ECC Veterinary Surgeon

About the Role

This is a part-time emergency veterinary position at Vets Now Salisbury, where you’ll encounter the varied and challenging cases that set emergency practice apart. Working on a rolling 4-week rota of weeknight and weekend shifts, you’ll have genuine flexibility to shape your commitment—the team works around your lifestyle and clinic requirements, with a typical 1:2 weekend commitment.

The role combines immediate clinical impact with serious investment in your development. You’ll work shifts across night cover (18:00–09:00) and day work (08:30–18:30), gaining exposure to a breadth of emergency and critical care cases that sharpen your diagnostic and technical skills rapidly.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver emergency veterinary care to presenting patients, working as part of Vets Now Salisbury’s skilled ECC team
• Manage a range of acute presentations, from trauma and acute illness to surgical emergencies
• Contribute to high-standard clinical practice and patient safety protocols
• Engage actively in continuous professional development and case-based learning
• Participate in the AdvantEdge induction programme if you’re new to emergency practice (1 week hands-on training + 20 hours flexible e-learning)

Requirements

• Qualified veterinary surgeon (RCVS registered)
• Genuine interest in emergency and critical care medicine
• Ability to work flexibly across night and day shifts
• Strong clinical communication and team working skills
• No specific emergency experience required—AdvantEdge support available for those transitioning into ECC

Benefits

• Leave & Time Off: 7 weeks pro rata annual leave, plus your birthday as a paid day off
• Professional Development: £1,500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours pro rata; ECC certificate support (financial + paid study leave); access to Cutting Edge and AdvantEdge programmes
• Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, enhanced sick pay, membership of employee wellbeing programme, enhanced maternity policy (6 months full pay), paternity and adoption pay schemes
• Financial Security: UK Standard Pension (5% employee / 3% employer), death in service benefit (2× annual salary), RCVS fees and VECCS membership covered
• Perks & Support: Up to 50% discounted staff pet care, paid volunteering days, Vets Now For You rewards gateway (discounts and cashback with 100+ retailers)

About the Practice

Vets Now Salisbury is part of the Vets Now emergency network, a dedicated out-of-hours provider across the UK. The Salisbury clinic features a highly skilled emergency team available when pet owners need them most, with access to the full resources and clinical support of a modern ECC provider.

Vets Now invests heavily in staff development through its Edge programmes (Cutting Edge for newly qualified vets, AdvantEdge for those transitioning into emergency). The business prioritises flexibility and recognises that team wellbeing directly drives patient care quality.