Interested in this role?
Langford Vets is pleased to offer two, three-year Residency in Veterinary Neurology positions, starting June 2027.
The successful candidates will join our experienced neurology team within a multidisciplinary small animal referral hospital. The programme provides comprehensive training in all aspects of neurology - including neurosurgery, diagnostic imaging, electrodiagnostics, and neuropathology - within a supportive and collaborative environment.
Residents will focus on clinical case work and preparation for the ECVN Diploma in Veterinary Neurology, alongside teaching and research responsibilities, including the preparation of manuscripts for publication.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit and meet the team. For informal enquiries, please contact: tom.harcourt-brown@bristol.ac.uk and sophie.martin@bristol.ac.uk.
Benefits and wellbeing
Our people are at the heart of what we do and as your employer we want to ensure we offer flexibility, support and staff development, where possible, through:
Time off
- 6.6 weeks holiday per year, inclusive of bank holidays
- Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service
Wellbeing
- On site Mental Wellbeing Champions
- EDI committee
- Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
- Menopause Café
- Wellbeing talks and events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years’ service)
Health
- Bupa health membership
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Free Specsavers eye test voucher
General
- Free onsite parking
- U2 bus service link to Bristol
- Annual CPD allowance
- Employee discount
- Generous pension scheme – we match up to 8% pension contributions
- Reimbursement of one professional membership fee per year
Interested? We'd love to hear from you.
How to Apply
If this role sounds like the right fit for you, don’t delay, click ‘Apply’ and begin your career with Langford Vets.
Closing date: Monday 16th November 2026
Anticipated interview date: Week commencing 7th December 2026
We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an inclusive workplace. We believe diversity strengthens our workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and cultures.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Job purpose
Job Title: Resident in Veterinary Neurology
Reports To: Neurology Clinical Lead
Job Purpose
- To support the neurological caseload within the Small Animal Referral Hospital and the Large Animal and Equine departments where necessary
- To provide excellent care for patients.
- To provide excellent customer care.
- To communicate and liaise effectively with clinicians and nurses working within other services to ensure cases are managed and efficiently.
- To provide clinical teaching to undergraduate students and junior clinical training scholars (interns) as and if required.
Principal Accountabilities:
- To provide small animal neurological services for the Small Animal Referral Hospital, ensuring all cases are accepted and treated appropriately.
- To work with multidisciplinary teams to provide excellent care for all patients.
- To ensure the continuing growth of the referral caseload by providing excellent customer and patient care.
- To perform diagnoses, treatments and procedures to the standards expected by the RCVS for a referral teaching hospital.
- To record all case records accurately.
- To ensure that client consent is gained as necessary and that they are aware of and kept up to date with treatment costs.
- To ensure that laboratory findings are reported to clients.
- To assess and examine in patients on a daily basis, and to keep all records up to date and update all relevant staff of any changes.
- To follow all Langford Vets protocols and policies.
- To ensure telephone queries are answered in a timely manner.
- To have students assigned to you on their clinical rotations and on EMS as required.
- To contribute to the assessment and delivery of appraisals of students on their practical rotation when applicable.
- To ensure that Veterinary Nurses are supervised to the required level.
- To ensure the correct pricing and charging of all procedures.
- To be available when requested on the rota (minimum 1 in 4) to provide cover for the relief of pain and suffering in animals and to receive and treat emergency cases.
- To perform administrative tasks as are required by the hospital manager and the CEO.
- To undertake any reasonable requests made by the service clinical leads.
- To execute and publish research projects to ensure credential requirements for European Board examinations are fulfilled.
- Proactively identify and act upon opportunities for business improvement. Openly identify and discuss problems in order to implement and sustain improvements that increase the value we deliver to our, clients, employees, and students.
- Responsible for keeping themselves and others safe, reporting accidents, near misses and hazards and adhering to health and safety requirements and policies as required by the business/their line manager.
Person Specification
Person Specification
The skills, abilities, experience and knowledge outlined below provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively.
Essential |
Desirable |
More than 2 years working as veterinary surgeon |
Worked in a teaching hospital |
Completion of a recognised internship |
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MRCVS |
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Excellent client communication |
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Good team player |
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Good organisational and prioritisation skills |
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Eligible to work in UK |