dedicated 1 hour lunch break No OOH's We are open to flexible working requests, as it is important to us to find the right candidate and the right fit for our team, but also for us to be a perfect fit for you!
There is a great mix of consulting and operating both in Abergavenny and at our branches. In-patient 24-hour care is provided Monday to Friday at our main site with our fantastic team of RVN's providing overnight care, and our on-call vet available for support as required. We therefore have great case continuity for both us and our clients.
Why us? We appreciate the importance of work-life balance, as well as job satisfaction – and really strive to ensure all our team feel fulfilled in their career aspirations as well as being able to enjoy and cherish their free time out of work.
Our commitment to the welfare of our team is reflected in our working towards Great Workplace accreditation by the BVA, recognising and rewarding a positive workplace culture. We also hold annual AGM's that contribute to our collaborative working environment where every individual's contribution is heard and counts.
We strongly believe in developing our vets at all stages and certificates are fully supported, along with all other career aspirations including progression towards leadership/management roles. We want you to be able to grow and develop as part of our team!
The Area: The practice is in a beautiful part of the country near the Brecon Beacons National Park, with great transport links and easy access to Bristol and Cardiff in 45 minutes and 2.5 hours to London.
Abergavenny, where our main branch is situated, has been named the Best Place to Live in Wales in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide. Community spirit is off the charts and there's a strong and varied sporting scene.
Rowing, fell running, knitting, cooking, and enjoying the many "foodie" opportunities our area provides are just some of the activities our team enjoy outside of work.
Our excellent range of benefits includes: A competitive salary of £35,000-£60,000 FTE depending on experience CPD: 5 days and £1750 pa FTE 28 days Holiday including Bank Holidays FTE Pension Access to HealthShield and optional health insurance Visa sponsorship Employee pet discount scheme RCVS + VDS + two other professional memberships paid. One day paid for volunteering (your choice of where) Option to buy and sell Holiday + Enhanced maternity, paternity, and sick pay. Wellness programmes Cycle to work scheme. And more!
We look forward to hearing from you!
We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds.
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