Chine House Equine Internship
Commencing December 2014
This is a 12 month position suitable for a veterinary graduate, preferably with at least 6 months prior
experience who wishes to further develop their equine medicine and surgery skills. The programme
should enable them to enter private practice or apply for a residency programme at the end of their
term. The internship is primarily hospital based but there will be a small amount of ambulatory
work. The intern will work directly under the supervision of the equine surgeon at the hospital who
is an ECVS and RCVS diplomate and RCVS registered specialist.
The intern will be responsible for in-patient care, and will assist with out-patient appointments,
emergency admissions and surgery. Prior experience of equine anaesthesia is an advantage. During
the 12 months the intern will be exposed to a variety of equine medicine and surgery cases and will
gain experience in diagnostic imaging. The intern is encouraged to complete a case report/series
for publication in a peer reviewed journal and relevant support will be given for this.
Chine House Veterinary Hospital is a fully equipped and RCVS accredited equine hospital with
facilities for stabling 20 in-patients and a growing referral case-load. The case-load is very mixed
and we currently perform approximately 200 surgeries per year.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to spend at least one day seeing practice at the hospital prior
to the selection process.
Applicants must:
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Show initiative , be willing to learn, and be committed to providing the best possible service
to our patients and clients
Hold a veterinary degree and preferably have at least 6 months post-qualification experience
in equine or mixed practice
Be a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Be fluent in English
Accommodation will be provided on site and the out of hours rota is 1:2.
Salary is fixed at £16,500 and there is a contributory pension scheme available.
For more information, please contact: Safia Barakzai or Tom Leaman at 01509 812445 or
sbarakzai@chinevets.plus.com
The application form is available at www.chinehousevets.co.uk
Applicants must send a completed application form and CV by post or email by 26 August 2014
By post to Practice Manager, Chine House Veterinary Hospital, Sileby Hall, Sileby, Loughborough,
Leicestershire LE12 7RS
By email to cwinward@chinehousevets.co.uk