Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend - Emergency Out-Of-Hours

Vets Now; Royal Tunbridge Wells; 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‑

weeks full pay

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Birthday paid day off

Job summary

Vets Now Tunbridge Wells invites applications for an out-of-hours Veterinary Surgeon with a passion for Emergency and Critical Care to join our busy ECC team.

This weekend role offers flexible rota options and a strong emphasis on professional development, with a range of benefits and a supportive, caring environment for pets and owners.

Qualifications

• Emergency Veterinary Care (ECC) experience preferred.
• Weekend/OOH veterinary shift experience advantageous.
• Willingness to participate in training and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Work as an out-of-hours Veterinary Surgeon in a weekend role.
• Provide emergency care and critical care services to patients.
• Engage in on-going training and advancement opportunities within ECC.

Skills

ECC experience

Education

Veterinary degree

Job description

Vets Now Tunbridge Wells 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.

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 ECC.

Build your ECC career around your lifestyle

Role

In this weekend role, there are couple of rota options available, which will also include a fair share of bank holidays:

Option 1

Every weekend Sunday backshifts 9am-9pm

OR

Option 2

1 in 4 Saturday day shifts 12pm-7:30pm & Sunday day shifts 8:30am-7:30pm

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

About

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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Up to £45ph DOE

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.