Junior Clinician in Veterinary Anaesthesia

Langford Veterinary Services; Langford; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary referral hospital in British Columbia is seeking a Junior Clinician in Anaesthesia. This position provides hands-on training in anaesthesia for small animals, working with a supportive team of specialists. You will have opportunities for mentorship and clinical teaching, as well as benefits like time off and a pension scheme.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday

Family friendly policies

Free annual flu vaccination

Generous pension scheme

Qualifications

• Desire for further development in anaesthesia.
• Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to participate in out-of-hours rota.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia services for small animals.
• Communicate effectively with clinicians and nurses.
• Contribute to clinical teaching as required.

Skills

Anaesthesia skills

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Job description

Langford Vets is excited to offer a Junior Clinician position in Anaesthesia at our state‑of‑the‑art Small Animal Referral Hospital.

As a Junior Clinician, you will work as part of the Anaesthesia department, gaining hands‑on experience and training in all aspects of small animal surgical care. You’ll be joining a dynamic and supportive team of experts, including six Senior Anaesthetists, three residents, five anaesthesia nurses and a broad range of other specialists across our hospital.

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 someone seeking further development with the potential to progress into a residency position upon successful completion of the programme.

Benefits and wellbeing

Time off

• 5 weeks holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service
• On site Mental Health Champions
• Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
• Wellbeing talks and events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years’ service)

Health

• Free annual flu vaccination

General

• Free onsite parking
• U2 bus service link to Bristol
• Generous pension scheme – we match up to 8% pension contributions
• Reimbursement of one professional membership fee per year

How to apply

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, don’t delay, click ‘Apply’ and begin your career with Langford Vets.

Key Dates:

Job Title: Junior Clinician in Anaesthesia

Reports To: Anaesthesia Clinical Lead

Job Purpose

• To support the anaesthesia caseload within the Small Animal Referral Hospital.
• To provide excellent care for patients.
• To communicate and liaise effectively with clinicians and nurses working within other services to ensure cases are managed efficiently.
• To provide clinical teaching to undergraduate students as and if required.

Principal Accountabilities:

• To provide anaesthesia services for the Small Animal Referral Hospital, ensuring all cases are handled efficiently and with excellent clinical care.
• To work with multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent care for all patients.
• To ensure the continuing growth of the referral caseload by facilitating case management in the hospital.
• To perform anaesthesia and related procedures to the standards expected by the RCVS for a referral teaching hospital.
• To ensure all case records are accurate.
• To assess and examine patients prior to anaesthesia and update clinicians of any significant changes.
• During care of anaesthesia cases to keep supervising clinicians informed of significant changes in the cases status.
• To follow all Langford Vets protocols and policies.
• To have students assigned to you on their clinical rotations as required.
• To contribute to the assessment and delivery of appraisals of students on their practical rotation when applicable.
• To ensure the correct pricing and charging of all procedures.
• To participate in an out of hours rota no more than 1:4, to provide anaesthesia and critical care support to the Small Animal Hospital out of hours and at weekends.
• To perform administrative tasks as required by the hospital director or CEO.
• To undertake any reasonable requests made by the service clinical lead.
• To contribute to the delivery of continuing professional development (CPD) through the Langford Academy when requested.