OOH Veterinary Surgeon

About the Role

MiNightVet Caterham is a dedicated out-of-hours emergency service based within The Village Animal Hospital in Surrey. You’ll be part of a focused team providing first-class emergency and critical care throughout the night and weekends, treating every patient with the same urgency and care you’d give your own pets. The role operates on a 7 nights on, 14 nights off rota (19:00 to 08:00), designed to give you genuine time to rest and recharge between shifts.

If you enjoy the clinical challenge of emergency medicine but want to do it in a well-equipped, hospital-led environment where you feel supported and trusted, this could be your ideal next step. The location in Caterham is highly commutable from across South London, Surrey, and Kent, with easy access from Croydon, Sutton, Epsom, Bromley, Redhill, and surrounding areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide emergency and critical care to small animal patients presenting overnight and at weekends
• Manage first-opinion emergency cases with clinical independence and decision-making authority
• Work as part of the MiNightVet team to ensure high standards of patient care and welfare
• Contribute to hospitalisation and in-patient care for surrounding first-opinion practices
• Maintain accurate clinical records and communicate effectively with day-time veterinary teams

Requirements

• Registered as a veterinary surgeon with the RCVS
• Experience in emergency and critical care, or strong clinical foundation with willingness to develop in this area
• Comfortable working independently as the responsible vet on shift
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Strong communication and team-working skills

Benefits

• Funded RCVS and VDS registration fees
• CPD encouraged and supported—professional development is genuinely valued
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme and mental health first aider support
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted pet treatment
• Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme
• Clear internal pathways for progression across CVS’s network of 500+ practices

About the Practice

MiNightVet Caterham operates within The Village Animal Hospital, part of the wider CVS Group—the UK’s largest veterinary group operating 500+ practices. The practice is dedicated exclusively to out-of-hours emergency and critical care, equipped to handle complex cases with a hospital-level standard of facilities and support. CVS is committed to being a fully inclusive workplace where all colleagues are encouraged to be themselves, where difference is celebrated, and where patient care truly comes first.