Night Veterinary Surgeon

The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced night Veterinary Surgeon to join our team. If you are looking for a role that will challenge you and give you the opportunity to develop your emergency and critical care skills, then this role is for you. 

You will be working in an enriching environment where you will use your clinical skills to provide high standard of emergency and out-of-hours care to a wide variety of cases. You will work alongside the rest of the dedicated EVS team, including another Veterinary Surgeon covering the twilight hours, night and twilight Registered Veterinary nurses, and a dedicated team of Care Assistants. You will be responsible for overnight in-patient care at a dedicated 24-hour hospital, meaning the majority of our patients stay on-site for the duration of their treatment. This provides a real opportunity to work up your own cases and allows case continuity. The Emergency Veterinary Service works alongside the Rowe Veterinary Group, as well as providing OOH cover for numerous practices locally. As part of EVS you have access to the team at Rowe Veterinary Group for case support and guidance if needed. The team at Rowe Veterinary Group is an experienced team of Veterinary Surgeons with many of the team holding certificates in Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology. You will also care for patients who are hospitalised by our Referral department in a variety of disciplines, including Medicine, Ophthalmology, Soft Tissue, Oncology, and Dentistry.

The rota will include working 7-night shifts on followed by 14 days off. It will be Monday to Friday 6:00pm-9:00am and Sat/Sun from 5.30pm-9:00am. 

The salary for this role is up to £60,000 take home depending on experience.

About Us

Our team has a big focus on coaching and development and has Vets with further training in this area. We encourage personal development, including funding certificates where desired. We encourage a collaborative working culture where we can share ideas and support each other. Several of our Vets have certificates in medicine and surgery, whilst others are currently working towards them. We enjoy supporting our new graduates and have EMS students on a regular basis enabling us to give back to the veterinary community. 

Our tier 3 RCVS accredited hospital provides excellent facilities including digital x-ray, dental x-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, endoscopy and more. We pride ourselves on clinical excellence whilst also providing a patient appropriate compassionate service for our clients. You will join a well-established team of over 30 other Veterinary Surgeons across the group, a strong, experienced nursing team, and a fantastic support team.

Applicant Requirements 

This role would be ideal for an experienced night Veterinary Surgeon, or someone who is looking to take on the challenge of moving from days to nights. 

We are looking for someone who strives for clinical excellence, is committed to client and patient care has a passion to do things right clinically, and importantly is a great team player

Benefits - Subject to Pro Rata:

Work-life balance

• Holidays paid
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £1,250 CPD allowance with 5 days paid 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 apply for research funding
• All our Vets get £1000 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• BVA membership
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees 

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care
• Up to £5000 relocation allowance

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.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch. Please quote BH5921when applying for this role.

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