Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend (Backshifts)

Vets Now; Swansea; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy including 6 

Family-friendly policies

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Birthday day off

Volunteer days

CPD allowance

Edge programmes

RCVS fees

VECCS membership

VDS cover

Pension

Staff pet care discount

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now Swansea is seeking a Veterinary Surgeon to join our weekend backshift team in Swansea. You will work the backshifts, providing high-quality emergency and critical care alongside a supportive team and mentoring opportunities.

This role offers a strong caseload on weekends and a pathway to build ECC experience, with mentorship and a range of benefits to support your work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Weekend backshift role on Sundays
• ECC experience preferred
• Applications from diverse backgrounds welcomed

Responsibilities

• Work weekend backshifts (Sun 16:00–22:00) as the second Vet on shift
• Provide emergency and critical care alongside the primary Vet
• Support knowledge sharing and patient care decisions

Skills

ECC experience

Mentorship

Team collaboration

Job description

Swansea - Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend (Backshifts)

Up to £45ph DOE plus benefits

Make your weekends work at Vets Now

Vets Now Swansea 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.

As a Vet Surgeon at Vets Now Swansea, you will benefit from ongoing mentorship and there is a strong support network.

As a location Swansea offers scenic outdoor attractions and has accessible transport links.

Build your ECC career around your lifestyle

In this weekend role at our Swansea clinic, you will work the backshifts. The available shifts include the below, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

• Every Sunday 1600-2200

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.

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.