ECC Veterinary Surgeon

About the Role

This is a part-time position with MiNightVet Nottingham, a dedicated out-of-hours emergency service providing overnight and weekend care to the Nottingham area. You’ll be working a distinctive pattern: 3 nights on, 2 weeks off, then 4 nights on, 2 weeks off—designed to give you real recovery time between blocks. The role focuses on emergency and critical care cases across small animals, birds, exotics, poultry, and small mammals.

If you’re passionate about emergency medicine and want to deepen your expertise, this is a perfect fit. Many team members combine night shifts with daytime work at nearby practices, or you might choose to focus purely on the night rota. Accommodation near the practice can be arranged to support your schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide emergency overnight and weekend care to small animal patients presenting with urgent conditions
• Deliver full-scope ECC diagnostics, treatment, and stabilisation for dogs, cats, birds, exotic species, and small mammals
• Work as part of a small, specialist team of qualified vets and nurses with dedicated experience in critical care
• Contribute to the delivery of a high-standard emergency service across all aspects of urgent care
• Support clinical continuity and handover between night and day teams

Requirements

• Qualified veterinary surgeon (MRCVS or equivalent)
• Experience in emergency and/or critical care preferred
• Genuine interest in out-of-hours emergency medicine
• Ability to work flexibly within the night rota pattern
• A proactive approach to professional development

Benefits

• Competitive salary: Up to £35,000 pro rata, depending on experience
• Flexible working: Distinctive rota pattern (3 nights on, 2 weeks off; 4 nights on, 2 weeks off) with genuine time between blocks
• CPD and learning: Dedicated CPD support and access to comprehensive internal courses developed by in-house veterinary teams
• Wellbeing support: Access to 280+ wellbeing champions across the group, Employee Assistance Programme, cycle-to-work scheme, and discounted gym membership
• Family-focused policies: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; fertility treatment support; extended sick pay; 8 weeks’ pay for exceptional life events
• Financial benefits: CVS Save as You Earn scheme (discounted shares), health cash plans, discounted critical illness cover, and private medical insurance available from month one at discounted rates
• Professional support: Vet Oracle platform offering expert clinical advice and guidance
• Additional perks: Giving Back Day volunteering opportunity, discounted treatment for your own pets, RCVS and VDS support
• Accommodation: Nearby accommodation can potentially be arranged to support shift patterns

About the Practice

MiNightVet Nottingham is a dedicated small animal emergency service providing overnight and weekend care across the region. As part of CVS Group, the practice combines specialist expertise in urgent critical care with access to the resources and support of a major veterinary organisation. The team comprises qualified vets and nurses with special interest, experience, and training in all aspects of emergency medicine.

CVS Group is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all colleagues are supported to be themselves, difference is celebrated, and everyone can deliver their best. The organisation invests in continuous professional development and offers comprehensive wellbeing and family-friendly policies across all its practices and services.