Anaesthesia Clinician

Linnaeus; Swindon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and

Birthday Leave (pro-rata)

RCVS and VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Extensive Linnaeus CPD program

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

E-car salary sacrifice scheme

Employer contribution pension scheme

Wellness program including Employee

Assistance program

Eyecare voucher scheme

Free annual Flu jab

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Eastcott Referrals, Swindon, part of Linnaeus, seeks an ECVAA/ACVAA diplomate or post-residency anaesthesia clinician for a fixed-term, part-time role starting Oct 2026. The post supports a multidisciplinary hospital with a busy ECC service and on-call requirements.

The anaesthesia team delivers tailored plans, supervises RVNs, and provides guidance across services, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Diplomate status or equivalent with post-residency anaesthesia experience.
• Ability to create tailored anaesthetic and analgesic plans for hospitalised patients.
• Willingness to supervise RVNs monitoring anaesthetics and provide guidance.

Responsibilities

• Create tailored anaesthetic and analgesic plans for hospitalised patients.
• Supervise RVNs monitoring anaesthetics and manage high-risk ASA cases.
• Provide out-of-hours support to other services and colleagues.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Pro-active clinician

Education

ECVAA/ACVAA diplomate

Post-residency clinician

Tools

Ultrasound guidance

Nerve stimulator

Anaesthesia workstations

Job description

Hours: Part-time (2 days)

On call: 1:4 weekends and one weeknight per week

We have one exciting opportunities for an ECVAA or ACVAA diplomate or post-residency clinician in anaesthesia to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team on a fixed term, part-time contract. The preferred start date is October 2026.

Roles And Responsibilities

You will be working within our multi-disciplinary hospital, which includes:

• Soft tissue surgery
• Cardiology
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Dental/maxillofacial surgery
• Neurology
• Ophthalmology
• Internal medicine
• Diagnostic imaging
• Emergency and Critical Care (ECC)

We are looking for a pro-active clinician with excellent communication skills and a positive, collaborative mindset. Teamwork is fundamental to this role.

The Anaesthesia Team

Our anaesthesia service consists of:

• Three Diplomates of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
• Two dedicated anaesthesia nurses

The role includes:

• Creating tailored anaesthetic and analgesic plans for hospitalised patients
• Supervising RVNs monitoring anaesthetics
• Performing anaesthesia for high-risk ASA patients
• Out of hours support to other services

Training & Education

• The anaesthesia team is actively involved in ongoing in-house training for our referral registered veterinary nurses, primary care vets and nurses, contributing to clinical development across the organisation.
• Anaesthetist work closely with the critical care team, stabilising patients and providing advice in the use of vasopressors, mechanical ventilation and pain management.
• Anaesthetist also regularly deliver external CPD, including lunch-and-learn sessions, and provide case-based advice to referring vets where needed.

Equipment

• Locoregional anaesthesia: the team has access to dedicated ultrasound and nerve stimulator units.
• Mechanical ventilation: all theatres are equipped with anaesthetic workstations and ventilators, as well as portable ventilators in the imaging area and dentistry suit.
• Cardiac output monitor.
• Multiparameter monitors, with available invasive blood pressure monitoring.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave (pro-rata)

RCVS and VDS fees paid

• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme

About Us

We are a tier 3, ISFM gold status and dog-friendly accredited, multidisciplinary veterinary hospital that prides itself on providing extremely high standards of care to our patients.

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals is situated in Swindon. Swindon borders the Wiltshire countryside with vast areas of outstanding natural beauty and yet benefits from excellent transport links to the South West, London and Midlands.

Eastcott Referrals has recently grown and the hospital takes pride of our dynamic and motivated team. Eastcott's team take pride on the friendly work-environment and balance work-life setting. Eastcott has state-of-the-art facilities that allow us to provide the best care to our patients, and the opportunity to perform the most up-to-date and innovative procedures. We encourage our staff to undertake further professional and personal development and provide a friendly and supportive environment in which our teams can flourish and enjoy their work.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

For further information or an informal confidential chat, please email Sian Emery (Talent Acquisition Partner) [e-mail]