Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend Emergency Out of Hours

Inspiring Vet Care; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Staff pet care discount

CPD allowance

AdvantEdge programme

Seven weeks annual leave

Job summary

Inspiring Vet Care, operating Vets Now Stoke, is seeking Out-of-Hours Veterinary Surgeons for weekend-only ECC coverage. The role offers flexible shift patterns: 1:4 Saturday 12:00-20:00 and Sunday 08:30-18:30/09:00-19:00, plus weekend back and night shifts with bank holiday included.

Join our team to access unrivalled ECC training and mentoring, with a comprehensive benefits package including seven weeks pro rata annual leave, private medical insurance, staff pet care discounts, a £1,500 CPD

Qualifications

• Qualified veterinary surgeon
• Interest/experience in emergency and critical care (ECC) preferred
• Willing to work weekend shifts as part of a rotating pattern

Responsibilities

• Provide weekend ECC veterinary services on a 1:4 weekend rotation (Saturday/Sunday as specified).
• Deliver high-quality emergency care and triage to patients in need.
• Collaborate with the Vets Now/Stoke and Inspiring Vet Care teams to ensure seamless patient management.

Job description

Vets Now Stoke are welcoming applications from Out of Hours (OOH) Veterinary Surgeons with a passion for Emergency and Critical Care to join their team on a weekend-only basis. 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.

Rewarding work, your way

Out-of-hours doesn’t mean all hours, and the flexibility and support we provide makes balancing life easier for many of our team. If you’re looking to pick up weekend hours or enhance your ECC skills, this role could be ideal. We’re looking for Vet Surgeons to work a variety of shift patterns:

• 1:4 Saturday 12:00-20:00 and Sunday 08:30-18:30 or 09:00-19:00
• 1:4 weekend back shifts 18:00-00:00 plus 1:4 weekend night shifts 18:00- 09:00, with flexibility on whether these back or night shifts are worked on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays
• All include a share of bank holidays

Investing in you

When you join us as an ECC vet, you’ll have access to unrivalled training, mentoring and pathways to create your career journey led by experienced ECC clinicians. You’ll also receive an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Seven weeks pro rata annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• £1,500 CPD allowance plus 35 paid hours pro rata
• Access to our AdvantEdge programme

Central support

Along with being supported in clinic with committed colleagues, our central support teams are here to help too. With dedicated complaint and customer service teams, a weight is taken off your shoulders to concentrate on the cases in front of you.

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.

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.

Salary up to £45ph DOE