Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Vets Now; Southampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity policy (6 months)

7 weeks annual leave (pro‑rata)

Birthday paid day off

Paid volunteering days

£1500 CPD allowance + 35 paid hours

ECC certificate support

Pension contributions 5%/3%

Staff pet care discount up to 50%

Death in service 2x salary

Wellbeing programme

Edge programmes

VECCS/VDS/RCVS fees

Job summary

Vets Now Southampton is seeking a weekend Veterinary Surgeon to join our ECC team. This role offers mentorship, a varied caseload, and weekend shifts designed to suit your lifestyle. Choose from two rota options: backshift 18:00-00:00 on Saturdays/Sundays or daytime shifts 12:00-18:00 and 08:00-18:00, with some Saturdays/Sundays as allowed.

Up to £45 per hour depending on experience. We provide training, benefits, and opportunities to develop ECC skills within a supportive out‑of‑hours

Responsibilities

• Weekend ECC veterinary surgeon role with mentorship and support.
• Two rota options to fit your lifestyle or clinic requirements.
• Varied caseload and opportunities to further ECC experience.

Job description

Southampton - Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend

Up to £45ph DOE plus benefits

Make your weekends work 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.

At Vets Now Southampton you will benefit from 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 ECC.

As a weekend Vet Surgeon at Vets Now Southampton, you will be supported by a dedicated team, where you will also receive mentorship.

Build your ECC career around your lifestyle

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

Option 1:

• Saturday backshift 18:00-00:00 and/or Sunday backshift 18:00-00:00, every weekend. As a backshift/twilight 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.

Option 2:

• Saturday day shift 12:00-18:00 and Sunday day shift 08.00-18.00, the option of every/every other Saturday and every other Sunday can be considered. 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.