Veterinary surgeon – weekend

Herne Bay – Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend

Up to £40ph DOE plus benefits.

Overview

Vets Now Herne Bay is a thriving clinic with an interesting caseload. Whether you are working a second job, 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 the world of emergency and critical care.

Responsibilities

Work weekend shifts, handling emergency and critical care cases, attending bank holidays, and collaborating closely with a dedicated team.

Shift Availability

The available shifts in this weekend role involve working 2 out of 4 weekends of day shifts, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

• Saturday day shifts – 12pm-7.30pm
• Sunday day shifts – 8.30am-7.30pm

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

Training & Development

AdvantEdge – A programme for talented Vets that fast tracks 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, designed to help you start your career at Vets Now with confidence.

Equal Opportunity

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.