Veterinary Surgeon - Out Of Hours

Pdsa; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD allowance

Internal CPD programmes

25 days holiday

Volunteering Day

Wellbeing Day

Pension options

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff Fetch discounts

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

PDSA Leicester seeks an experienced Out of Hours Veterinary Surgeon to join our hospital. This role focuses on emergency and urgent cases with a predictable, supportive night rota, enabling a strong work-life balance and a varied caseload.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical judgement, a calm approach under pressure and a passion for high-quality patient care, with exposure to emergency consultations and surgical procedures, diagnostics and admin tasks.

Responsibilities

• Focus exclusively on emergency and urgent cases.
• Provide emergency consultations and surgical procedures.
• Handle preventive and routine surgeries and laboratory result queries.
• Complete administrative tasks related to patient care.

Job description

Make a difference every day with PDSA

About Us

For more than 100 years, PDSA has been providing vital veterinary care to pets whose owners are facing financial hardship. As demand for our services grows, we're expanding our reach to help even more people and pets stay together when they need us most.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Out of Hours Veterinary Surgeon to join our team at PDSA Leicester.

This isn't a typical OOH role. If you enjoy emergency and critical care work but want a predictable rota, supportive colleagues and a genuine work-life balance, this could be the perfect opportunity.

You'll focus exclusively on emergency and urgent cases, giving you exposure to a varied and rewarding caseload.

We're looking for a confident and compassionate vet with strong clinical judgement, a calm approach under pressure and a passion for delivering excellent patient care. The role offers a varied caseload, including emergency consultations and surgical procedures, preventive and routine surgeries, as well as handling laboratory result queries and completing administrative tasks.

Why Join Us?

• Emergency and critical care-focused caseload
• Predictable night rota with excellent work-life balance
• Supportive, collaborative team environment
• Modern, well-equipped hospital facilities
• Meaningful work that makes a real difference every day

Work Pattern

7 nights on, 14 nights off

Hours:

7:45pm - 8:15am

The structured rota provides significant time away from work, helping you balance a rewarding career with life outside of practice.

About the hospital

PDSA Leicester is a highly collaborative, effective hospital, a great place for teamwork, case discussion and shared learning. Our teams have varied clinical interests, giving you access to a wide pool of knowledge and experience when discussing cases and treatment plans.

Our Pet Hospitals are modern and well-equipped and include separate dog and cat kennelling facilities, in-house radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, piped gases and extensive orthopaedic equipment.

Rewards, support and benefits

We're really passionate about being a great place to work, somewhere people feel proud of what they do, connected to a meaningful purpose, and able to make a genuine difference every day. Our teams are collaborative and supportive, and we encourage everyone to bring their ideas, individuality and passion for pets to work with them.

As well as a rewarding role and a positive, people-focused culture, we also offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• CPD allowance of 5 days, £1000 per year for development. Payment of your full RCVS fees, so you're never out of pocket. *Where applicable
• Extensive internal CPD programmes plus discounts for London Vet Show.
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays, with option to buy or sell an extra five days.
• Three paid special days off: Volunteering Day, Celebration Day and Wellbeing Day annually.
• Generous pension options, with PDSA contributions starting at 5% and rising to 10%.
• Life assurance providing four times your annual salary for added peace of mind.
• AXA Health Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 wellbeing support and private medical cover included.
• Retail, holiday and lifestyle discounts available through our staff Fetch benefits platform.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave to support you and your family.
• 10% discount on PDSA Pet Insurance plus access to staff veterinary services.

PDSA is committed to embedding a culture of diversity and inclusion within our teams that reflect the communities we serve. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and opportunities for flexible working arrangements to support team members from different backgrounds.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss via email or telephone reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the recruitment process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, adults at risk and all our colleagues and expect everyone who works for us to also share this commitment and to treat people with courtesy and respect.

To support this commitment, our recruitment & selection processes are robust and rigorous. All appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks.