At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide emergency care to pets and develop your veterinary skills in a supportive environment.
- Company: Join Vets Now, the UK's leading provider of Emergency and Critical Care for pets.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, private medical insurance, and generous leave policies.
- Other info: Flexible part-time hours with excellent training and development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference to pets' lives while advancing your career in veterinary medicine.
- Qualifications: Qualified Veterinary Surgeon with a passion for emergency care.
The predicted salary is between 65000 - 85000 £ per year.
Opportunity awaits at Vets Now Barnet. Vets Now is the UK's leading provider of Emergency and Critical Care, with a nationwide network of out-of-hours veterinary 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.
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Vet Surgeon who is seeking an interesting caseload. At Vets Now Barnet you will find a well-equipped and spacious hospital as a host practice, with ultrasound, digital radiography, endoscopy and extensive surgical apparatus. We also have a compassionate, professional and supportive team, with substantial ECC skills.
Working out-of-hours doesn’t mean working all hours. Within this part-time role, the rota will typically include the following on a 4-week rolling rota, plus a fair share of bank holidays:
- Week 1: Monday 19:00-09:00, Saturday 12:00-19:30, Sunday 08:30-19:30
- Week 2: Off
- Week 3: Thursday 19:00-09:00, Saturday 12:00-19:30, Sunday 08:30-19:30
- Week 4: Monday 19:00-09:00, Tuesday 19:00-09:00
Take control of your own career development. Working in this ECC setting will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills. As a Vet Surgeon you will have access to professional qualifications, progression opportunities, coaching and mentoring.
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
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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