About the Job

Discipline Specific Internships in Small Animal Surgery, Vets Now Specialist Referrals, Glasgow 2025

Vets Now Specialist Referrals Glasgow is a busy, private referral hospital and first opinion out-of-hours emergency provider in the heart of Glasgow city centre. At Vets Now, we lead the way in Emergency and Critical Care across Europe, and our commitment to excellence extends to our Surgery Internship program. We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Surgery Internship programs.

Our referral clinicians in Orthopaedics and Soft Tissue Surgery work collaboratively with referral clinicians in Anaesthesia, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine and Oncology, supported by experienced and dedicated nursing teams, to provide the best possible standard of care for our patients in our multidisciplinary hospital.

About the Opportunity

To thrive in our dynamic learning environment, we seek interns committed to learning and development, working in a collegial environment, emphasising client and patient care. Proactive engagement in training, participation in seminars, journal clubs, and local teaching opportunities is essential. Interns will actively contribute to research projects and work closely with clinical mentors.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Participate in planning, diagnosis, and treatment of cases.
  • Consider animal welfare and ethics in interventions.
  • Maintain high clinical standards and accurate records.
  • Engage in positive, informative, and inclusive case discussions.

What We Expect

  • Open engagement in case discussions with senior clinicians, residents, and the nursing team.
  • The ability to prioritize and stay calm in challenging situations.
  • Maintaining impeccable clinical records and written correspondence.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Compassion, reliability, and professionalism.
  • To uphold and align with the Vets Now values.

What we offer

  • Expand your surgical skills and knowledge in both soft tissue and orthopaedic disciplines.
  • Work with multiple disciplines to enhance your surgical case management
  • Great exposure to a range of emergency surgical cases
  • Allocated time for externships
  • Inclusion in IVC Evidensia Surgery Specialty group meetings including regular case discussions and journal clubs
  • Additional allowance to be used on CPD/European conference attendance
  • RCVS Knowledge Library membership
  • VECCS membership for one year
  • A clinical mentor to support your learning pathway, internship experience and assist with research opportunities
  • VDS and RCVS registration fees covered
  • 7 weeks annual leave and your birthday off
  • 12-month position

Your Journey Starts Here:

Are you ready for an extraordinary internship experience? To apply, candidates must possess a recognised Veterinary Degree, be or have eligibility to be a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Applicants must also have successfully completed a small animal rotating internship in a multi-disciplinary referral hospital.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to apply for the right to work in the UK and possess the required Visa documents

Please apply via the application link or email your CV, Cover letter and references to [email protected]

Contact our Talent team

To discuss, please get in touch with Ryan Powell in our Talent Team on 07816 202690 or email [email protected]

Important dates

  • Applications open – 21/04/2025
  • Applications close – 30/05/2025
  • Interviews to be held on the week commencing – 09th June
  • Start date – 29/09/2025