Veterinary Surgeon – Part-Time

Vets Now; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy

Family-friendly policies

Annual leave

Birthday day off

Volunteer days

CPD allowance

ECC/CPD support

Edge programmes

RCVS/VECCS/VDS

Staff discounts

Pension contributions

Pet care discounts

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now Bath is seeking a part-time Veterinary Surgeon to join our Emergency and Critical Care service in Bath. You will work alongside a supportive team of vets, nurses and reception staff and gain exposure to a varied ECC caseload to sharpen your veterinary skills in ways ordinary practice cannot.

This role offers a competitive package with up to 80,000 GBP pro rata DOE, generous benefits and pro rata holiday, plus opportunities for career development through AdvantEdge and ongoing CPD

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency veterinary care as part of ECC service.
• Collaborate with vets, nurses and support staff.
• Deliver high-quality patient care during shifts.

Job description

Bath – Veterinary Surgeon – Part-Time

Up to £80,000 DOE pro rata plus benefits

Join our Emergency and Critical Care service at Vets Now Bath

This is an excellent opportunity for a Vet Surgeon to become part of our welcoming team at Vets Now Bath.

Vets Now Bath offers a varied ECC caseload, which will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills and will expose you to an interesting range of cases that you simply won’t see in general practice.

At Vets Now Bath you will often work with a supportive team of Vets, Nurses, Receptionists and Animal Care Assistants.

Bath as a location offers historical, cultural and outdoor attractions.

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

Working on a part-time basis, the shifts will typically include the below (on an 8-week rolling rota), plus a fair share of bank holidays:

• Week 1: Thursday night 1900 – 0830
• Week 2: Sunday day 0830 – 1930
• Week 3: Thursday night 1900 – 0830
• Week 4: Sunday day 0830 – 1930
• Week 5: Thursday night 1900 – 0830
• Week 6: Saturday 1200 – 1930 and Sunday 0830 – 1930
• Week 7: Thursday night 1900 – 0830 and Friday night 1900 – 0830
• Week 8: Off

How many of the available shifts to be worked in the rota can be discussed further, we will try to work around your lifestyle and clinic requirements.

Take control of your own career development

At Vets Now we invest heavily in the continuous professional development of all our people across the business. 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

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.