Veterinary Surgeon - Roving

Vets Now; Greater London; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy including 6 

Family-friendly policies including pat

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Your birthday as a paid day off

Paid volunteering days

£1500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours

ECC certificate support – financial &‑

Access to Edge programmes

RCVS fees, VECCS membership, VDS cover

Vets Now For You – discounts

UK Standard Pension contributions – 5%

Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Death in service of two times annual

Job summary

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 a roving Vet Surgeon, you will thrive within an ever changing environment.

Working in a mixture of our emergency clinics across Gillingham, King's Lynn, Manningtree, Sidcup, and Witham. An option to work across a selection of these clinics can be considered, depending on the locations that are convenient for you.

Responsibilities

• Roving Vet Surgeon working across a changing ECC environment.
• Work in a mixture of emergency clinics across Gillingham, King's Lynn, Manningtree, Sidcup and Witham.
• Shift times vary; rota designed with travel time between clinics and a 1:2 weekend commitment.

Job description

East of England, London & South East - Veterinary Surgeon - Roving

Up to £90,000 DOE pro rata plus benefits

A work life extraordinary at Vets Now

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.

As a roving Vet Surgeon, you will thrive within an ever changing environment.

Working in a mixture of our emergency clinics across Gillingham, King's Lynn, Manningtree, Sidcup, and Witham.

An option to work across a selection of these clinics can be considered, depending on the locations that are convenient for you.

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

Full-time with Vets Now is an average of 40 hours per week, which is an average of 3 shifts per week, with a 1:2 weekend commitment, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

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 a part-time basis.

Shift times will vary depending on clinic. Rota pattern will be built sympathetically to travel time across the different clinics.

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 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.