Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend

Vets Now; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 51,143 - 72,840; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Employee wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy including 6 

Family-friendly policies including p1

7 weeks pro-rata annual leave

Birthday paid day off

Paid volunteering days

£1500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours

ECC certificate support – financial &s

Job summary

Vets Now in Tunbridge Wells is seeking a Weekend Veterinary Surgeon to join our emergency and critical care team. This role offers flexible weekend shifts and a supportive environment with opportunities to develop ECC experience. You can work around your schedule while contributing to high-quality patient care in a busy clinic.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package and ongoing training to help you advance your ECC career while enjoying a healthy work-life balance.

Job description

Tunbridge Wells – Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend

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, to choose from:

Option 1 (Night Shifts)

• 2:4 night shifts, the shifts will usually be on the 3rd and 4th weekends of the rota. Shift times are typically, Saturdays 19:00‑09:00 and Sundays 19:00‑09:00, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

Option 2 (Day Shifts)

• 2:4 day shifts, the shifts will usually be on the 2nd and 4th weekends of the rota. Shift times are typically Saturdays 12:00‑19:30 and Sundays 08:30‑19:30, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

How many of the available shifts to be worked in the rota can be discussed further, and a mixture of days/nights could also be considered. 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.