Hospital Veterinary Surgeon

Valley Vets - Valley Veterinary Hospital

Small Animal

Full time

Permanent

Valley Veterinary Hospital, Cardiff

Up to £65,000 DOE | 36 hours per week | No Sole Charge

Are you an experienced veterinary surgeon who enjoys managing hospitalised patients, complex medical cases and inpatient care, but still values variety in your week?

At Valley Veterinary Hospital, we're looking for a confident and compassionate vet to join our growing hospital team. This is a role designed around inpatient and hospital-based care, with opportunities for surgery and first-opinion consulting, rather than a traditional GP role.

You'll spend the majority of your time caring for our hospitalised patients, managing medical workups, supporting emergency admissions, developing treatment plans and seeing cases through from admission to discharge. Alongside this, you'll have the opportunity to undertake surgery and maintain consulting skills without the pressure of being in consults all day, every day.

As a 24/7 veterinary hospital providing out-of-hours services for approximately 40 local practices, our caseload is both varied and genuinely interesting.

On any given day you could be:

• Managing complex medical inpatients
• Working up challenging diagnostic cases
• Supporting emergency admissions
• Collaborating with our ECC team
• Consulting on a small number of first-opinion cases
• Mentoring and supporting less experienced colleagues

This role would suit a vet who enjoys thinking clinically, building case continuity and providing high-quality patient care throughout a hospital stay.

We know that managing complex cases is most rewarding when you have the right support around you.

You will:

• Never be sole charge
• Work alongside experienced veterinary colleagues every day
• Be supported by a large team of talented RVNs and ACAs
• Have access to dedicated reception and client care teams
• Be encouraged to discuss cases collaboratively
• Enjoy genuine clinical freedom and autonomy

We're looking for a vet with solid clinical experience who is confident making decisions, managing cases independently and contributing positively to a supportive team culture.

• Up to 4 days per week (36 hours)
• 1 x 12-hour bank holiday shift per year
• Flexible working requests welcomed

We are committed to providing the facilities, equipment and support needed to deliver outstanding patient care.

Our hospital includes:

• CT scanner
• Advanced ultrasonography
• Dedicated ECC wards
• Orthopaedic and soft tissue theatres
• Dedicated exotic animal theatre
• Endosurgery facilities
• Extensive in-house laboratory including blood gas analysis and TEG
• Rehabilitation service including physiotherapy and hydrotherapy

Whether your interests lie in medicine, ECC, surgery or diagnostics, you'll have the tools and support to pursue them.

Located just outside Cardiff, Valley Vets offers easy access to everything South Wales has to offer.

Within a short commute you can enjoy:

• Cardiff's vibrant restaurants, culture and sporting events
• The stunning coastline of the Vale of Glamorgan
• The Brecon Beacons National Park
• World-class walking, cycling and mountain biking
• Beautiful beaches, countryside and outdoor adventures

As part of the Vet Partners family, you'll enjoy:

• Salary up to £65,000 DOE
• 6.6 weeks holiday including bank holidays
• 5 days CPD and £1,750 CPD allowance
• Certificate support
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Two additional professional memberships paid
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Health Shield healthcare scheme
• Life assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Optional private healthcare

At Valley Vets, our vision is simple:

To be the veterinary practice of choice for clients, patients and veterinary professionals.

We're proud to have a strong, collaborative culture where people support one another, clinical standards are high, and everyone is encouraged to grow and develop.

If you're looking for a role where you can immerse yourself in hospital medicine, manage interesting cases and work alongside a genuinely supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

We'd be delighted to arrange an informal conversation, practice visit or working interview so you can get a feel for the team and the role before applying.
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Up to £65,000 DOE

6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays £1750 CPD Allowance per annum, Health plan - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massageRCVS Membership paid, two other membership subscriptionsVDS cover

Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay Discounted veterinary fees Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel,entertainment and much more Cycle to Work schemeCPD/training support

Company sick pay Colleague engagement survey

Annual pay reviews

Focus on employee wellbeing

Career progression opportunities