About the Job

Gillingham, Ashford & Herne Bay – Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend – Roving

Up to £45ph DOE plus benefits

Make your weekends work at Vets Now

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 the world of emergency and critical care.

As a roving Vet Surgeon, you will thrive within an ever-changing environment spending your time across 3 different emergency clinics in the Kent area, giving you exposure to a diverse range of cases that you simply won’t see in general practice. The clinics you will cover in this position will include our Gillingham, Ashford and Herne Bay clinics.

Working out-of-hours doesn’t mean working all hours

Regardless of how many hours you can commit to, we have multiple weekend shift options available and can find something that works for you. We will work with you to find a rota that fits around your lifestyle and clinic requirements. Typically, the available weekend shift times include (shift times may vary depending on clinic):

  • Saturday: 12pm – 7.30pm
  • Sunday: 8.30am – 7.30pm
  • (With some backshifts available)
  • Plus a fair share of bank holidays

Develop your skills with an interesting caseload

With such a varied caseload, emergency Vets will be continually challenged medically and surgically. This is an opportunity for an individual that likes to work in a larger team whilst being supported with a strong mentoring and development ethos.

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 six months full pay
  • Family-friendly policies including paternity and adoption pay schemes
  • Seven weeks pro rata annual leave
  • Your birthday as a paid day off
  • Paid volunteering days
  • £1,500 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 and 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 – Two-week programme for experienced, talented Vets that will fast track them into a successful emergency role.

Apply at Vets Now

To be considered for this role, please click apply. To get in touch with Angie in our Talent team to discuss further, please email [email protected] or call 078 150 15538.

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.