Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

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

We are looking for a veterinary surgeon 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 not only diagnose and treat the majority of our cases in-house, but also provide support to other team members in their career progression.

Rota patterns that work for you

Typically, our full-time position is 40 hours per week, working between the hours of 8:30am and 7pm, Monday-Friday. 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 to share 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 are happy for 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 set 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, DR X-ray machine with SignalPet Use, Dental x-ray and 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 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.

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave 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 £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Colleague Benefits

• Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well
• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
• Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

Salary: Up to £75,000 DOE