Small Animal Vet Monmouth/Abergavenny

Abbey Vets in South Wales has a fantastic opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join their friendly, experienced team. In this role, you will be provided with a real work-life balance and career progression so you can achieve your full potential. The role would primarily be based in our Monmouth and Abergavenny branches. Our Practice: We have 13 vets, including certificate holders in surgery, medicine and radiology as well as a visiting cardiologist – meaning there is excellent case support when required and great learning opportunities. Our practice is spread across 4 well-equipped, RCVS accredited sites there is a varied and interesting caseload. Our main site is located in Abergavenny, with branches in Monmouth, Tredegar, and Brecon. We have all the usual toys you would expect, and all branches have ultrasound, digital x-ray and blood analysers. Very little is referred, although full clinical freedom is given where this is required. There is 24-hour care available Monday to Friday at our main site in Abergavenny ensuring our vets can provide fantastic patient care and case continuity is insured. Rota: Our full-time vets work a 4-day week, with 1:5 full Saturdays along with 1:20 Saturday mornings. The ideal candidate would be able to work 3-4 days per week, and contribute to the Saturday rota, with the option of 1:4 Saturday mornings only in our Monmouth branch, or full day Saturdays in our Abergavenny branch. It is more important to us to find a candidate who is a good fit for our team, and we are open to considering other working options for the right candidate. The role would primarily be split between our Monmouth and Abergavenny branches, with a bias towards one branch over the other being possible. Our diary is designed with set breaks throughout the day for phone calls/case research, as well as a dedicated lunch hour. There is a great mix of consulting and operating both at the main site in Abergavenny and at Branches. Why us? We appreciate the importance of work-life balance, as well as job satisfaction – and really strive to ensure all of our team feel fulfilled in their career aspirations as well as being able to enjoy and cherish their free time out of work. We strongly believe in developing our vets, and certificates are fully supported, along with all other career aspirations. We want you to be able to grow and develop as part of our team. We also believe in winter/summer parties, pizza and having fun outside of work! The practice is located in a beautiful part of the country near the Brecon Beacons National Park, with great transport links and easy access to Bristol and Cardiff in 45 minutes and 2.5 hours to London. Rowing, fell running, knitting, cooking and enjoying the many “foodie” opportunities our area provides are just some of the activities our team enjoy outside of work. We have experience supporting colleagues at all points in their career, from newly graduated vets to those returning after a career break, to those working towards a certificate and those wanting to pursue leadership/management roles. Some of the benefits of our role include: – 3-4 days per week – CPD: 5 days and £1750 per annum FTE – 28 days Holiday including Bank Holidays FTE – Access to Healthshield – Employee pet discount scheme – RCVS + VDS + One other professional membership paid – One day paid for volunteering (your choice of where) – Option to buy and sell Holiday + Enhanced maternity, paternity, and sick pay – 15-minute appointments – 8.45am start. Last appointment 6.15pm – Cycle to work scheme – Relocation assistance – Wellness programmes Salary: £35-60,000 FTE, dependant on experience For further information about the practice please view our website, Facebook page or contact the practice to speak with Meg or Amanda. Please apply with CV and covering letter to Maegan Potter. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £35,000.00-£60,000.00 per year Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Sick pay