Night Veterinary Surgeon

VetPartners Limited; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

6.6 weeks holiday

CPD allowance

Health cash plan

RCVS membership

Cycle to work

Sick pay

Career progression

Job summary

Coastway Vets - Brighton is seeking a Night Veterinary Surgeon to join our RCVS-accredited Brighton Veterinary Hospital. This part-time night role is focused on Emergency and Critical Care within a growing medicine and emergency team, handling a large caseload from our branches and subscribing practices.

You will work alongside a highly experienced Night Nurse and Animal Nursing Assistant, with sole charge on shifts and full ward handover to ensure optimal communication.

Qualifications

• Experienced veterinary surgeon with interest in Emergency and Critical Care.
• Able to work night shifts and be part of a busy team.
• Willing to contribute to learning and development in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Sole charge with full ward handover for clear communication.
• Night shift rota: 4 on 20 off, 7pm–9am.
• Work with Night Nurse and Animal Nursing Assistant.
• Opportunities to develop and cover holidays.

Skills

Emergency care

Team player

Night shift experience

Job description

Freshfield Business Park, Freshfield Way, East Sussex, United Kingdom

£ 32,500 - £35,850 (based on 16.38 hours per week)

Night Veterinary Surgeon (Part-time)

Coastway Vets - Brighton

Looking for a role that offers lots of variety and a great work life balance?

We are keen to welcome a new colleague to join our warm and friendly team based at our RCVS accredited, purpose-built Brighton Veterinary Hospital.

This part-time night role is focused on being part of our growing medicine and emergency team that manages the large caseload we see from our branches and subscribing practices.

We are looking for an experienced and approachable team player who has an active interest in Emergency and Critical Care.

About us:

Coastway Vets has been providing outstanding care to the region’s pets for 45 years and our fantastic team of passionate professionals is dedicated to excellence in veterinary medicine.

We have our large central Brighton hospital, plus 5 fully equipped branch practices and cover OOH for multiple other practices in the Brighton area.

Our Brighton hospital has 8 consulting rooms, dedicated cat, dog, exotic, isolation and day procedure wards. Three theatres, and prep areas, CT, dental suite and full inhouse lab with a dedicated lab technician.

Two dedicated hospital vets manage our hospitalised medical caseload during the day, and handover to the night team including RVN and Animal Nursing Assistant. We have a separate exotics team during the day, so the nights include the care of exotic inpatients.

Our team has multiple certificate holders and colleagues with a huge range of clinical interests and expertise, including referral services for orthopaedics, ophthalmology, advanced imaging, and exotics.

We are committed to continuing the further development of our team members, with ample opportunity for learning and development through dedicated in-house and external CPD.

• Sole charge, with full ward handover to ensure optimal communication
• Rota – 4 on 20 off (shift -7pm - 9am)
• Working alongside a highly experienced Night Nurse and Animal Nursing Assistant
• Opportunities to develop
• Fully resourced day team to manage day to day cases
• Opportunity for additional shifts to cover holidays

**Salary - £32,500 - £35,850 (based on 16.38 hours per week)**

This is a rare opportunity to step into an outstanding role that offers exceptional work-life balance!

The Area:

Our hospital is only a short walk from the town or equally you can enjoy a stroll along the sea front. Situated in a beautiful part of the country Brighton is well-known for being welcoming and diverse with a passion for culture, creativity and sustainability as well as for its historic landmarks. The South Downs National Park is close by and there really is something for everyone to enjoy in their free time!

There are great travel links with London only a one-hour train journey away and proximity to Gatwick airport.

Our fantastic range of benefits includes (pro rata):

• 6.6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays (to be taken outside of scheduled shift pattern)
• £1750 CPD Allowance per annum
• Health Cash Plan - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage
• RCVS Membership paid and two other membership subscriptions
• VDS cover
• Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Discounted veterinary fees
• Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
• Cycle to Work scheme
• CPD/training support
• Company sick pay
• Annual pay reviews
• Focus on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities

We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds. As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our people.