The Opportunity

A family-run, RCVS-accredited 24-hour small animal hospital in Leeds is seeking an OOH ECC Veterinary Surgeon to join its established night team.

This role offers exposure to a complex and varied caseload within a hospital environment that combines first-opinion, referral-level and emergency care under one roof.

Working Pattern

• 7 nights on / 14 nights off
• Night shifts: 8:00pm – 8:00am
• Dedicated night role
• Opportunity to locum elsewhere during time off

Clinical Environment

• Half-hour OOH consults as standard
• Supported by a dedicated night team:

  • 1 Night RVN

  • 1 Night VCA

• Receptionist until 10:00pm
• Twilight RVN support until midnight
• Part of a wider hospital team delivering gold-standard care
• Proactive in-house CPD and clinical development culture

Facilities & Equipment

The hospital is purpose-built and equipped to a high clinical standard, including:

• IDEXX in-house laboratory
• Digital X-ray
• Ultrasound
• ECG
• IM3 dental unit and dental X-ray
• Orthopaedic surgical kit
• Endoscopy
• Tonopen

Case Exposure & Skills

The night team regularly manages a broad and advanced ECC caseload. With support and training, this includes:

• Oesophageal tube placements
• Seldinger chest drain placement
• Abdominal peritoneal drains
• Pigtail urinary catheters
• TFAST and AFAST
• Endoscopy
• Negative pressure wound therapy
• Urinary catheterisation

Surgical exposure includes:

• Caesareans
• Pyometra
• Exploratory laparotomy
• Enterotomy and enterectomy

Medical caseload commonly includes:

• Addisonian crises
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Severe pancreatitis

Clinical Support

• In-house certificate holders in surgery, medicine, endosurgery and dentistry
• Day veterinary team available for complex case discussion
• Strong cross-cover between day and night teams

The Ideal Candidate

• Veterinary Surgeon with solid ECC experience
• Confident in both medical and surgical emergencies
• Proactive, dynamic and clinically thorough
• Comfortable working independently overnight while valuing team support
• Keen to continue developing within ECC or a specialist interest

What’s on Offer

• Salary £60,000 
• £1,500 annual CPD allowance
• Certificate sponsorship encouraged
• Paid professional memberships
• Contributory pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards