Vacancy details
About the role
Lead from within the team, remaining clinically engaged while supporting and developing colleagues.
Candor Vets is working with an RCVS-accredited small animal hospital in Cardiff to find a Senior Veterinary Surgeon / Clinical Lead.
What you will be doing
- Help shape clinical standards and patient and client care.
- Predominantly clinical, with protected time of about 10% of the week for administrative and leadership duties.
- Caseload combines first-opinion work with hospital medicine, surgery, inpatient care and emergency work.
Working pattern
About you
- Up to 4 days per week (38 hours over 4 days). Flexible working considered.
- One 9-hour weekend shift every fifth weekend, mainly consulting.
- One 12-hour bank holiday shift per year.
- Each shift is supported by veterinary colleagues, registered veterinary nurses, animal care assistants and reception.
- Significant small animal hospital experience.
- Confident with a varied medical and surgical caseload.
- Enjoys mentoring, with strong communication and leadership skills.
Practice and facilities
- 24/7 inpatient care, CT, advanced ultrasound and endosurgery.
- In-house laboratory, including blood gas analysis.
- Dedicated orthopaedic, soft tissue and exotic theatres, ECC wards and a dental suite.
- In-house rehabilitation, including physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.