At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide emergency and critical care as a Veterinary Surgeon on weekends.
- Company: Vets Now Sidcup is a thriving clinic focused on emergency and critical care.
- Benefits: Enjoy up to £45ph, private medical insurance, and a £1500 CPD allowance.
- Other info: Two rota options available, including bank holidays.
- Why this job: Flexible weekend shifts allow you to build your ECC career around your lifestyle.
- Qualifications: Candidates must have veterinary qualifications and a passion for emergency care.
The predicted salary is between 45 - 45 £ per hour.
Vets Now Sidcup 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 emergency and critical care.
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)
- 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.
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.
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.
Veterinary Surgeon - Weekend employer: Job Search Place Limited
Vets Now Sidcup offers a supportive environment with excellent training opportunities and a focus on employee wellbeing. Located in Sidcup, the clinic provides a varied caseload and invests in first-class benefits like enhanced maternity policies and paid volunteering days. Join a passionate team dedicated to progressing in emergency and critical care.
