Senior Veterinary Surgeon - South Wales

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Wales; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent veterinary hospital in South Wales is seeking a Senior Veterinary Surgeon to play a crucial role in clinical decision-making and team mentorship. This position offers exceptional autonomy, long-term career progression, and a competitive salary ranging from £55,000 to £70,000 DOE. Candidates will be involved in leading a supportive team and have potential buy-in opportunities for future ownership. A dedication to clinical excellence and a collaborative culture are prioritized, with strong clinical interests valued within the practice.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

RCVS, VDS & other membership fees covered

Potential buy-in opportunity

Qualifications

• Must be a confident and experienced Veterinary Surgeon.
• Enjoys clinical autonomy and leadership roles.
• Experience in mentoring recent graduates.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior clinical presence in the veterinary hospital.
• Mentor and support less experienced vets.
• Deliver high-quality general practice medicine and surgery.

Skills

Clinical autonomy

Mentoring skills

Surgery

Emergency Care (ECC)

Team collaboration

Education

Veterinary degree

Job description

Step into a true senior clinical role, acting as a key decision maker in medicine, surgery, and ECC while mentoring and supporting less experienced vets in a respected hospital setting.

Enjoy exceptional continuity of care and clinical autonomy, with the freedom to shape how the practice is run and make a real impact on patient outcomes and team development.

Benefit from long term career progression opportunities, including leadership development, VetGDP Adviser involvement, on-site accommodation, and potential future buy in to the business.

Join an independent, purpose built RCVS accredited veterinary hospital with in-house OOH services, cutting edge facilities, and a genuinely collaborative team culture, all with a competitive salary from £55,000–£70,000 DOE plus a generous benefits package.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Veterinary Surgeon to join an independent, RCVS accredited Small Animal Veterinary Hospital and Emergency Service Clinic in South Wales, where clinical excellence, autonomy, and team wellbeing genuinely come first.

This purpose built hospital is designed to support outstanding patient care, with separate cat, dog and exotic inpatient facilities, a cat only consult room, bereavement suite, DR X-ray, Doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, a fully equipped dental suite with dental radiography, a comprehensive in-house laboratory, on-site accommodation, and ample parking.

This is a practice that truly values its vets, offering real influence over how the hospital is run and a culture where experience, ideas, and leadership are respected.

The team is close knit, diverse, and supportive, with strong clinical interests spanning surgery, imaging, ECC, exotics, and feline medicine.

The hospital proudly runs its own in-house out-of-hours service, ensuring exceptional continuity of care for patients and providing vets with meaningful clinical involvement in emergency and critical cases.

The role is ideally suited to a confident and experienced Veterinary Surgeon who enjoys being a senior clinical presence within a hospital environment.

Working closely with fellow Senior Vets and the two Directors, the successful candidate will play a key role in mentoring and supporting recent graduates, providing case guidance, and leading by example, while continuing to deliver high quality general practice medicine and surgery.

This position offers long-term career fulfilment for a vet who thrives on clinical autonomy, leadership, and continuity of care, all within a supportive and forward thinking team.

For the right individual, there is also the exciting opportunity to be supported in buying into the business, making this not just a role, but a genuine pathway to partnership and influence within a thriving independent hospital Top of Form Bottom of Form The Rota - 4 day week - 1:4 weekends - 2 nd On-call OOH rota

• Dedicated admin hour on consulting days Benefits - 33 days annual leave, plus option to buy & sell
• Salary from £55,000 - £70,000 DOE
• RCVS, VDS & 1 other membership fee covered - 1 hour lunch breaks
• Plus much more For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Megan on 01904 570056 or email m.pinderpurovets.com To view all our vacancies, please visit https://purovets.com/veterinary-jobs/ And don't forget, if this position is of no interest to you but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on our details.

We offer £250 for every successful candidate referral.

Terms and conditions apply Ref : JOB-56550

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