Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend - Emergency Out-Of-Hours

inspiring vet care; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday paid day off

Paid volunteering days

CPD allowance

Pension

Staff discounts

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now Eastbourne is seeking a Vet Surgeon for out-of-hours emergency and critical care, offering an interesting caseload and a supportive team including Vets, Nurses and support staff. Central support teams help you concentrate on cases and there is continuous mentorship.

The role features weekend night shifts 19:00-09:00 on every second weekend plus bank holidays, with flexibility. Vets Now provides CPD, progression opportunities, and a range of benefits including private medical insurance,

Qualifications

• Qualified veterinary surgeon with registration.
• Experience in emergency care is advantageous.
• Capability to work in a fast-paced ECC setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide out-of-hours emergency veterinary care.
• Manage a varied and challenging caseload in ECC.
• Collaborate with nurses and support staff to deliver care.

Skills

Emergency & Critical Care

Out-of-hours work

Mentorship

Education

Veterinary degree

Job description

Vets Now Eastbourne are welcoming out-of-hours (OOH) Veterinary Surgeon applications, from Vets with a passion for Emergency and Critical Care, to join their team.

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of Emergency Veterinary Care, with a nationwide network of out-of-hours 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 Eastbourne we have an exciting opportunity for a Vet Surgeon who is seeking an interesting caseload.

Our Eastbourne clinic offers a supportive team, which includes Vets, Nurses, and support staff. Adding to this, our central support teams are here to help too, allowing you to concentrate on the cases in front of you. At Vets Now Eastbourne you will also benefit from continuous mentorship.

Eastbourne as a location offers scenic beaches and various amenities.

Working out-of-hours doesn’t mean working all hours

In this weekend role, the rota will typically include every second weekend of Friday, Saturday and Sunday night shifts (19:00-09:00), plus a fair share of bank holidays. How many of the available shifts to be worked can be discussed further, we will try to work around your and clinic requirements.

Take control of your own career development

Working in this ECC setting will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills. At Vets Now we invest heavily in the continuous professional development of all our people across the business. As a Vet Surgeon you will have access to professional qualifications, progression opportunities and coaching.

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.

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