Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend - Emergency Out-Of-Hours

Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend - Emergency Out-Of-Hours

Vets Now Sidcup 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 Sidcup is a thriving clinic with an interesting caseload. Whether you are working a second job, 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

In this role, we have two rota options to choose from, both options also include a fair share of bank holidays.

Option 1

1 set of weekend days every 4 weeks (Saturday 12:00-19:30 and Sunday 08:30-19:30)

OR

Option 2

1 set of weekend backshifts every other week (Saturday 17:00-23:00 and Sunday 10:00-21:00)

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.

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 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
• 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.

Vets Now Emergency, Sidcup

1c Eynsham Drive, Thamesmead, Foots Cray, SE2 9RQ, United Kingdom

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.