Clinical Veterinarian (II) - Relocation package (subject to criteria),

British Veterinary Association; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in preclinical research as a Clinical Veterinarian II. You will apply your veterinary skills to care for lab animals, participate in ethical research, and enjoy a supportive team environment with professional development opportunities. Relocation assistance and a competitive salary are offered.

Benefits

Relocation package

Sign on bonus

Competitive salary

On-site gym

Cycle to work schemes

Generous pension contributions

Continued Professional Development allowance

Qualifications

• Membership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons required.
• Experience in veterinary clinical work preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Treat sick and injured lab animals.
• Advise scientific staff on veterinary matters.
• Perform scientific procedures and ethical support.

Skills

Basic veterinary consultations

Surgery

Animal care

Education

Veterinary degree

Job description

Labcorp is searching for a Clinical Veterinarian II to join their team in Huntingdon, UK.

Are you looking for a new way to use your veterinary skills?

Have you considered becoming lab vet? No? We hadn’t either!

We are a team of 6 six vets and one vet nurse working in preclinical contract research, looking to replace a team member who recently emigrated to somewhere warmer! 5/6 of us had never worked in research before joining Labcorp so no experience in lab animal work is required. What we are looking for is someone confident in basic veterinary consultations and surgery (any species), who we can then train in lab specific veterinary medicine. Of course, if you do have lab animal experience, that’s even better, but it is not essential!

The role offers a relocation package and sign on bonus (subject to criteria); competitive salary; a shared, quiet on-call rota; 37.5 hours working week; generous pension contributions; optional private health insurance; Continued Professional Development allowance and paid for professional memberships; plus other perks like an on-site gym and cycle to work schemes. Training on lab animal specific techniques and legislation is provided in-house and via external accredited courses. Our research is performed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 2012 and is to ensure the efficacy and safety of new drugs, medical devices and other chemicals for human and animal use.

The Huntingdon location is the second largest preclinical site in the UK. We have a multitude of different species that we care for at this site. With an onsite gym we make sure to keep your personal well-being in mind! Equal distance to Cambridge and Peterborough it is not far from major cities and about an hour commute from London. With a variety of opportunities at this location it is the perfect for any veterinarian looking for growth!

So, what do we do all day? In a typical week, we might:

• Treat sick and injured animals. Just because an animal lives in a laboratory doesn’t mean they avoid broken nails, ear infections or the odd bite or scrape from over enthusiastic playtime.
• Advise scientific staff. Got a weird, specific question about the blood supply of a rat or the physiology of a dog’s kidney? Ask the vet.
• Teach animal technicians. Our staff are highly trained, dedicated professionals, and who better to teach them about animal care and health than a vet?
• Complete certification. Imports, exports, quarantine paperwork – all get handled by the veterinary surgeon.
• Give ethical support and advice. All scientific work in the UK is guided by the 3 Rs – replace, reduce, refine. As lab vets, we work to implement these policies.
• Perform scientific procedures e.g. ophthalmology or surgery. As vets, we have knowledge of anatomy, anaesthesia, aseptic surgical technique and analgesia etc and so can ensure procedures are performed in the most refined manner.

Education required:

• Veterinary degree and membership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Desired experience but not required:

• Significant demonstrable experience in Veterinary clinical experience preferred.
• Knowledge of small and large animals used in research.
• Must be able to work in a laboratory setting with laboratory animals.

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