At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide exceptional veterinary care in a supportive ECC environment.
- Company: Join Vets Now, a leading veterinary practice with a friendly culture.
- Benefits: Up to £85,000 pro rata, private medical insurance, and generous leave.
- Other info: Flexible backshift hours with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Enhance your skills while making a real difference in animal care.
- Qualifications: Qualified Veterinary Surgeon with a passion for emergency care.
The predicted salary is between 76500 - 93500 £ per year.
Witham – Veterinary Surgeon – Part-Time (Backshifts) Up to £85,000 DOE pro rata plus benefits
A work life extraordinary at Vets Now Witham. At Vets Now Witham, we have an exciting opportunity for a Vet Surgeon who is seeking an interesting caseload. Working in this ECC setting will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills. As a Vet Surgeon at Vets Now Witham, you will benefit from ongoing mentorship. Our Witham team is well established and experienced, where you will find a working environment that is friendly and supportive. Vets Now Witham is located between Chelmsford and Colchester, easily accessible via the A12.
Working out-of-hours doesn’t mean working all hours. In this part-time role, you will work the backshifts. The shifts in this role will be on a 4-week rolling rota, and include the following:
- A mixture of weeknight backshifts and weekend backshifts, plus a fair share of bank holidays.
The proposed rota within this role is on a 4-week rolling pattern:
- Week 1 – Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Week 2 – Monday
- Week 3 – Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Week 4 – Monday
The shift times typically include; Monday-Friday 7pm-12am and Saturday and Sunday 4pm-12am. 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 development. At Vets Now we invest heavily in the continuous professional development of all our people across the business. As a Vet Surgeon you will have access to professional qualifications, progression opportunities, and coaching.
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 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
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.
Veterinary Surgeon – Part-Time (Backshifts) in England employer: Vets Now
Vets Now is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee development and well-being. With competitive pay, extensive benefits including private medical insurance, generous annual leave, and a commitment to professional growth through CPD opportunities, our team members thrive in a rewarding environment dedicated to providing outstanding emergency pet care in Peterborough.
