ECVAA Resident in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

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LUMBRY PARK VETERINARY SPECIALISTS, HAMPSHIRE, UK

We would like to invite applications for an ECVAA Anaesthesia & Analgesia Residency. We are seeking a veterinary surgeon who is committed to delivering the highest standards of veterinary care for patients and clients alike and who is enthusiastic about advancing their career through a structured, specialist training programme.

In addition to comprehensive training in veterinary anaesthesia and pain management, this residency offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in perioperative and critical care. The programme includes dedicated time working alongside our ECC clinicians—including ACVECC/ECVECC and ACVIM/ECVIM Internal Medicine Specialists—designed to strengthen your clinical acumen in managing acutely unwell and high-risk patients. This integrated approach not only enhances your perioperative care capabilities but also broadens your skill set, improving your confidence and employability as a specialist.

You will join our friendly and collaborative team of six ECVAA Specialists, two ECVAA residents, and a large, experienced team of RVNs, working closely with our ECC and multidisciplinary referral teams. We are committed to structured teaching, mentorship, and professional development in all aspects of clinical anaesthesia and pain management, including exposure to both small and large animal cases.

We are proud of our supportive and genuinely collegial working environment, where wellbeing is a priority for all members of the team.

Salary And Benefits

LPVS provides one of the most exceptional salary and benefits packages available to residents. In addition, you will have 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous CPD allowance, RCVS and VDS membership, company contributory pension scheme and other company fringe benefits.

Location

Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialist is located just outside the market town of Alton, on the edge of the South Downs National Park, in the UK. As well as being in an area of beautiful Hampshire countryside, it is close to larger towns and cities, including Winchester, Guildford and the South Coast.

It has excellent links to London (50 minutes by train), major airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Southampton, ports (Southampton) and easy access to motorways.

Our Hospital And Company

Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists is a large specialist-led multidisciplinary referral hospital, providing veterinary referral services across the South of England. The hospital is part of the CVS Vets Group, an RCVS Accredited Small Animal Veterinary Hospital, an ISFM Gold Cat Friendly Clinic, part of the Dogs Trust Dog Friendly Clinic Scheme and an ECVAA standard residency training centre.

Our team of 33 highly skilled specialists, cover a broad range of disciplines, including Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology,

Orthopaedic surgery and Soft Tissue Surgery.

The hospital is equipped with modern state-of-the-art facilities including portable ultrasound for guided loco-regional analgesia and critical care, digital radiography, including portable for in theatre use, ultrasonography, The Magnetom Flow 1.5T MRI scanner, CT (16 Slice), video-endoscopy (GI, airway, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy) as well as digital fluoroscopy for interventional cardiology and radiology.

For more information or to discuss more informally please contact Joanne Michou (

Applicants must be a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS), with a minimum of 2 years experience working as a qualified Veterinary Surgeon in small animal practice in the UK or have completed a 12-month rotating internship programme.

Closing date for applications: Friday 13th February 2026

For Formal Applications Please Follow The Link

routecandidate:james.ferry@cvsvets.com