Clinician in Small Animal Orthopaedics

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time or part-time specialist or residency-trained clinician to join our orthopaedic team at Langford Vets between January and July 2026.

About Langford Vets

Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital is located in the beautiful Somerset countryside, while being close to the vibrant city of Bristol. We are the largest referral centre in the South West, offering a truly multidisciplinary service, with the largest team of American, European, and RCVS Specialists in the region.

The Orthopaedic Team

Our orthopaedic team comprises six boarded specialists and six residents, supported by a dedicated team of surgical and theatre nurses.

The Role

You will contribute to the delivery of a high‑quality clinical service in veterinary orthopaedic surgery. We treat a wide range of orthopaedic cases, from routine investigations to complex fracture repair, total hip replacement, and angular limb deformity correction. This role will allow you to further develop your surgical skills within a highly experienced and supportive team.

The role also involves delivering teaching and practical instruction to undergraduate veterinary and veterinary nursing students, as well as mentoring clinical training scholars at both junior and senior levels.

Requirements

- A veterinary qualification recognised by the RCVS, permitting you to practise veterinary medicine in the UK.

- Board‑certified (or board‑eligible) in ECVS or ACVS, or residency‑trained and close to diploma completion.

- Strong commitment to clinical excellence, teaching, and collaborative working.

This is a fixed term contract position (ideally January to July 2026). Full‑time and part‑time requests will be considered. We will also consider other flexible arrangements, such as one week on / one week off working patterns for this position.

Benefits

Pay
- £80-100k per annum (pro‑rata) depending on experience

Time off
- 5 weeks holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
- Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service

Wellbeing
- On site Mental Wellbeing Champions
- EDI committee
- Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
- Menopause Café
- Wellbeing talks and events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years’ service)

Health
- SimplyHealth Cashplan membership
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Free Specsavers eye test voucher

General
- Generous CPD budget of £2000 / two weeks with ability for further study (certificate/ teaching qualifications)
- Affiliation with the University of Bristol enables access to numerous clinical papers
- Free onsite parking
- U2 bus service link to Bristol
- Employee discount
- Generous pension scheme matching 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.

Closing date for this role is 16th November 2025.

Job Title

Clinician in Small Animal Orthopaedics

Reports To

Clinical Leads Ortho

Job Purpose

To provide excellent care for patients, to provide excellent customer care, to communicate and liaise effectively with clinicians and nurses working within other services to ensure cases are managed and efficiently, and to provide clinical teaching to undergraduate students and clinical training scholars as and if required.

Principal Accountabilities

To provide orthopaedic surgical services for the Small Animal Referral Hospital, ensuring all cases are accepted promptly and treated appropriately; to work with multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent for all patients; to support growth of the service through involvement in marketing initiatives undertaken by Langford Vets; to undertake relevant training as requested in order to expand services offered within Langford Vets; to perform diagnoses, treatments and procedures to the standards expected by the RCVS for a referral teaching hospital; to record all case records accurately; to ensure that client consent is gained as necessary and that they are aware of and kept up to date with treatment costs; to ensure laboratory findings are reported to clients; to assess and examine patients on a daily basis, and to keep all records up to date and update all relevant staff of any changes; to follow all Langford Vets protocols and policies; to ensure telephone queries are answered in a timely manner; to have students assigned to you on their clinical rotations and on EMS as required and as necessary; to contribute to the assessment and delivery of appraisals of students on their practical rotation when applicable; to ensure that Veterinary Nurses are supervised to the required level; to ensure the correct pricing and charging of all procedures; to be available when requested on the rota (minimum 1 in 4) to provide cover for the relief of pain and suffering in animals in receiving and treating emergency cases and to support residents; to take part in provision of CPD for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses; to perform administrative tasks as are required by the hospital manager and the CEO; to undertake any reasonable requests by the service clinical leads.

Person Specification

5 years working as veterinary surgeon
Worked in a teaching hospital
ECVS/ACVS residency trained
Diplomate of the RCVS, ECVS or ACVS
MRCVS
Excellent communication with clients, colleagues and students
Good team player
Good organisational and prioritisation skills

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