Veterinary Surgeon - Emergency Out of Hours

Inspiring Vet Care; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy including 6 

month full pay

Family-friendly policies including p男人

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Your birthday as a paid day off

Paid volunteering days

£1500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours

ECC certificate support - financial &​

paid study leave

RCVS fees, VECCS membership, VDS cover

Vets Now For You - discounts & 100s of

retail discounts through reward portal

UK Standard Pension contributions - 5%

Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Death in service of two times annual

Job summary

Vets Now Glasgow is welcoming applications for Out of Hours Veterinary Surgeons to join the team on a full-time basis, as part of Inspiring Vet Care. You will handle a diverse emergency caseload in a multidisciplinary referral hospital, with mentorship from senior clinicians and access to ECC specialists.

The role offers a potential £5,000 relocation allowance and a £5,000 recognition bonus (pro‑rata), plus a pathway for professional development and world-class learning resources.

Qualifications

• Passion for Emergency & Critical Care.
• Ability to manage a varied emergency caseload in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Opportunity to be mentored by Lead Vet and supported by ECC specialists.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied and rewarding emergency caseload.
• Collaborate with experienced clinicians and ECC specialists.
• Contribute to high standards of emergency veterinary care in a 24/7 setting.

Skills

Emergency & Critical Care

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Vets Now Glasgow are welcoming applications from Out of Hours (OOH) Veterinary Surgeons with a passion for Emergency & Critical Care to join their team on a full-time basis. Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency veterinary care, with a nationwide network of out of hours clinics and 24/7 emergency hospitals. As part of Inspiring Vet Care, our teams make a difference to pets and their owners when they need us most.

Working in a multidisciplinary referral hospital, you'll manage a varied and rewarding emergency caseload, while collaborating with experienced clinicians and benefiting from the support of one of the UK's largest ECC specialist teams. It's an environment designed to help you grow in confidence, develop your skills and become an enhanced clinician.

At Vets Now Glasgow, you will find a diverse medical and surgical emergency caseload, as well as dedicated ICU and advanced diagnostic facilities. For this role we will offer up to £5,000 recognition bonus (pro-rata) and up to £5000 relocation allowance.

Now for work/life balance

In this role, we have a couple of rota options to choose from:

Option 1

In this role, the shifts will typically include days/backshifts and nights - this includes a mixture of shifts during the week, weekends, and a fair share of bank holidays. Working an average of 36 hours per week. (An average of 30 hours per week could also possibly be considered, we will try to work around your and our hospital rota requirements).

Option 2

In this role, the shifts will typically include days/backshifts and nights - this includes a mixture of shifts during the week, weekends, and a fair share of bank holidays. Working an average of 20 hours per week.

With both options, shift times will typically include: Backshifts 5pm - 1am and 5pm - 3am, Night shifts 7pm -7am and 7:30pm- 7:30am.

One team, one goal

Working in an emergency 24/7 setting, you'll see a stimulating and varied caseload and you'll make an immediate difference to the pets you treat on every shift.

Our ethos is simple - to give people and their pets the care and support they deserve at the time they need it most. Our Vet Surgeons are vital to delivering this ethos. At our Glasgow hospital you will be mentored by the Lead Vet and there is a strong support network.

We look after you so you can look after them

At Vets Now we recognise that our people are what makes us. That’s why we are continuing to invest in first class reward and recognition benefits and initiatives.

• Private medical insurance
• Membership of 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
• £1500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours pro rata
• ECC certificate support - financial and paid study leave
• RCVS fees, VECCS membership, VDS cover
• Vets Now For You - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• UK Standard Pension contributions - 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Death in service of two times annual salary

Give yourself the AdvantEdge

At Vets Now, we are passionate about training and the ongoing development of our employees. If this vacancy is of interest and you feel you would benefit from an enhanced induction into our business, then the below option may be perfect for you:

AdvantEdge - A programme for talented Vets that will fast track them into a successful emergency role. This programme includes 1 week of hands-on practical training and 20 hours of flexible case-based e-learning completed at your own pace. This blended approach is designed to help you start your career at Vets Now with confidence.

We're committed to supporting our people through career development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives and access to world-class learning resources.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to take the next step in your career, inspiring vet care offers the support, opportunity and community to help you grow.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Up to £75,000 pro rata DOE