"Intern in Veterinary Anaesthesia"

The University of Edinburgh - CMVM / Veterinary Clinical Services

Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian

Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum. UE06

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 7th January 2026

Closes: 27th January 2026

Job Ref: 13565

Full time: 35 Hours per week

Fixed Term: for 12 months (Internship)

Vacancies: 3

The Opportunity:

Our 12-month anaesthesia internship programme provides an opportunity to receive high-quality postgraduate training in small animal anaesthesia and analgesia. You will contribute to the provision of clinical anaesthesia in the School’s Small Animal Hospital and combine clinical excellence with compassionate care. The emphasis of the programme is on gaining practical clinical experience in small animal anaesthesia however exposure to large animal species would also be possible.

An internship is a 12-18 month fixed term position awarded to qualified veterinary surgeons (usually early career) who wish to explore becoming a Specialist by achieving a Specialist qualification. This applies to both small animal and equine internships. The role is heavily supervised by more senior vets and has formal taught components. A 12-month internship rotating through different Specialties is a requirement to be eligible to apply for the next step in Specialist training -a residency, with another being years of experience in practice.

Specialist training is via a three-year residency followed by examination. The Specialist diplomas are awarded by either the European Board of Vet Specialists (EBVS) or the American equivalent and are recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in the UK. The curriculum is approved by the individual European colleges who sit under the EBVS, and the eligibility criteria for entering the training is also decided by the colleges, and includes a rotating internship.

Below are links to the European colleges of Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Neurology and Surgery as examples of this requirement.

https://ecvim-ca.college/resident-enrolment/

https://www.ecvo.eu/quickmenu/becoming-an-ecvo-diplomate.html

Training Guidelines_0.pdf (ecvn.org)

document-library.php (ecvs.org)

There are also focussed discipline specific internships which are often undertaken after a rotating internship. These are again 12-month fixed term contracts for individuals who are wanting to further their specialist knowledge, by working in their field, to strengthen their application for a residency, whilst applying for a residency programme.

Postgraduate study | Veterinary Schools Council UK (vetschoolscouncil.ac.uk)

This provides you with an opportunity to participate in a specialist veterinary discipline and can allow preparation for a Senior Clinical Training Scholarship programme, a career in research, academia or clinical anaesthesia.

This post is fixed term 1 year, full-time (35 hours per week);

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Member of RCVS
• Excellent communication skills
• Appropriate English language qualifications

Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above.

Apply Before: 27/01/2026, 23:59