Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Vets Now; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy

Birthday paid day off

CPD allowance

Job summary

Vets Now King’s Lynn is recruiting a Veterinary Surgeon for weekend work at Mill House Veterinary Surgery & Hospital, an RCVS accredited facility. The role offers up to £45 per hour depending on experience, plus benefits.

You will join a national network providing emergency and critical care 24/7 and support pets and their owners in urgent moments. Shifts are 1:2 Saturdays and Sundays, with additional bank holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• Weekend veterinary surgeon role with weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

• Work 1:2 Saturday and Sunday day shifts.
• Provide ECC care and support to referring and walk-in cases.
• Collaborate with the host practice and Vets Now team to deliver emergency care.

Job description

King's Lynn - Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Up to £45ph DOE plus benefits

Make your weekends work at Vets Now King's Lynn

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 King's Lynn, you will be working out of our host practice, Mill House Veterinary Surgery & Hospital, a RCVS accredited animal hospital.

Mill House Veterinary Surgery & Hospital offers top-tier veterinary care in a welcoming environment. Equipped with advanced equipment, including bronchoscopes, digital x-rays, an on-site lab for quick blood tests, ultrasound, video endoscopes, and modern intensive care monitoring. Comprehensive dental services with state-of-the-art tools are also available.

Whether you are working a second job or looking to get more ECC experience, this is a great opportunity to further your own knowledge and work with a team who are passionate about progressing in the world of ECC.

Build your ECC career around your lifestyle

In this weekend role you will work 1:2 Saturday and Sundayday shifts. Typically, the available shift times include:

• Saturday day shifts: 12pm-7pm
• Sunday day shifts: 8am-7pm
• Plus a fair share of bank holidays

How many of the available shifts to be worked can be discussed further. We will work with you to find a rota that fits around your lifestyle and clinic requirements.

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 six months full pay
• Family-friendly policies including paternity and adoption pay schemes
• Seven weeks pro rata annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Paid volunteering days
• £1,500 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 and 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.