Veterinary Surgeon, Part Time

About the Role

This part-time position offers a structured rota across a four-week cycle, averaging 38.5 hours per week. You'll work night shifts and weekend days (1800-0900 overnight, plus Saturday and Sunday day blocks) in a dedicated emergency and critical care setting, handling a variable caseload of dogs, cats, and small animals from private and PDSA clients.

Based at Vets Now Nottingham, you'll join a highly skilled emergency team committed to providing out-of-hours care when pets need it most. The role includes mentoring opportunities with vet students and Cutting Edge attendees, and participation in the PDSA exchange scheme. You'll benefit from ongoing coaching from Senior Vet Becca and access to the AdvantEdge development programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver emergency and critical care for small animals during nights, weekends, and bank holidays
• Assess and manage acute presentations across a mixed caseload
• Work within a collaborative team environment, contributing to shift cover and continuity of care
• Mentor vet students and ECC trainees where appropriate
• Maintain professional standards and participate in continuous learning

Requirements

• RCVS registration as a qualified veterinary surgeon
• Genuine interest in emergency and critical care medicine
• Ability to work flexibly across the specified rota pattern
• Strong communication and team collaboration skills

Benefits

• Salary: up to £80,000 pro rata (depending on experience)
• £1,500 annual CPD allowance plus 35 paid professional development hours pro rata
• Seven weeks annual leave pro rata
• Enhanced company sick, maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Private medical insurance
• Up to 50% discount on staff pet care
• Professional membership fees covered
• Access to AdvantEdge professional development programme
• Ongoing coaching and progression opportunities

About the Practice

Vets Now is a dedicated emergency and critical care provider across the UK, operating 24/7 to serve sick and injured small animals. The Nottingham clinic is home to a highly skilled emergency team that works nights, weekends, and bank holidays to deliver specialist ECC care when pets need it most.

The organisation values continuous professional development, offering mentorship opportunities, the Cutting Edge programme for newly qualified vets, and the AdvantEdge coaching pathway for ongoing development. Vets Now is committed to flexibility, diversity, and inclusion, and actively welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and those with disabilities or health conditions.