Veterinary Surgeon - Part-Time (Backshifts)

In this part‑time role you will work with a team who are passionate about progressing in the world of emergency and critical care, where you will benefit from a good support network and mentorship. Our Sidcup clinic offers a varied caseload, where working as an emergency Vet Surgeon at our Sidcup clinic will expose you to an excellent number of interesting cases, which you simply won’t see in general practice.

At Vets Now, we’re revolutionising out‑of‑hours Emergency and Critical Care by partnering with local practices to provide expert ECC when it’s needed most. Our dedicated team of vets, nurses, and support staff work nights, weekends, and bank holidays to ensure pets receive exceptional care. We understand that ECC can be challenging yet it is incredibly rewarding, offering unique opportunities to expand your clinical expertise and make a significant impact. Whether you’re starting your career or looking for your next step, our supportive environment, training programmes, and nationwide job opportunities can help you thrive. Explore our placements, internships, and Edge programmes to gain confidence and experience in this dynamic field.

At Vets Now we champion work/life balance and understand how important this is for our people. In this part‑time role, the shifts will typically include Monday to Friday every week (6 pm‑11 pm) and one Sunday shift a month (9 am‑9 pm), plus a fair share of bank holidays.

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. Working in this ECC setting will sharpen and develop your veterinary skills. 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, coaching and mentoring. 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.

Benefits

• 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

AdvantEdge Programme

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, followed by 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.