Clinician - veterinary anaesthetist

Location: The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK

Duration: 1 year

Link: https://jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=CSS-0202-26

The RVC is the UK's largest and longest-established independent vet school and is a Member Institution of the University of London. The RVC offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in veterinary medicine, veterinary nursing, and biological sciences, and CPD in veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing.

We are looking for a fixed term (appr. 12 months until 30 Oct 2027), Staff Clinician in Anaesthesia and Analgesia in the Department of Clinical Science and Services. This person would work mainly from our Hawkshead Campus, a 15-minute train ride from the centre of cosmopolitan London. The appropriate candidate will be expected to enhance the department’s reputation through scholarship in clinical activities and teaching. You will achieve this by delivering professional services within the College’s hospitals (Small Animal and Equine Referral hospitals), delivering clinical training on veterinary and paraveterinary undergraduate curricula and participating in postgraduate training.

We are a large team of 10 veterinary anaesthesia specialists, 8 residents and 15 anaesthesia nurses. We are looking for true team players to join our team, with exceptional leadership and communication skills and who are enthusiastic about working with students, including supporting undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. We are looking for candidates with a RCVS registrable degree in veterinary medicine, who hold or are eligible to obtain (residency trained) an European or American postgraduate diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

Potential applicants wishing to discuss this position informally are encouraged to contact Prof. Daniel Chan (Head of Department) email dchan@rvc.ac.uk, Prof Steven De Decker (Clinical Director, QMHA) email sdedecker@rvc.ac.uk, Dr Johanna Kaartinen (co-Head of Service) jkaartinen@rvc.ac.uk, Dr Aoife Ryan (co-Head of Service) aryan@rvc.ac.uk.

The closing date is Monday 10 Aug and Interviews first half of Sep (exact date TBC).