Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Vets Now; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced maternity policy (6 months)

Family-friendly policies

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday paid day off

ECC certificate support

Edge programmes

RCVS/VECCS/VDS cover

Staff discounts (Vets Now For You)

Pension contributions

Discounted pet care

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now Sidcup is a dynamic ECC clinic offering two rota options, including weekend coverage, with a strong focus on training and progression in emergency veterinary care. You will work within a passionate team driven to advance ECC knowledge and patient outcomes.

We provide extensive development opportunities, a comprehensive rewards package, and flexible induction to help you excel in an out-of-hours environment while expanding your veterinary skills on a varied caseload.

Qualifications

• Training and development opportunities in Emergency and Critical Care (ECC).
• Two rota options with weekend coverage and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide ECC veterinary care as part of a busy on-call team.
• Share knowledge on complex cases and support junior staff when on shift.

Job description

Vets Now Sidcup 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 the world of emergency and critical care.

Build your ECC career around your lifestyle

In this role, we have two rota options to choose from, both options also include a fair share of bank holidays.

Option 1

• 1 set of weekend days every 4 weeks (Saturday 12:00-19:30 and Sunday 08:30-19:30)

OR

Option 2

• 1 set of weekend backshifts every other week (Saturday 17:00-23:00 and Sunday 10:00-21:00)

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 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.