Veterinary Surgeon

The Role

Here at Priory Vets Cardigan, we are looking for a Large Animal Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly farm and equine team! You would be involved in caring for a range of farms, with a good mix of beef, dairy, and sheep, and we run a smallholder’s club to look after the increasing number of non-professional farmers in our area. You will have the chance to gain experience in looking after goats, alpacas, and pigs, and we have a wide range of equine clients if that is an area of interest too!

We are happy to accept both full/part-time applications, working between 8:30 am-5:30 pm, which occasional earlier starts or finishes which would be agreed in advance with our clients. There is a 1:5 weekday and weekend on-call rota, with our Vets getting the Monday off following a weekend on call.

The salary will be up to £60,000 depending on experience. 

About Us

Fancy a lifestyle change? Already fallen in love with West Wales? Start your day watching dolphins from one of our pristine beaches and finish with a sunset walk in the Preseli hills. Cardigan town and the surrounding areas are a thriving hub of independent shops and restaurants with all local schools rated as ‘Good’ by the Welsh Inspectorate.

Our modern farm and equine practice is conveniently based on the outskirts of Cardigan town centre. Our farm Vets have the experience and time to mentor younger colleagues and include certificate holders in advanced veterinary practice in cattle, and mastitis control plan deliverers. We fully support any Vet who wishes to undertake a certificate and currently have a Vet completing a certificate in advanced veterinary practice in camelid medicine.

Our farm team is made up of 11 Veterinary Surgeons and 2 TB Testers, supported by one Trainee Vet tech, one Registered Veterinary Nurse tech, and a 5-person farm Admin Team. We have a dedicated (part-time) equine specialist Vet for advanced equine cases and one certificate holder in advanced cattle medicine. Priory Vets have been part of the local community for over 50 years. Our most recent fundraising activity raised over £4000 for those affected by the war in Ukraine

Applicant Requirements 

We would like a qualified Veterinary Surgeon who is friendly and willing to join us for summer BBQs on the beach after work. You will be hard working and dedicated to putting animal care at the heart of everything you do.

Benefits Veterinary Surgeon

Because our employee's matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

Work-life balance

• 34 days annual leave 
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £1200 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid pro-rata 
• Certificate support 
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees 

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care
• Relocation allowance up to £2000

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch. Please quote BH6711 when applying for this role. 

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