Veterinary Surgeon - Emergency Out-Of-Hours

Vets Now; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday day off

CPD allowance

VDS cover

UK Pension contributions

Discount staff pet care

Job summary

Vets Now Tunbridge Wells is seeking an out-of-hours Veterinary Surgeon with a passion for Emergency and Critical Care to join our ECC team. You will work within a dedicated clinic offering mentorship, training, and a varied caseload.

We provide strong work/life balance, flexible shifts (full-time or part-time), and a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, enhanced maternity policy, generous leave, and professional development support.

Qualifications

• Qualified veterinary surgeon with passion for emergency care and ECC.
• Willingness to work out-of-hours and adapt to shift patterns.
• Commitment to professional development in emergency veterinary care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality emergency and critical care to patients.
• Collaborate with the ECC team and mentors to manage cases.
• Support the clinic’s commitment to patient and client care.

Skills

Emergency & Critical Care

Mentorship

Emergency Vet Surgeon

Job description

Vets Now Tunbridge Wells are welcoming out-of-hours (OOH) Veterinary Surgeon applications, from Vets with a passion for Emergency and Critical Care, to join their team. 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.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our professional team within our Tunbridge Wells clinic.

In this role you will work with a team who are passionate about progressing in the world of ECC, where you will benefit from a good support network and mentorship.

This role offers a varied caseload, where working as an emergency Vet Surgeon will expose you to an excellent number of interesting cases, which you simply won't see in general practice.

Working out-of-hours doesn't mean working all hours

At Vets Now we champion work/life balance and understand how important this is for our people. Working weeknights, weekend days/nights (1:2) and a fair share of bank holidays, you will work an average of 3 shifts per week for a full-time average 40 hours per week contract.

As with any role within Vets Now we appreciate that one size doesn't fit all. Finding the right work/life balance for you is our priority, so we are happy to also consider this role on part-time basis.

Take control of your own career development

Working in this ECC setting will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills. As a Vet Surgeon you will have access to professional qualifications, progression opportunities, coaching and mentoring.

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
• Access to our Edge programmes
• 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

About

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 welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

£0 - £0 a year

Up to £80,000 DOE pro rata

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.