Senior Clinician in Equine Internal Medicine

We are looking for an experienced clinician with expertise and further qualifications in Equine Internal Medicine to contribute to the out of hours clinical care and final year teaching provision; primarily for our equine hospital but occasionally for our ambulatory practice.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the emergency out-of-hours service provided by our current clinical team within a top-ranking UK veterinary school. The post holder will work in our highly-equipped equine hospital and provide clinical expertise at a level in line with an expert in the field of equine internal medicine. They will work alongside other members of the out-of-hours team comprised of a duty intern and an on call resident nurse senior surgeon anaesthesia resident and anaesthesia senior. They will join the senior Equine Internal Medicine out-of-hours rota (currently an on-call frequency of 1-in-4; subject to review dependent on operational need). They will take responsibility for referred emergencies and hospitalised in-patients which require or warrant specialised equine internal medicine input with regard to diagnostic and/or therapeutic approaches and particular the post-holder will work closely with the duty intern and on-call resident offering guidance on appropriate case management and practical assistance with diagnostic approaches when addition the post holder will contribute towards the tutelage of final year undergraduate students during their out-of-hours component of their equine teaching block (core and selected).

Through their contribution to the out-of-hours clinical service the post holder will help to enhance and maintain the professional reputation of the equine service amongst referring veterinary practices and the horse-owning public serviced by these practices.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A Veterinary Degree registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons as a practising member of the profession.
• Excellent general equine medicine skills.
• Post-graduate experience and further qualification in equine internal medicine (ECEIM/ACVIM).
• Experience in teaching learning and assessment in a veterinary school setting
• Demonstrable clinical research output ideally at post-doctoral level.
• Full valid UK driving licence as there is a requirement to travel to the hospital out of hours to respond to emergency situations when public transport is unavailable. (No more than 6 penalty points)
• Desirable: Higher degree (Masters/PhD) in a relevant discipline

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 28 November 2025.

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