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    Join Vets4Pets Basildon as an Out of Hours Veterinary Surgeon on a permanent, full-time basis with a unique 7 nights on and 14 nights off rota, offering an exceptional work-life balance. Earn a salary of up to £80K dependent on experience, working in a 24-hour RCVS accredited hospital with advanced facilities.

    Requirements

    • Veterinary degree and eligibility to practice in the UK.
    • Assertive and enthusiastic approach with a commitment to excellent patient care.
    • Specific years of experience are not stated in the posting.

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Clinical Care: Deliver high-standard emergency medical and surgical care for a large and varied night caseload.
    • Team Collaboration: Work effectively with an established night team and robust nursing support in an RCVS accredited hospital.
    • Patient Advocacy: Maintain dedication to animal welfare and gold standard clinical practices during night shifts.
    • Potential transition routes: People from emergency vet roles or experienced general practice vets may bring strong clinical decision-making skills, alongside meeting veterinary qualification requirements.

    Job description

    We’re looking for an Out of Hours Vet to join our Out of Hours team at Vets4Pets Basildon.

    Your work pattern will be 7 nights ON and 14 OFF, so if you are looking for great work/life balance this could be the job for you! The shift will start at 7.30pm and finish at 8.30am.

    We are looking for quality applicants and will offer this position to an assertive, enthusiastic out of hour’s vet who takes pride in delivering excellent patient care.

    In return we commit to remaining a handsomely rewarding and supportive business, we pride ourselves in being able to pay our team members above standard industry rates, and salary will be dependent on experience.

    In addition to a salary of up to £80K we offer private medical insurance, robust pension schemes, comprehensive sickness benefits as well as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks and in-house career development opportunities. Its exciting times for us as a 24 hour RCVS accredited hospital, as we have recently expanded our services to enable us offer MRI, hydrotherapy and rehabilitation with enhanced suites for infection control, exotics, cat and dog wards. You can take a practice tour and meet our team here.

    This is in addition to our existing services which include CT, cardiology, endoscopy, exotics, orthopaedics, and ophthalmology as well as laser therapy.

    No two nights are the same here at Basildon Vets4pets and our caseload is large and varied. We are a lovely, friendly team with great communication, management as well as strong clinical support and we work to gold standard. You would be joining an established dedicated night team with a robust nursing support team in place.

    If this role interests, you then we would like to hear from you.

    To find out more about this vacancy, for an informal chat or to apply please visit https://www.vets4petscareers.com/job-vacancies or email nikki.idowu@vets4pets.com

    Location: SS13 3BY

    We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

    Apply now
    Vets for Pets

    OOH Veterinary Surgeon - 7 nights ON, 14 OFF - Great work life balance - Large varied caseload

    Basildon
    On-site
    Up to £80K per year

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