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Langford Vets is excited to offer a Residency in Anaesthesia at our state-of-the-art Small Animal Referral Hospital.
As a resident, you will work as part of the Anaesthesia department, gaining hands-on experience and training in all aspects of anaesthesia care. You'll be joining a dynamic and supportive team of experts, including six Senior Anaesthetists, three other residents, five anaesthesia nurses and a broad range of other specialists across our hospital. You will be based primarily in the Small Animal Referral Hospital with some time spent in the Translational Biomedical Research Centre, Large Animal Practice, and Bristol Zoo. Visits and externships to equine hospitals with whom we have reciprocal agreements are scheduled to meet the requirements of the ECVAA training programme.
What You'll Do:
* Work as part of the anaesthesia department, anaesthetising individual cases and contributing to peri-anaesthetic and critical care of inpatients
* Receive structured training and mentorship from experienced specialists
* Participate in the emergency anaesthesia out-of-hours rota (currently 1 in 4)
* Contribute to clinical teaching and collaborative research initiatives
This position is ideal for a Veterinary Surgeon wanting to pursue a specialist career, who has spent a minimum of 2 years in practice including a rotating internship. The position is tenable for 36 months
Key Dates:
* Application Deadline: Wednesday 17th of December 2025
* Interviews: Wednesday 17th of January 2025
* Start Dates: Monday 2nd of March 2026
Benefits and wellbeing
Our people are at the heart of what we do and as your employer we want to ensure we offer flexibility, support and staff development, where possible, through:
Time off
- 5 weeks holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
- Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service
Wellbeing
- On site Mental Wellbeing Champions
- EDI committee
- Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
- Menopause Café
- Wellbeing talks and events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years' service)
Health
- SimplyHealth Cashplan membership
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Free Specsavers eye test voucher
General
- Free onsite parking
- U2 bus service link to Bristol
- Annual CPD allowance
- Employee discount
- Generous pension scheme – we match up to 8% pension contributions
- Reimbursement of one professional membership fee per year
How to apply
Please note we can't accept applications via Indeed. To make an application, please visit the Langford Vets website and complete the relevant application form:
Closing date: 17th December 2025
Interview date: 17th January 2025
For informal enquiries, feel free to contact Paul MacFarlane at or Gwen Covey-Crump at Gwen.Covey-
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 36 months
Pay: £36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Canteen
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site gym
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person