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Anaesthesia Post-Residency Clinician - 6 month fixed-term from July 2025 (dates can be flexible)
Wear Referrals, part of Linnaeus, is a multi-disciplinary, specialist veterinary referral hospital in the North East of England, close to the historic university city of Durham, the thriving city of Newcastle and set between the north east coast and the Pennines.
We have services in neurology , orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, oncology, diagnostic imaging and cardiology, as well as an out-of- hours emergency service and in-house hydrotherapy. Wear Referrals has more than 20 Specialists, supported by a highly skilled team of nurses, radiographers and other associates.
With ongoing growth and success based on an outstanding reputation and a commitment to clinical excellence, Wear Referrals are looking to recruit a post-residency anaesthetist to work with our team of Specialists.
Our hospital facilities include a dedicated ICU staffed 24 hours a day, spacious well-designed wards with many walk-in kennels, in-house 1.5T Siemens Magnetom Essenza MRI, 16 slice Siemens Somatom Emotion helical CT, digital radiography, digital fluoroscopy and a Samsung RS85 ultrasound system. In addition to a dedicated ultrasound room, and CT/MRI control room we have a separate radiology reading room.
We have invested and developed significantly in the anaesthesia service, including many additional high-end multiparameter monitors, Cardell BP monitors, piped oxygen system with dual oxygen concentrators, many B-Braun syringe drivers and drip pumps, and an MRI compatible multiparameter monitor. Our fantastic team have worked together to maximise patient safety and standards of patient welfare throughout the hospital.
We encourage an evidence-based multi-disciplinary approach, supporting a process of continuous learning and a collegiate atmosphere. We have an active internship programme and are expanding our residency programmes. Our extensive clinical caseload will provide an interesting variety of cases and clinical research is actively encouraged and supported. Linnaeus provides superb support and facilitates a highly collaborative approach between their hospitals and colleagues.
Applicants must be highly motivated, proactive and passionate about delivering clinical excellence, with excellent social and clinical skills. Wear Referrals provide a competitive salary and benefits package including a generous CPD allowance and 2 weeks’ paid CPD leave, 6.6 weeks’ holiday, payment of professional registration fees, professional indemnity cover, health care and discount purchasing scheme.
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
Please contact
[email protected] for a fully confidential and informal chat regarding this unique opportunity.
Linnaeus is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
Part of an amazing global family
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make
A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
