Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend

Vets Now; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 55,104 - 61,992; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy (6 months)

Job summary

Vets Now Sidcup is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon for weekend shifts, offering up to £45 per hour depending on experience, with benefits. The role supports ECC-focused cases within an enthusiastic, knowledge-sharing team and offers two rota options: one weekend day set each four weeks or a weekend backshift every other week, with bank holidays included.

The position emphasizes career progression, extensive training, and a supportive workplace, including access to the Edge programmes and a broad

Job description

Sidcup – Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend

Up to £45ph DOE plus benefits

Make your weekends work at Vets Now

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 in 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.

Benefits

• 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. 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.

EEO Statement

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.