Job Description

Veterinary Surgeon Team Leader, full time and permanent, based in Cardiff (KH/13989)

Our client is looking to recruit a Veterinary Surgeon Team Leader to support the Senior Veterinary Surgeon (SVS), through the leadership of the Veterinary Surgeon team, to deliver efficient, professional and caring Pet services to the local community.

You will be responsible for all aspects of team management including recruitment, selection and development, delivery of projects and delegation of tasks as determined by the SVS. Your time will be split between management/ admin tasks and time on the clinical rota.

Their purpose-built single storey clinic has staff parking and a newly refurbished waiting room. To manage their busy caseload they have six consult rooms, four of which are shared which are ideal for teaching and teamwork.  Off a spacious preparation area are two separate theatres are used for concurrent surgeries with one ideal for orthopaedics, in addition to a tub table with dental machine, new high quality ultrasound machine in an adjacent room and digital radiography suite. The practice has access to a standard endoscopy unit and a range of orthopaedic kit including ASIF and hand tools.

** Allocated CPD funding of 37.5 hours

** Excellent career opportunities/development

** 37.5hr working week

** Travel allowance

** 5 weeks holiday per year

** Paid statutory holidays

** Life assurance 4 x annual salary

** Contributory pension scheme

** Private medical insurance (after 12 months service – permanent employees only)

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skill, with a proven track record in customer service and team work, combined with extensive clinical knowledge in small animal practice.

There is an excellent package on offer here - If you're interested or would like to apply for this position, please email your CV and Cover Letter to khaywood@glvets.com or call Karin Haywood on 01291 645 871.

Gardner Llewelyn are a three-time award winning agency in 2015/16/17 who supply Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Nurses on a locum and permanent basis to the UK Veterinary profession. We have been a carbon zero company since 2013 and pride ourselves on being an ethical and responsible company. A full registration process is required prior to commencing work placements.