Overview
A scholarship is available to start on Monday 01 December 2025, or soon after, for a duration of 12.5 months.
Scholarship award: £21,970.00 (Tax Exempt) per annum. University accommodation package available. On site accommodation is available for £300 per month including bills. This is a one-year post-graduate training programme based in the Queen's Veterinary School Small Animal Hospital.
Responsibilities
* Junior Clinical Training Scholars will receive training and tuition as they rotate through anaesthesia, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopaedics, dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, clinical pathology and soft tissue surgery, supervised by recognised specialists in each field.
* Scholars will have responsibility for primary care cases and will be involved in supervision and guidance of final year veterinary students.
* Scholars will be an integral part of the out-of-hours care of animals within the hospital, especially within the intensive care unit.
Benefits
* High residency success rate and track record of residency/diplomate outcomes from intern cohorts.
* Competitive tax-free stipend including accommodation and bills in Central Cambridge.
* Rotating internship through all specialties with flexibility to pursue additional time in preferred rotations.
* Good work-life balance with manageable weekend and night work.
* University library and journal access.
* Monthly seminars with complimentary food and drink.
* Minimum of 2 weeks of elective/dedicated research time on top of holidays.
* Academic opportunities such as teaching Cambridge students during rotations and College supervision; weekly department seminars; journal and book clubs.
* Support for publications and research projects with guidance on presentation and scientific writing skills.
* Assigned intern supervisor with regular progress meetings, interview practice, and provision of professional references and CV/cover letter proofreading.
* Generous CPD allowance and encouragement to present at scientific meetings.
* RECOVER CPR training and first opinion service including surgical cases.
* Service-specific internships and residency opportunities to encourage career progression following internship.
Qualifications and Desirable Experience
* Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
* Desirable skills: surgical experience in dogs and cats; completion of 1 year in primary care veterinary practice in the UK.
* For applicants for whom English is not their first language: IELTS score of 7.5 (no element below 7) or TOEFL total score of 100 (no element below 24).
Further Details
For further benefits and details on the Internship, please see the University page: vet.cam.ac.uk/study/cts/jcts1/smallanimal
Informal enquiries should be directed to the Internship Directors by email: internship.enquiries@vet.cam.ac.uk.
Notes
The ability to take up this Scholarship is contingent on evidence of the right to work in the UK, or via gaining the right to work through the UK immigration system. Evidence will need to be provided before an offer can be made. This Scholarship is not suitable for sponsorship via the Skilled Worker or Temporary Worker visa routes as the minimum requirements cannot be met.
A JCTS Application Form (JCTS 1) and Information Pack can be downloaded from the right-hand side of this webpage.
Applicants should supply a completed Junior Clinical Training Scholarship Application Form (JCTS 1), a CV and a covering letter giving reasons for wishing to undertake the JCTS in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge.
Applications should be submitted via e-mail to vetmed@vet.cam.ac.uk with the above documents as one attachment, by the closing date stated. Please quote reference PP47176 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 17 September 2025. Applications will be monitored regularly, and we may contact candidates prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications or extend the closing date if necessary. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
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