Mixed Veterinary Surgeon

About the Role

This full-time position offers a four-day working week with shared out-of-hours duties (two weekends and five weeknights per 8-week block on first or second on-call rotation). You'll be joining a well-established, proudly independent mixed practice in Neath that serves family farms within a 15-mile radius alongside a thriving small animal hospital with three branch surgeries nearby.

The practice handles diverse mixed caseload: beef and sheep farms, a couple of dairy operations, and a busy small animal service. You'll have access to an on-site large animal block for lambings, ewe caesareans, and calf in-patients, plus FECPAK machinery for faecal egg counts. The small animal hospital is equipped with digital X-ray, dental suite with digital radiography, ultrasound, ECG, and in-house Idexx laboratory.

Key Responsibilities

• Mixed veterinary caseload across small animal consultations and farm visits
• Lambings, ewe caesareans, and calf in-patient management at the on-site large animal block
• Bull and ram fertility visits and farm meetings
• Contributing to a collaborative team of 17 veterinary surgeons with diverse clinical interests and certificates
• Participating in the practice's in-house 24-hour OOH service with nursing support

Requirements

• Qualified veterinary surgeon (RCVS registered)
• Experience in mixed practice
• Ability to work independently and as part of a larger clinical team

Benefits

• Salary £48,000 to £65,000 depending on experience
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (time off in lieu if worked)
• 5 days CPD per annum with approximately £1,500 expenditure coverage
• RCVS fees, VDS, and BVA membership all paid
• Further studies and professional certificates funded and encouraged
• Generous employee discount
• NEST pension scheme enrolment
• RCVS-accredited nurse training practice with excellent support team

About the Practice

Afon Veterinary Centre is a long-established independent practice in Neath, South Wales, with a main hospital and three small animal branch surgeries. The team comprises 17 mixed veterinary surgeons at various career stages, from new graduates to experienced practitioners. Several vets have pursued further qualifications in advanced cattle practice, soft tissue surgery, feline medicine, dermatology, ophthalmology, and internal medicine. The practice owns and operates its own 24-hour OOH service with on-site nursing care.

The practice is an XLVets member and has served generations of family farm clients alongside a strong small animal clientele. With dedicated large animal and small animal facilities, digital diagnostics, and a supportive nurse team, the practice offers both clinical breadth and a collaborative learning culture.