Internal Medicine Residency

About the Role

This is a 3 year ECVIM-CA accredited residency in small animal internal medicine at Bristol Vet Specialists, with a start date of July 2027. The position is fixed term and annualised hours, based on site in Bristol.

You will spend 75% of your time on clinics with primary responsibility for cases, with the remaining time split between research, paper writing, CPD and holidays. The role also includes externships, presentation of research at Scientific Congresses, and involvement in CPD events for first opinion vets.

The emergency service is shared, with no more than 1 in 4 weeknights and 1 in 4 weekends on call, averaged over 12 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Take primary responsibility for clinical cases during the 75% clinic-based element of the residency
• Contribute to research and paper writing alongside clinical work
• Present research work at Scientific Congresses
• Support CPD events for first opinion vets
• Participate in the shared emergency service rota
• Work within the Internal Medicine team at Bristol Vet Specialists

Requirements

• You must be MRCVS
• You must have completed a one year rotating internship or have at least 2 years' experience in general practice
• An additional specialised internship in Internal Medicine is desirable but not essential
• You should be proficient in spoken and written English
• You must be able to work in the United Kingdom before applying
• The application requires a letter of intent, CV and the names of two referees

Benefits

• First year salary of £47,000, increasing with each year of the residency
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• RCVS membership
• VDS membership
• CPD allowance
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Other company fringe benefits
• Shared emergency rota, with no more than 1 in 4 weeknights and 1 in 4 weekends on call averaged over 12 months

About the Practice

Bristol Vet Specialists, also referred to as BVS, is a large specialist-led referral-only hospital in Bristol. The hospital offers referral services across anaesthesia and analgesia, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, emergency and critical care, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, and soft tissue surgery.

The purpose-built hospital includes endoscopy for gastrointestinal, respiratory and urinary work, MRI, CT, fluoroscopy, a radiotherapy unit with a linear accelerator, 5 theatres, and dedicated canine and feline ICUs.