Weekend Veterinary Surgeon

About the Role

This weekend Veterinary Surgeon role is based at Vets Now King’s Lynn, working from Mill House Veterinary Surgery & Hospital, an RCVS accredited animal hospital. It is a chance to build ECC experience while keeping your rota focused on weekend day work.

You will work 1:2 Saturdays and Sundays, with Saturday shifts from 12pm to 7pm and Sunday shifts from 8am to 7pm, plus a fair share of bank holidays. The rota can be discussed further so it fits around your lifestyle and clinic requirements.

The setting includes bronchoscopes, digital x-rays, an on-site lab for quick blood tests, ultrasound, video endoscopes, modern intensive care monitoring and comprehensive dental services with state-of-the-art tools. The role is suited to someone working a second job or wanting more emergency and critical care experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide weekend veterinary cover at Vets Now King’s Lynn from the Mill House Veterinary Surgery & Hospital host practice.
• Work Saturday day shifts from 12pm to 7pm and Sunday day shifts from 8am to 7pm on a 1:2 basis.
• Take a fair share of bank holidays as part of the rota.
• Deliver emergency and critical care caseload support within a team focused on ECC development.

Requirements

• Qualified Veterinary Surgeon.
• Interest in emergency and critical care.
• Suitable for vets working a second job or seeking additional ECC experience.

Benefits

• Up to £45 per hour DOE.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employee wellbeing programme membership.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity policy, including six months full pay.
• Family-friendly policies, including paternity and adoption pay schemes.
• Seven 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 retailer discounts and cashback.
• UK Standard Pension contributions of 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care.
• Death in service cover at two times annual salary.

About the Practice

Vets Now King’s Lynn works from Mill House Veterinary Surgery & Hospital, an RCVS accredited animal hospital. The practice is equipped with bronchoscopes, digital x-rays, an on-site lab for quick blood tests, ultrasound, video endoscopes, modern intensive care monitoring and comprehensive dental equipment.

The advert also highlights Vets Now’s AdvantEdge programme for talented vets who want a faster route into an emergency role. It includes one week of hands-on practical training and 20 hours of flexible case-based e-learning, completed at your own pace.