OOH ECC Veterinary Surgeon Leeds Birstall, West Yorkshire

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced OOH ECC Veterinary Surgeon to join a well-established 24/7 Small Animal Hospital in Leeds Birstall. This role is ideal for a night vet who thrives in emergency and critical care, enjoys managing complex cases, and values working within a highly skilled, supportive hospital team.

This position has become available due to an internal move, and the hospital is keen to welcome a confident ECC vet who is passionate about delivering the highest standards of emergency care.

The Hospital

Leeds Birstall is a busy, well-equipped 24/7 Small Animal Hospital providing advanced emergency, medical and surgical care to the local community and surrounding practices. The hospital operates with strong overnight staffing and excellent in-house support, ensuring high-quality patient care throughout the night.

You will work alongside an experienced out-of-hours nursing team, with reception cover until late evening and additional twilight RVN support, allowing you to focus on clinical decision-making and patient care.

The hospital benefits from in-house certificate holders across surgery, medicine and dentistry, with additional advanced imaging support available when required.

The Role

This is a dedicated OOH ECC Veterinary Surgeon position, working a structured night rota designed to support work–life balance.

• 7 nights on, 14 nights off

• Night shifts: 8:00pm – 8:00am

• Working alongside an OOH RVN and OOH VCA

• Reception support until 10:00pm

• Additional twilight RVN support until midnight

• Opportunity to locum elsewhere during the 14 days off

This role offers excellent exposure to a true ECC caseload, with regular surgical and medical emergencies managed in-house overnight.

Clinical Exposure & Expectations

As an advanced practice, the night team is supported and trained to deliver a high level of emergency and critical care. Regular procedures and case management include:

• Oesophageal tube placements

• Seldinger chest drain placements

• Silicone abdominal peritoneal drains

• Pigtail urinary catheter placement

• TFAST and AFAST

• Endoscopy

• Negative pressure wound therapy

• Urinary catheterisation

The night team routinely manages complex surgical emergencies including:

• Caesarean sections

• Pyometra

• Exploratory laparotomy

• Enterotomy and enterectomy

Medical case exposure regularly includes:

• Addisonian crises

• Diabetic ketoacidosis

• Severe pancreatitis cases

Facilities & Equipment

The hospital is exceptionally well equipped to support advanced emergency and critical care, including:

• ProCyte haematology

• Catalyst Dx biochemistry

• EPOC blood gas analysis

• Coagulation testing (APTT / PT)

• SNAP testing (Angio, FeLV, FIV, Giardia, Parvo, Lepto)

• Transfusion medicine and lipid infusions

• Digital radiography

• Advanced ultrasound with Doppler

• Visiting CT for follow-up investigations

• Flexible video gastroscope and bronchoscope

• Video otoscope and rigid endoscope

• Dental X-ray with CR7 developer

• Multiparameter monitoring (ECG, capnography, temperature, SpO2, BP)

• Doppler blood pressure

• ECG

• Gen11 vessel sealing

• Valleylab monopolar and bipolar diathermy with Ligaclips

• E20 sterilisation system

What We're Looking For

• RCVS-registered Veterinary Surgeon

• Experience or strong interest in ECC and OOH work

• Confident managing emergency medical and surgical cases

• Comfortable working independently overnight with strong nursing support

• Keen to work within a structured hospital environment

• Open to ongoing training and development

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £60,000 per annum

• £1,500 annual CPD allowance

• Strong in-house clinical support and mentoring

• Structured rota supporting work–life balance

• Opportunity to locum during extended time off

• Supportive, experienced overnight nursing team

Must Haves

• RCVS Registered (or soon to be)
• Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

What Happens Next?

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