Veterinary Surgeon - Part-Time - Emergency Out-Of-Hours

IVC; Witham; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Birthday paid day off

CPD allowance

Job summary

Vets Now Witham is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon for a part-time backshift role in our ECC setting. You will engage with a varied caseload, sharpen clinical skills, and benefit from ongoing mentorship in a supportive team.

The position operates on a 4-week rolling rota with backshifts, including weeknights and weekends, and offers a competitive pro‑rata package with detailed benefits. This is a great opportunity to advance your career in emergency veterinary care.

Responsibilities

• Backshift Vet: operate as second vet on shift and collaborate on complex cases.
• Provide mentorship and share knowledge during busy ECC hours.
• Work on a 4-week rolling rota with backshifts, including weekdays and weekends.

Job description

Witham - Veterinary Surgeon - Part-Time (Backshifts)

• Up to £85,000 DOE pro rata plus benefits

A work life extraordinary at Vets Now Witham

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of Emergency and Critical Care, with a nationwide network of out-of-hours veterinary 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.

At Vets Now Witham, we have an exciting opportunity for a Vet Surgeon who is seeking an interesting caseload.

Working in this ECC setting will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills.

As a Vet Surgeon at Vets Now Witham, you will benefit from ongoing mentorship.

Our Witham team is well established and experienced, where you will find a working environment that is friendly and supportive.

Vets Now Witham is located between Chelmsford and Colchester, easily accessible via the A12.

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

In this part-time role, you will work the backshifts.

The shifts in this role, will be on a 4-week rolling rota, and include the following: A mixture of weeknight backshifts and weekend backshifts, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

The proposed rota within this role, is on a 4-week rolling pattern:

• Week1 - Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Week2 - Monday
• Week3 - Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Week4 - Monday

The shift times typically include; Monday-Friday 7pm-12am and Saturday and Sunday 4pm-12am.

As a backshift Vet you will often work as the second Vet on shift, providing an opportunity to share knowledge and work together on the more complex cases.

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, and coaching.

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.