Anaesthesia Clinician

CVS Veterinary Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Membership funding

CPD allowance

Health plan (private medical)

Pension plan with employer match

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted pet treatments

Performance bonus scheme

Job summary

CVS Vet Group's Bristol Vet Specialists hospital is seeking an anaesthesia clinician to join a busy, specialist team. The role focuses on supporting residents and nurses in a high complexity caseload, with opportunities to participate in advanced interventional procedures.

The candidate should be residency trained in anaesthesia with Diplomate status preferred, and enjoy coaching, mentoring and driving patient safety improvements within a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Residency-trained anaesthesia required.
• Diplomate status preferred.
• Interest in coaching and mentoring to support residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and excellence within the Anaesthesia department.
• Support growth and development of Residents, Interns, and nursing teams.
• Collaborate across departments for interventional procedures and patient safety improvements.
• Provide expert advice to team caseloads and other referral centres; potentially anaesthetise at a local equine hospital.

Skills

Collaborative teamwork

Coaching & mentoring

Clinical improvement focus

Education

Residency trained anaesthesia

Diplomate status preferred

Job description

Anaesthesia clinician - permanent position

Bristol

Highly competitive salary

Start date: Feb 2027

A world leading referrals site with a busy and complex caseload, Bristol Vet Specialists are in need of a Residency trained Anaesthetist to support a multi-discipline site continue to provide expert support on a full-time basis. Join our outstanding team of 5 Anaesthesia Specialists, 3 residents and a large group of brilliant anaesthesia nurses.

The role:

• Be a positive driver of innovation and excellence within our Anaesthesia department, supporting the growth and development of our Residents, Interns, and nursing teams!

• Collaborate across departments, supporting advanced interventional procedures, including our latest Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER), atrial decompression and cardiac interventions.

• Provide expert advice support to team caseloads and advice to our First Opinion, sister Referral centres, and have the option to perform anaesthesia at a dedicated local equine hospital.

What we need

• Residency trained anaesthesia as a minimum, Diplomate status preferred
• Highly collaborative personality with interest in coaching and mentoring
• Clinical improvement advocate willing to critique and drive improvements to patient safety, clinical outcomes or internal efficiency

What we offer

We are proud at BVS to have a team who live and breathe our culture of shared growth. Our teams work in supportive manner, unpinned by multiple mental health first aiders available to help with life events and difficult periods, and a no blame culture as we strive to always be the best version of ourselves. Our people are essential to this, allowing a positive work life balance and wellbeing.

About our hospital

BVS is a large specialist-led, referral-only hospital located in Bristol (Bristol Vet Specialists: Leading Veterinary Care). We offer the full complement of specialist veterinary referral services including Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and Soft Tissue Surgery. Our state-of-the-art purpose-built hospital has MRI, CT, fluoroscopy, radiotherapy unit (with a linear accelerator), 5 theatres, canine and feline ICUs and an incredible team of referral nurses and support staff.

Alongside our culture and people, as part of CVS we also offer:

• Full funding for professional memberships
• Generous CPD allowance
• Health cash plan, with optional private medical cover
• Workplace pension scheme with option to match up to 6%

• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted pet treatments
• Performance bonus scheme
• A supportive and collaborative working culture

Find out more about us on our Bristol Vet Specialists website and Facebook