Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

About the Role

This weekend Veterinary Surgeon opportunity is based in Herne Bay and sits within Vets Now’s emergency and critical care service. The caseload is described as interesting and varied, with shifts that can include a mix of night and day work across a 4-week rolling rota.

The core rota includes 2 weekends in 4, with one weekend covering Friday, Saturday and Sunday night shifts, and one weekend covering Saturday and Sunday day shifts. There is also a fair share of bank holidays, and the number of shifts worked can be discussed further. A 1 weekend in 4 pattern may also be considered, with either night shifts or day shifts on that rota.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver veterinary care across a weekend ECC caseload in Herne Bay.
• Work a rota that may include Friday, Saturday and Sunday night shifts, as well as Saturday and Sunday day shifts.
• Contribute to emergency and critical care case work within a busy out-of-hours setting.
• Participate in bank holiday cover as part of the weekend rota.
• Work with the team to support the clinic’s clinical requirements and rota planning.

Requirements

• Veterinary Surgeon with an interest in emergency and critical care.
• Experience that would support work in an out-of-hours environment.
• Applicants looking to build ECC experience are encouraged to apply.
• A second job may fit this rota, according to the advert.

Benefits

• Up to £45ph DOE.
• Private medical insurance.
• Membership of an employee wellbeing programme.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity policy, including 6 months full pay.
• Family-friendly policies, including paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave.
• Your birthday as a paid day off.
• Paid volunteering days.
• £1,500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours pro rata.
• ECC certificate support, including financial support and paid study leave.
• Access to Edge programmes.
• RCVS fees, VECCS membership and VDS cover.
• Vets Now For You reward gateway with discounts and cashback from 100s of retailers.
• UK Standard Pension contributions, 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care.
• Death in service cover of two times annual salary.

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency and critical care, with a nationwide network of out-of-hours veterinary clinics and 24/7 emergency hospitals. The advert also places this role within Vets Now Herne Bay, described as a thriving clinic with an interesting caseload.

The wider organisation says it supports close-knit teams, shared responsibility and structured rotas, with ongoing training and development through its ECC pathways and Edge programmes.