Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Vets Now; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy (6 months)

Family-friendly policies (paternity/ad

Job summary

Vets Now Bournemouth is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon to cover weekend ECC shifts on a 6-week rolling rota. You will join a motivated team handling a diverse emergency caseload with access to ongoing training and development opportunities.

The role offers generous benefits, including private medical insurance and a comprehensive wellbeing program. You will work in a busy, supportive clinic focused on delivering exceptional care for pets and owners.

Qualifications

• Qualified veterinary surgeon with UK registration (RCVS).
• Experience in emergency and critical care (ECC) preferred.
• A passion for animal welfare and client communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekend ECC cover with high standard of care.
• Manage caseload and triage urgent cases.
• Collaborate with the ECC team to deliver excellent outcomes for patients.

Skills

ECC experience

Emergency care

UK veterinary registration

Education

Veterinary degree (D.V.M./VMD)

Job description

Bournemouth - Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Up to £45ph DOE plus benefits

Pursue your passion 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.

Vets Now Bournemouth is a thriving clinic with an interesting caseload. Whether you are working a second job, 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

The weekend shifts available in this role include the following on a 6-week rolling rota, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

• Week 1: Off
• Week 2: Saturday day shift, Sunday day shift and Sunday backshift
• Week 3: Off
• Week 4: Saturday day and Sunday day shift
• Week 5: Off
• Week 6: Saturday day shift, Sunday day shift and Sunday backshift

Shift times typically include: Saturday day shifts 12.00-18.30, Sunday day shifts 08.30-18.30, Sunday backshifts 08.30-18.30.

As some of the available shifts overlap, 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 progression

With our excellent training and development opportunities, you will have a platform to thrive in an out-of-hours environment. Working in this ECC setting you will see a varied caseload which will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills.

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.