Night Veterinary Surgeon

Cromwell Vets; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in the UK is seeking a Night Veterinary Surgeon for an 18-month fixed-term contract. This role involves providing emergency care in a busy first opinion animal hospital, working with a supportive and experienced team. The practice offers a range of benefits including CPD allowance, wellness programs, and a relocation package, ensuring a professional and fulfilling environment.

Benefits

CPD allowance of £1,500

Relocation package

RCVS and VDS fees paid

Enhanced sickness pay

Pension Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Free annual Flu jab

Qualifications

• Confident small animal vet with passion for ECC work.
• Ability to work as a sole charge vet.

Responsibilities

• Cover inpatient care, emergency consultations and procedures.
• Supervise nursing staff and work within a vibrant team structure.

Skills

Emergency care

Small animal medicine

Sole charge oversight

Education

RCVS registration

Job description

Job Title : Night Veterinary Surgeon

Location : Cromwell Veterinary - Huntingdon

Job Type : 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary : Up to £68,222 (Depending on Experience)

Hours : 4 week rolling rota:

Week 1 Off

Week 2 - 5 x TW shifts Mon- Fri & 2 x night shifts Sat-Sun

Week 3 Off

Week 4 - 5 x Night shift Mon-Fri

(discussions around alternative rota patterns welcome) Average 32.75 hours per week.

Would you like to be part of a progressive and supportive ECC team?

We are looking for a Veterinary Surgeon, with a passion for ECC, to join our experienced and friendly team of 4 amazing night vets (including an ECC certificate holder) You would also be working with two experienced Night Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) and a twilight nurse, alongside overlap with the day team during your Twilight shifts. This role is to cover a period of maternity leave for 18th months, with an ideal start date between July and September 2025.

Night shifts are 7pm to 8am, whilst twilight shifts are 4pm-midnight Monday-Friday. The role covers inpatient care, emergency consultations and procedures. We cover OOH for our hospital and 5 branches plus 7 other local practices, so we have a varied caseload but still have sufficient time to manage cases to the highest standard.

Why join us?

• Fantastic opportunity to focus on ECC skills in a supportive setting, working alongside an experience team of nurses, with 2 on site each night.
• Our other night vets within the team are ECC qualified.
• Work for a hospital that enables full work up of cases in-house - from digital radiography and ultrasounds to video-endoscopy, multi-parameter anaesthetic monitoring, tonometry, and more.
• Excellent work life balance and the option to discuss alternative working patters.
• Check out our video to see what we have to offer! https://vimeo.com/907511231

The team

At Cromwell Vets you will be working alongside a collaborative team to be truly proud of, due to their commitment to the delivery of exceptional care to our clients and their pets. Our clinical team is made up of 21FTE Vets, including several certificate holders, and we support and encourage CPD (including certificate study). We also enjoy being part of our communities and attending local events to run fun dog shows raising money each year for our chosen charity and encouraging team members to take part. Cromwell Vets also holds regular social events, including summer events, impromptu lunchtime barbeques, and our famous annual Christmas party!

About us

Cromwell Vets is a busy 24-hour first opinion small animal hospital with 5 branch surgeries and a state-of-the-art rehabilitation centre. We pride ourselves on providing the highest standards in veterinary medicine, and our tier 3 hospital has excellent facilities and equipment and hosts our dedicated out of hours service. We are also very proud of The Cromwell ARC - a purpose-built physiotherapy and hydrotherapy unit with aquatic treadmill and K-Laser, run by our qualified physiotherapist. Wellbeing is top of the agenda and important to us all - we champion a better work life balance and are avid supporters of the WellVet Initiative.

What we’re looking for

• A confident small animal Vet with a passion for ECC work.
• Ability work as a sole charge vet, overseeing emergency cases.
• Current and valid RCVS registration (essential)

Benefits

• CPD allowance of £1,500 (for full-time and part-time vets) with 5 CPD days per annum (pro-rated for part-time)
• Over 120 hours+ of additional, in house, free online courses/content.
• Relocation package
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programmes
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Pension Scheme
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Wellness program including:
• Employee assistance programme
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

To apply, find out more information or arrange a confidential chat contact Natalie at [e-mail]

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