Join the Maes Glas Vets team!

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 Here at Maes Glas we’re looking for an experienced Small Animal Vet to join our fabulous team, who is a great fit for us, but we want to be a great fit for you too.

The Role:

• Salary – 40-60k.
• Full-time
• FTC to cover maternity leave – up to 12 months
• Manage and oversee the day-to day clinical case load, alongside our team of superstars, at one of our branches. There is also the option to include some work at our hospital (awarded RCVS outstanding status) if interested.
• We can be accommodating as to where you would rather work

This could be the role for you if you:

• Thrive in and enjoy contributing to a positive, supportive and successful team
• Are passionate about delivering outstanding care
• Are proactive – following your cases through from consultation to diagnosis and treatment, where appropriate

Epic New Graduate Veterinary Surgeon – Maes Glas Small Animal Hospital in Bridgend, SOUTH WALES – Salary £36,000

 

Calling all new graduates. Fed up with reading mass-produced job advertisements?

Wanting to work in a modern hospital, working up your own cases from start to finish, with the support of our incredible vets, nurses and support team?

If so, then read on….

My name is Bleddyn Hobbs, I am a Clinical Director here at Maes Glas Vets. In approaching the difficult challenge of creating an ad that truly reflects our practice and ethos rather than the generic ads that are all too common, the obvious answer was to create it along with our amazing teams…. straight from the horse’s mouth!

 

What makes Maes Glas a great place to be:

The practice is headed by five Clinical Directors, and we pride ourselves on being friendly and approachable and aim to nurture every individual member of our valued team. We are completely “hands on” working alongside you and believe that no one team member is more important than another.

We are a 34-vet team, including Advanced Practitioners in small animal medicine, cardiology, ECC, ophthalmology and surgery. This allows us to diagnose and treat the majority of our cases in-house and also provide support to other team member in their career progression.

Further studies are actively encouraged with many of our vets currently undertaking a variety of certificates.

We are an energetic, social bunch from all walks of life with a wide range of interests and we also celebrate diversity and are proud sponsors of our local Pride Festival.

Alongside our purpose-built main hospital in Bridgend, with all mod-cons, we have four branches across South Wales. We remain committed to excellent clinical care and extremely high standards, having achieved gold level cat friendly status from the ISFM. Importantly we are a company that imposes no commercial targets on any of our team.

 

Yourself and the role:

Firstly, I have walked in your shoes having joined Maes Glas straight from university almost 14 years ago and understand how daunting it can be! We are experienced in the nurturing and retention of new-graduate vets.

We are able to structure your learning, building confidence and competence in your skills with a great support network including your own VetGDP advisor and a buddy (a recent graduate for day-to-day support).

With our surgical caseload we will fully support you through a gradual transition from scrubbing in to flying solo. Based primarily at our Bridgend Hospital, you will only progress to branch work once you and we are happy for this to take place, and you will be alongside a more senior vet.

We will be excited to join you and support you on your amazing journey to being an experienced and highly skilled veterinarian.

 

As you will be part of a Graduate Development Programme at VetPartners, you will be able to embrace a blended learning approach of training days, in-house mentoring, CPD, and clinical practice, creating a varied platform for you to grow and develop as a Veterinary Surgeon. You will be offered both supportive 1-to-1 and group mentoring sessions, for engagement and interaction, as you develop an invaluable skillset. From surgical/medical experience, to enjoying teamwork, providing refined customer service, and gaining business knowledge to support the security of great patient care.

 

 You can find out more about the programme at: https://vetpartners.co.uk/graduates/

 

The Rota:

• Full-time hours
• 1:10 OOH rolling rota includes 1-Saturday and 1 week of nights (with an experienced second on-call vet for support). After a week of nights you would have a week off as recovery.
• Remaining 8 weeks are an average 4-day week and on-call free

 

The out of hours duties give the opportunity to be exposed to a wider range of cases plus a bonus for cases seen! Rest assured you will be fully supported, including by our amazing nurses, and will quickly gain confidence and skills.

 

The Area:

Bridgend is a large town nestled between the bright lights of Cardiff to the East, and Swansea to the West, the rugged Brecon Beacons to the North, and the award-winning beaches to the South. The area offers an abundance of things for you to do in your downtime away from work.

 

Here’s what our 2025 graduates hav to say:

‘As a new graduate working at Maes Glas, I couldn’t ask  for more supportive colleagues or for a more exciting case load. No two days are ever the same! New graduates get to practice the day-to-day routine cases expected as a GP vet, but also as a hospital practice we get unique hands-on experience in interesting cases in both surgery and internal medicine. Not to mention the practice cat, Basil, who is always around for cuddles and is especially good company on night shifts. I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to practice life!’

‘I first came to Maes Glas on a final year placement and was very keen to come back to start my career as a new grad vet here. It’s a big friendly team with a wealth of experience to learn from and I’ve felt very well supported. I wanted the challenge of working nights and that experience (with a senior vet always available to call) has really helped me develop confidence in myself

Our great range of benefits includes:

• Starting salary – £36,000 with regular salary reviews
• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays
• Part of VetPartners Graduate Development Programme
• Health Shield – wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments – from dentistry to sports massage
• RCVS Membership paid
• Two other membership subscriptions
• VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Discounted veterinary fees
• Cycle to Work scheme
• My Perks – offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
• Company sick pay
• Colleague engagement survey
• Regular pay reviews
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities

 

Applicants are very welcome to get in touch and have an informal chat with one of the team or even visit us for a day to get a real feel our amazing practice and team.

 Contact me on [email protected]

                        Look forward to hearing from you

We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds.

Head Registered Veterinary Nurse: 15 Month Fixed Term Contract

We are looking to welcome an experienced, motivated Head Veterinary Nurse to lead our nursing team and play a key role in the day-to-day running of our practice, on a full time 15-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, confident and proactive RVN with leadership skills. You will value teamwork and maintaining high clinical and welfare standards.

You will work closely with the veterinary surgeons and practice management team, supporting clinical excellence and ensuring a positive, supportive workplace culture.

You will play a key role in leading and developing our nursing team alongside another head nurse and two deputy nurses.

You will be based at our main Bridgend Hospital

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead, mentor, and support the nursing team
• Oversee all daily nursing tasks ensuring high clinical standards are maintained
• Active involvement in all nursing duties to keep on top of skills and allow you to develop your own interests
• Ensuring practice policies and standards are up to date and maintained in line with PSS
• Maintain compliance with RCVS standards
• Overseeing nurse training and supporting student development
• Monitoring team members performance and conducting Progress Development Reviews, probation reviews and 121s
• Ensure excellent patient care and client communication
• Support stock control, equipment maintenance, and clinical audits
• Act as a key point of contact within the clinical team alongside our other nurse management team members
• Rota management
• Conflict resolution
• Promote a supportive, positive team environment based on collaborative learning

About us:

We are a small animal practice with our main hospital branch in Bridgend; we have a further 4 branches across South Wales. We all have different areas of interest, and at Maes Glas we encourage our RVNs to do as much as possible, and you will be heavily involved in a huge variety of medical and surgical cases.

We remain committed to excellent clinical care and extremely high standards, with a Gold level cat friendly status from the ISFM and RCVS hospital status at Bridgend. We are a nursing training practice and have several certificate holders within our nursing and vet team.

At Maes Glas we pride ourselves on being a friendly and supportive team of incredible people, working out of a purpose-built hospital with all the mod-cons, for a company that imposes no commercial targets on any of our employees. We pride ourselves on being inclusive, friendly and supportive; where everyone is encouraged to grow, and skills and ideas are truly valued

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Supportive and friendly team environment
• A practice that values teamwork, wellbeing, and clinical excellence
• 6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays
• Opportunities for CPD and professional development: £600 CPD allowance per annum and 3 days fully paid (pro rota)
• Health Shield – wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments – from dentistry to sports massage. Offers counselling and GP anytime.
• RCVS Membership paid plus one other membership subscription
• VDS cover
• Colleague Discount scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company sick pay
• One paid volunteer day
• Buy and Sell holiday Scheme
• Life Insurance

We are proud members of the VetPartners family, winners of Employer of the Year at the Press BusinessIQ Awards. VetPartners is committed to supporting and developing every member of our team. If you’re looking for a workplace that genuinely invests in you, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply please send a copy of your CV and cover letter to [email protected]

We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds.