Salary up to £75,000 DOE Welcome Bonus up to £10,000 Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 We are looking for a motivated and dedicated Veterinary Surgeon to join our growing team in Newport, South Wales. Your day-to-day This is a first-opinion GP medicine role; your day-to-day duties will include a mix of consulting and operating shifts. We welcome vets with any interest in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery and medicine and we will always encourage your growth and development. We Care About Your Work/life Balance Our people are at the heart of everything that we do, and that’s why we know that work-life balance is vital in supporting our people to be their best selves. Our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours offers a balance that truly flexes with you and your lifestyle no matter what stage you are in your career. Typically, the full-time position includes working 4 days a week, 8:30 am - 6:30 pm with a one-hour lunch break and 1:5 Saturdays which are incorporated within your hours. We are also happy to consider part-time applications. Our Surgery opening hours are 8:30 am-6 pm. Typically a full-time shift would be required to work Top-of-the-range facilities We are a busy small animal practice seeing a large diverse caseload and can offer many opportunities to try out something new medically or surgically with the support of the team. We are due a refurbishment in November 2024 to help us expand our services and provide the best service for our clients and patients. We have top-of-the-range facilities including an ultrasound machine, endoscope, dental radiography and Idexx in-house lab equipment. Our Experienced Team Our group Clinical Director is based at this site and is very much hands-on with clinical work and supports with the team. We have many certificate-holders within our team and encourage self-development, with full support from your team and financial support from the practice. We strive for high clinical standards, practice evidence-based medicine, run monthly morbidity and mortality meetings, and regular in-house CPD, practice meetings and encourage a caring and sharing culture. Our team consists of 6 vets with a mix of full and part-time, with a minimum average of 4 vets per day. We have a large nursing team to help support the vets to let you be able to do what you do best. Our nurses are always on hand and most are comfortable with schedule 3 procedures. We run a satellite clinic from our Surgery every Tuesday afternoon for ophthalmology specialist Brian Patterson from Vale Vets. He is always on hand to ask for advice about any tricky eye cases. Because our people 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 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday Wellbeing Private Medical Insurance Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing Development £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave 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 £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund Infection Prevention and Control Programme Quality Improvement Programme Professional Memberships BVA membership VDS cover RCVS fees Colleague Benefits Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice