Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Find a supportive team and a world of opportunity at Usk!

We are looking for a veterinary surgeon who is confident, friendly, and a team player to join our passionate team. Our vets work across our main surgery and branches on a shared rota, with a mix of consulting, surgical, and inpatient work. We have certificate holders in both small animal medicine and surgery, allowing us to diagnose and treat the majority of our cases in-house and provide support to other team members in their career progression.

Typically, our full-time position is 40 hours per week, working between 8:30 am and 7 pm, four days a week. We know that work-life balance is important, so we are open to discussing working days/hours that would suit you. Our weekends are shared between 6 veterinary surgeons, leaving you with a 1 in 3 rota. We do not run our own OOH surgery; this is handled within a ten-minute drive to our local VetsNow. We welcome full or part-time applications.

Our people are at the heart

We are a two-site, small animal practice in the heart of Monmouthshire, and our branch surgery is within a ten-minute drive away. Our practice is a stone's throw away from the Monmouthshire river, which our staff and their dogs enjoy at lunchtimes. We are a five-minute walking distance into Usk Town and situated within the Brecon Beacons. The area offers an abundance of activities for you to enjoy in your downtime away from work. Cardiff and Bristol are both within a 45-minute drive.

We have our own laboratory for in-house use, a DR X-ray machine with SignalPet Use, Dental X-ray, and a separate Dental theatre along with our prep rooms and main Theatre, Ultrasound machine, endoscopy, and Walk-In Kennels.

Meet like-minded professionals

You will be joining a team of 6 veterinary surgeons, 10 nurses, and 9 receptionists and a practice manager. We pride ourselves on our longstanding team and are committed to excellent clinical care and extremely high standards, with a silver level cat-friendly status from the ISFM and RCVS PSS General Practice accreditation in our main Usk site.

What we're looking for in you

Qualified Veterinary Surgeon with the confidence of sole charge would be beneficial but not essential. We would love for our new team member to be confident, friendly, and passionate about teamwork.

Because our employees matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises, and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

At IVC Evidensia, we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion, and Belonging. We are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Usk Veterinary Centre, Usk

The Veterinary Centre, Porth-y-Carne Street, Usk, NP15 1RZ, United Kingdom

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Daniel Rennox from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.