Since the UK left the EU on the 1st January 2021 if you’re coming to work in the UK as a Veterinary Surgeon or Veterinary nurse need to get a Frontier Worker permit:  See our blog post on the increase of locum Vet jobs available here https://www.glvets.com/locum-vet-jobs-in-the-uk-since-brexit/. You may be eligible if all of the following apply:

Part 2: Further to our original post in December last year on umbrella companies for locum veterinary staff (https://www.glvets.com/lets-talk-about-umbrella-companies/) we had requests from readers looking for additional information. We listened and we will be filling any blanks from the last one. First up is an important one for all locum staff- veterinary surgeons particularly. Are you insured when working through an umbrella company?  We always advocate ‘professional’ locums (i.e. full time locums) to register with the VDS annually – https://www.glvets.com/what-is-vds-cover/ Dec ember 2020 blog.  The answer depends on which umbrella company you locum through. We mainly work with I4 Group and Churchill Knight.