Bank Veterinary Surgeon

About the Role

Join PDSA Hull’s bank veterinary team and bring your clinical skills to a role that genuinely makes a difference. This is flexible, part-time locum work—you pick up shifts that fit around your life, whether you’re topping up your hours, balancing other commitments, or easing back into clinical practice. Every shift counts: you’ll be supporting pets and owners in financial hardship, helping keep families and their beloved animals together when times are tough.

You’ll step into a busy, modern hospital handling a diverse range of medical and surgical cases. The team is collaborative and supportive—case discussion and shared learning are part of the culture, and your colleagues bring varied clinical interests to draw on. You’ll use your clinical confidence to make sound, evidence-based decisions, discuss realistic treatment options with clients, and take a pragmatic, welfare-focused approach that balances best practice with each owner’s circumstances.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and treat a wide range of medical and surgical cases across small animal species
• Provide evidence-based clinical advice and discuss realistic treatment options with clients
• Make sound clinical decisions with consideration for both welfare and owner circumstances
• Collaborate with the hospital team, including case discussion and shared learning
• Support PDSA’s mission to provide vital veterinary care for pets of people in financial hardship
• Contribute to maintaining high standards of care across all shifts
• Build trust quickly with clients and work smoothly alongside colleagues

Requirements

• Qualified Veterinary Surgeon with UK registration (or eligible to register)
• Comfortable working in a busy hospital environment with varied caseload
• Strong communication skills and ability to discuss treatment options clearly with clients
• Pragmatic, welfare-focused clinical approach
• Team player mentality—collaborative and supportive in your working style
• Able to step into unfamiliar shifts and work independently with confidence

Benefits

• Hourly rate: £30.80
• Flexible, part-time locum shifts—pick up work around your life
• Access to modern, well-equipped hospital facilities
• Collaborative team environment with case discussion opportunities
• Meaningful work supporting vulnerable pet owners and animals
• Family-friendly and inclusive employment policies

About the Practice

PDSA Hull is a modern, well-equipped pet hospital run by the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, a charity that has provided vital veterinary care for over a century. The hospital is designed for collaborative teamwork and case discussion, with separate dog and cat kennelling, in-house radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, piped gases, and extensive orthopaedic equipment.

PDSA is part of a growing national organisation committed to embedding diversity and inclusion within its teams. The practice offers flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies to support colleagues from different backgrounds.