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Job Title: OOH Veterinary Surgeon
Salary: £65,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Location: Calder Veterinary – Dewsbury
Job Type: Permeant or fixed term contract covering parental leave until October 2026
Hours: Full time – 7 on and 14 off. 7.45pm – 8.15am
Are you a confident vet who thrives in emergency care?
We are seeking an Out of Hours Veterinary Surgeon to join our dedicated team, providing vital care to our patients outside of standard hours!
If you're looking for a role that’s fast-paced, endlessly rewarding, and deeply impactful, where every shift counts, come join us!
Why join us?
- An exciting opportunity to get involved in a varied caseload, giving you the chance to continually develop and grow
- Well-equipped hospital with access to all the latest tools
- Supportive team culture where we value collaboration, open communication, and looking out for each other.
- Able to confidently deliver high-quality clinical care with a dedicated, tight-knit emergency team with a range of experience.
- A working schedule with dedicated time off to help you recharge and maintain career satisfaction and personal wellbeing.
The team
Our ethos is clinical excellence and we try and live by our core values. Client and patient care are at the heart of what we do, and we are proud to be Cat-Friendly in many of our clinics. We run on 15-minute consults as a minimum.
Calder Veterinary is a high-quality primary care and mid tier referral practice with eight clinics across South and West Yorkshire, including a 24/7 RCVS accredited Tier 3 Hospital. We are proud to provide our own 24-hour on-site emergency care through our dedicated ECC night team. We offer a full range of primary care services, such as consultations, preventative healthcare, vaccinations, routine and non-routine surgery, dentistry and imaging (x-ray, ultrasound). We are also able to offer some advanced services such as laparoscopy, endoscopy, soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries, echocardiography and in house CT, and we have our own rehabilitation service with physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and laser therapy.
We have a fantastic team across all of our sites, and we all support each other. We often discuss clinical cases and get involved in social events. We have a large vet team and are supported by fantastic nursing and front-of-house teams. Many of our vets are working towards certificates in surgery, imaging, dermatology, cardiology and medicine.
The Dewsbury hospital is purpose built and includes the following:
- Attractive building with good client parking and large client bases