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Night Veterinary Surgeon - Small Animal

Rowe Veterinary Group, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, South West

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible

Salary up to £75,000 DOE FTE

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The Role 


We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Veterinary Surgeon to join our night emergency 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.  

This night vet role is a job share on your working week which is one in three weeks. Which means across the 6 weeks you will work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night one week, then on your next working week you will work Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meaning this role gives you the real flexibility to pursue your passion in ECC as well as the flexibility to match your home life. Monday to Friday our night shifts are 6PM-9AM and Sat/Sun they are 5.30PM-9AM.  

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 are an experienced team of Veterinary Surgeons with many of the team holding certificates in ECC, 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 salary for this role is up to £75,000 FTE 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. 

About You


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

Because our people matter


We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
  • Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

  • Wellbeing

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing 

  • Development

  • £1250 CPD allowance with 40 hours paid CPD leave 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 £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme
  • Quality Improvement Programme

  • Professional Memberships

  • BVA membership
  • VDS cover

  • Colleague Benefits

  • Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well 
  • Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
  • Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
  • Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
  • Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

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    Rowe Veterinary Group, Bradley Stoke

    Bradley House, Ferndene, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 9DT, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

    Speak to Maizie Brown from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.

    Talent Partner

    Maizie Brown

    maizie.brown@ivcevidensia.com