Job Description

Vet, Permanent, SOUTH WALES (KH/12356)

This independent and growing, small animal practice, with an accredited RCVS hospital and 3 branches is looking for two permanent vets to join the team.

They are proud to have a purpose-built hospital with all the facilities and equipment to enable them to deliver a gold standard level of animal care.
 
The current practice team is made up of 12 vets and they are looking to increase this to 14. They have a supportive team with that works hard and socialises together, there is a healthy mix of newly qualified vets and highly experienced vets. 

This means if you are newly qualified they have experience with training new grads and can support this exciting start to your career. They are a busy practice with a varied caseload, this has enabled some of their graduate vets to complete their PDP within a year.

For an experienced veterinary surgeon, they offer the opportunity to expand surgical experience through a busy and varied surgical list, gain sole charge experience at branch level, further enhance medical knowledge via their busy Tier 3 hospital ward. They are fully supportive further training ambitions and certificates are encouraged.

** Competitive salary package
** CPD allowance
** RCVS Fees paid
** 5 weeks holiday

They have a great team of nurses who will support you. This includes a head nurse, a specialist theatre nurse, 7 RVN's and 8 SVN's. Their fantastic nurses are there 24-7 and answer all out of hour's calls - this means that you're on-call duty only involves the actual emergency work. 

They pride themselves on providing a full out of hours' emergency service and this is shared on a rota basis.

Weekend coverage is 1 in 4. However, the practice believes in true work live balance and to ensure their Vets get this balance right there are rota' d days off after OOH work and a maximum working week of 45 hours. While on call you have the support of a senior vet as "back up" to discuss cases, assist you and attend if required.

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.

Contact us by phone - 01291 645 871.
Contact me by email - khaywood@glvets.com
Contact us online - www.glvets.com