Veterinary Surgeon – Part-Time

Vets Now; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Vets Now is seeking a part-time Veterinary Surgeon for their Bath location. This role offers a varied caseload, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team environment. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package included.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Membership of employee wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy including 6 months full pay

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Paid volunteering days

£1500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours pro rata

Death in service of two times annual salary

Responsibilities

• Join the Emergency and Critical care service at Vets Now Bath.
• Work with a supportive team of Nurses, Receptionists, and Animal Care Assistants.
• Participate in continuous professional development and training.

Job description

Bath – Veterinary Surgeon – Part-Time

Up to £75,000 DOE pro rata plus benefits

Join our Emergency and Critical care service in 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 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 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, currently the shifts will typically include the below (on an 8-week rolling rota), plus a fair share of bank holidays:

• Week 1: Thursday night shift 7pm – 8:30am
• Week 2: Saturday night shift 7pm – 9am, Sunday night shift 7pm – 8:30am
• Week 3: Thursday night shift 7pm – 8:30am
• Week 4: Saturday backshift 4pm – 10:30pm, Sunday backshift 4pm – 10:30pm
• Week 5: Thursday night shift 7pm – 8:30am
• Week 6: Saturday night shift 7pm – 9am, Sunday night shift 7pm – 8:30am
• Week 7: Thursday night shift 7pm – 8:30am
• Week 8: Saturday day shift 12pm – 7:30pm, Sunday backshift 4pm – 10:30pm

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, followed by 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.

Apply at Vets Now

To be considered for this role, please click apply. To get in touch with Angie in our Talent team to discuss further, please email [e-mail] or call 078 150 15538.

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.