Exciting Veterinary Surgeon Opportunities Nationwide!
We have a variety of excellent roles for Veterinary Surgeons in our Out Of Hours emergency clinics across the UK.
We have both Veterinary Surgeon and Senior Veterinary Surgeon positions, both hands on roles with an interesting and varied ECC caseload, with the latter offering the opportunity to run your own clinic and develop your skills with a management position.
Click on the following link to see a full list of our current veterinary surgeon vacancies.
What's on offer?
Vets Now have permanent placements across the UK with the option of 6 month Short Term Renewable Contracts, and offer:
• Excellent salary packages
• Comprehensive visa support
• Paid induction shifts alongside Senior Vet & ongoing skills training
• Accommodation arranged & paid for first 2 weeks
• Assistance in finding longer term accommodation
• Friendly ongoing support to make you feel right at home.
We have both full time and part time vacancies, so you can select a clinic which most closely matches your shift preferences. We also have locum positions available to those with current UK passports, visas or work permits.
If you would like further information or have any queries, please contact our Recruitment team by calling 0044 1383 841181 or e-mailing recruitment@vets-now.com
Getting Here:
From experience it seems to be an easy transition to the UK for most South Africans, in that both clinical standards and client care, as well as general lifestyle and culture, are similar between the two countries – making us a good match!
There's also plenty of support every step of the way from Vets Now in the UK and our local contact in South Africa. Please click on the following link to download our Simple Step by Step Guide to Working with Vets Now in the UK.
Getting your visa:
Though it's different for every individual, the usual way for South African veterinary professionals to gain a UK working visa is through sponsorship. Subject to a successful interview (either face-to-face or by telephone) with Vets Now and to passing our clinical skills checklist, we will be happy to sponsor you for your visa and to assist you in achieving RCVS registration (essential to work as a veterinary professional in the UK).
RCVS registration:
Good news! - Veterinary surgeon qualifications gained in South Africa are recognised by the United Kingdom’s RCVS Council under their ‘Foreign and Commonwealth qualifications’ category, provided that they are also shown to meet the minimum EU training requirements for practice only within the United Kingdom.
It generally takes between six and eight weeks for your RCVS registration to be processed, so you should plan to start the process a couple of months before you intend to start working in the UK. Vets Now will be happy to assist you throughout this straightforward process.
If you would like any more info on working with Vets Now, all the help and support that's available try dowloading our South Africa FAQs document.
Meet some of the Vets Now South African contingent!
Vets Now have recruited many South Africans into our team, and are delighted to say that several have stayed on in the UK to become some of our longest serving and senior employees!..
Rene Mostert, Veterinary Surgeon, Vets Now Farnham
Rene Mostert from Pretoria moved to the UK in 2003, after she qualified at Onderstepoort, and has remained here ever since.
Read more about Rene's move to the UK and her experiences here...
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Mario Rensburg, Veterinary Surgeon, Vets Now Guildford
Mario came to the UK in April 2008 to develop his career in Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) and has been working with Vets Now ever since.
Read more about Mario's UK ECC work here...
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Gavin Collyer, Regional Clinical Manager
Meet Gavin, our Regional Clinical Manager for the Midlands. Gavin moved to the UK in 2000 and worked in small animal practice before joining Vets Now. As a previous Practice Owner, he is very interested in the management and clinical standards side of veterinary work, which is what attracted him to the Regional Clinical Manager role with Vets Now. Now he trains Vets Now veterinary professionals on the latest ECC clinical skills, procedures and technology, whilst offering clinical support to staff in his region and contributing to the ongoing drive forward of Vets Now’s clinical standards.
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