Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Vets Now; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity policy including 6m

Annual leave: 7 weeks pro rata

Birthday paid day off

ECC certificate support - paid study

Job summary

Vets Now Tunbridge Wells is inviting applicants for a weekend ECC role to work in an emergency and critical care setting. Two rota options are available: Sundays 9am–9pm, or 1 in 4 Saturdays 12pm–7:30pm and Sundays 8:30am–7:30pm, with training and development to sharpen veterinary skills.

We offer a supportive team, a range of benefits, and a focus on career progression in ECC. This role is ideal for veterinarians seeking flexible weekend work while advancing their ECC experience.

Responsibilities

• Weekend shifts: Sundays 9am–9pm (Option 1)
• Option 2: 1 in 4 Saturday 12pm–7:30pm and Sunday 8:30am–7:30pm
• Training and development opportunities in ECC emergency care
• Employee benefits and recognition programmes

Job description

Up to £45ph DOE plus benefits

Pursue your passion at Vets Now

Vets Now Tunbridge Wells is a thriving clinic with an interesting caseload. 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 emergency and critical care.

Build your ECC career around your lifestyle

In this weekend role, there are couple of rota options available, which will also include a fair share of bank holidays:

Option 1

Every weekend Sunday backshifts 9am-9pm

OR

Option 2

1 in 4 Saturday day shifts 12pm-7:30pm & Sunday day shifts 8:30am-7:30pm

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 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
• 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.