Hospital Vet Surgeon — Inpatients & Complex Cases, No Sole Charge
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Salary
£65,000
Company
Global Veterinary Careers (GVC)
Contact
Iain Anderson
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Who They Are
GVC is supporting a 24/7 small animal hospital service in the Cardiff area that provides out-of-hours care for a large local network of practices. Their caseload is varied and clinically stretching, with a strong focus on inpatient standards, continuity, and teamwork. You’ll be backed by experienced vets, a large nursing/support team, and dedicated client care functions—so you can focus on medicine and patient outcomes rather than firefighting alone.
What You’ll Do
This role is designed for a Veterinary Surgeon who enjoys hospitalised patient care and complex medical case management, while still keeping variety in the week. You’ll spend most of your time:
- Managing complex medical inpatients and creating/adjusting treatment plans
- Working up challenging diagnostic cases from admission through to discharge
- Supporting emergency admissions and collaborating closely with the ECC team
- Maintaining surgical and consulting capability through planned opportunities (without being in consults all day)
- Contributing to consistent inpatient standards, safe handovers, and high-quality client communication
- Mentoring/supporting less experienced colleagues where appropriate
Support & ways of working
- No sole charge
- Daily support from experienced veterinary colleagues
- Strong RVN/ACA support plus dedicated reception/client care teams
- Collaborative case discussion and clinical autonomy within a supportive structure
Working pattern
- 36 hours per week (up to 4 days)
- 1 in 5 weekends (9-hour shift)
- 1 × 12-hour bank holiday shift per year
- Flexible working requests welcomed
What You’ll Gain
- Salary up to £65,000 DOE
- 6.6 weeks holiday (including bank holidays) + buy/sell scheme
- 5 CPD days + £1,750 CPD allowance
- Certificate support (where applicable/approved)
- RCVS + VDS fees paid
- Two additional professional memberships paid
- Enhanced family leave benefits
- Health scheme + life assurance
- Colleague discount scheme, paid volunteering day, cycle-to-work scheme
- Optional private healthcare
Facilities
You’ll have access to a hospital built for high-acuity care, including:
- 24/7 inpatient facilities and dedicated ECC wards
- CT, advanced ultrasonography, endo-surgery facilities
- Orthopaedic and soft tissue theatres
- Modern dental suite
- Extensive in-house lab capability including blood gas analysis and TEG
- Rehabilitation service including physiotherapy and hydrotherapy
- Dedicated exotic animal theatre
If you’re a vet who enjoys inpatient continuity, complex medicine, and collaborative hospital work—with no sole charge—get in touch with GVC. Send your CV and availability, or message/call for the full brief and rota details.
Tel: 0330 1135 222
Address:
Cardiff, United Kingdom