ECC Night Veterinary Surgeon €80.000 – South Dublin

Veterinary ST; Dublin; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

€3,000 Joining Bonus

VCI registration fees paid

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

CPD allowances

Paid charity day

Annual leave increase with service

Job summary

The Vet Office in Dundrum, South Dublin, is seeking an experienced Emergency & Critical Care Night Veterinary Surgeon to join its growing emergency team. The role offers a flexible night rota and a modern hospital environment designed for high clinical standards.

Salary ranges from €68,000–€80,000 DOE with a €3,000 joining bonus. Applicants should have 5+ years in small animal practice, VCI registration, and ECC experience; a further ECC certificate is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' small animal veterinary experience.
• VCI registration.
• Previous emergency/critical-care experience.
• Strong emergency stabilisation skills.
• Ability to make rapid clinical decisions under pressure.
• Good knowledge of emergency medications and dosages.
• Strong emergency surgical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Emergency consultations and triage.
• Critical and intensive-care patient management.
• Trauma and emergency stabilisation.
• Fluid therapy and advanced catheter placement.
• CPR and life-threatening emergencies.
• Diagnostic imaging, blood work and urinalysis.
• Anesthesia and intensive monitoring.
• Emergency and soft-tissue surgery.

Skills

ECC experience

Stabilisation skills

Decision making under pressure

Emergency & Critical Care

Small animal care

VCI registration

Education

ECC certificate

Job description

Full-Time & Part-Time Options Available

Modern Emergency & Critical Care Hospital

Dundrum, South Dublin, Ireland

€68,000–€80,000 DOE

€3,000 Joining Bonus

Night Vet | Flexible rota patterns

The Vet Office

The Vet Office is recruiting an experienced Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) Night Veterinary Surgeon to join a growing emergency team in Dundrum, South Dublin.

If you enjoy emergency medicine, complex hospitalised cases and critical care, this is an opportunity to work in a modern clinical environment while discussing a night rota that works for both you and the hospital.

The Opportunity

The hospital has recently undergone significant renovation and expansion, with its Emergency & Critical Care services expanding further in 2026.

You’ll work with complex and emergency cases in an environment designed to support high clinical standards, rapid diagnostics and intensive patient care.

The team is particularly interested in experienced vets who are confident making independent, time-critical clinical decisions.

The Role

Your caseload may include:

• Emergency consultations and triage
• Critical and intensive-care patients
• Trauma and emergency stabilisation
• Fluid therapy and advanced catheter placement
• CPR and life-threatening emergencies
• Diagnostic imaging, blood work and urinalysis
• Anaesthesia and intensive monitoring
• Emergency and soft-tissue surgery

Surgical cases may include:

• GDV
• Exploratory laparotomy
• Splenectomy
• Wound and trauma repair
• Penetrating foreign bodies
• Other emergency soft-tissue procedures

You’ll also manage hospitalised critical patients, establish treatment plans and work closely with the wider emergency and clinical teams.

Night Rota – Let's Find the Right Pattern

Rather than offering one rigid rota, the hospital is open to discussing different night-working patterns depending on the veterinarian. Both full-time and part-time options can be considered.

If you’re interested in ECC but want blocks of meaningful time off between your night shifts, we’d particularly encourage you to have a conversation with us about the available options.

Salary

€68,000–€80,000 gross/year, depending on experience and agreed working pattern.

PLUS: €3,000 Joining Bonus

Who Are We Looking For?

Ideally, you’ll have:

• 5+ years' small animal veterinary experience
• VCI registration
• Previous emergency/critical-care experience
• Strong emergency stabilisation skills
• Confidence managing critically ill patients
• Ability to make rapid clinical decisions under pressure
• Good knowledge of emergency medications and dosages
• Strong emergency surgical capabilities

Experience within an ECC hospital is highly desirable.

A certificate or further qualification in Emergency & Critical Care would also be highly valued.

Benefits

In addition to the salary and joining bonus:

• VCI registration fees paid
• VDS indemnity fees paid
• Funded CPD
• CPD allowances
• Certificate funding
• Pension scheme
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership subsidy
• Additional annual leave with service
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive benefits
• Free pet health plan
• Paid charity day
• Statutory sick pay

Interested?

If you’re an experienced Veterinary Surgeon with a passion for Emergency & Critical Care, we’d love to speak with you — even if you’d first like to understand what night rota could be arranged.

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Contact The Vet Office for a confidential conversation about the role, rota and package.

All enquiries are treated confidentially.

Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Ireland.