Job ID: SK - 4301
Cardiff,
Cardiff,
UK
Recruitment Consultant
The Package
Salary up to £60,062 (Annual)
- 5 paid CPD days per year
- Extensive internal CPD programmes
- Discounts for BSAVA Congress and London Vet Show
- Full RCVS fees paid where applicable
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to buy or sell an additional 5 days’ annual leave
- 3 additional paid days for volunteering, celebration and wellbeing
- Flexible working options
- Pension contributions starting at 5% and rising to 10%
- Life assurance at 4x annual salary
- Private medical cover
- 24/7 wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Retail, holiday and lifestyle discounts
- Discounted pet insurance
- Access to staff veterinary services
Job Description
Introduction
Our Client is a charity-owned veterinary hospital in Cardiff looking for a Veterinary Surgeon to join its friendly and experienced team. The hospital provides essential veterinary care to pets whose owners are experiencing financial hardship, offering a varied medical and surgical caseload with the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients and their families.
Working Hours / Rota
Flexible working options are available to support individual circumstances and work-life balance. Specific weekly hours, weekend requirements and out-of-hours duties have not been provided and can be discussed during the recruitment process.
Role Description
The successful Veterinary Surgeon will manage a varied medical and surgical caseload, assessing patients, making evidence-based clinical decisions and developing appropriate treatment plans. The role requires a pragmatic and welfare-focused approach, balancing best clinical practice with each owner’s individual circumstances.
The hospital provides excellent opportunities for case discussion, shared learning and continued clinical development, with colleagues encouraged to draw on the knowledge and experience of the wider team.
Team Size
The successful candidate will join an experienced and collaborative multidisciplinary hospital team with a broad range of clinical interests. There is a strong emphasis on teamwork, case discussion and knowledge sharing, although specific team numbers have not been provided.
Practice Details & Equipment
The modern veterinary hospital is equipped to support a broad medical and surgical caseload, with separate dog and cat kennelling facilities, in-house radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, piped gases and extensive orthopaedic equipment.
The hospital has a collaborative clinical environment, providing access to colleagues with varied areas of interest and experience when discussing more challenging cases and treatment plans.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be a qualified Veterinary Surgeon who is adaptable, resilient and confident managing a diverse medical and surgical caseload. They should be comfortable making evidence-based clinical decisions and discussing realistic treatment options with clients.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential, alongside a pragmatic approach to treatment planning and a strong focus on patient welfare. The successful candidate should enjoy working collaboratively and contributing to the continued development of the hospital’s services.
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