Staff Clinician in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Staff Clinician in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia - part time/FTC
Queen Mother Hospital
The Royal Veterinary College 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 programmes in veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing.
We are looking for a fixed term (appr. 12 months until 30 October 2027), part-time (0.8 FTE) 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 programmes.
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.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays & concessionary days) (pro rata)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
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.
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.