Night Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Vet to join our First Opinion team to cover maternity leave on 12-month fixed term contract. You’ll be responsible for managing existing First Opinion hospital patients plus First Opinion out of hours emergency cases. Candidates should have a good level of experience in ECC and knowledge of referral work (for example a rotating internship) would be advantageous. Our night work doesn’t include any of the regular appointments or animal MOTs. It’s very dependent on what arrives at the Practice on any given evening, or what cases there are already within our wards, so this role would someone who likes a varied and reactive environment.

This role will involve working a 7 on 14 off rota. When working, you’ll be covering 38 hours per week involving Mondays – Thursdays (19:00 – 07:30), Fridays (19:00 – 08:30), Saturdays (18:00 – 08:30) and Sundays (18:00 – 07:30). We offer flexible working patterns that flex with you and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to flex your rota hours to balance the school holidays, fix to navigate the school runs or just looking to strike that balance between home and work life. We can offer flexibility that actually works for you., We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from –

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline

• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

• Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

• £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave pro rata

• Certificate support

• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider All our Vets & Nurses can

• for research funding

• All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund

• Infection Prevention and Control Programme

• Quality Improvement Programme, * Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well

• Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria

• Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you

• Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

• Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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.

Scarsdale Vets, Pride Veterinary Centre, Derby

Riverside Road, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HX, United Kingdom

Animals treated

Small animals

Any questions before ing?

Speak to Marcus Alphonso from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before ing for this role.

Talent Partner

Marcus Alphonso

marcus.alphonso@ivcevidensia.com