Would you like to work alongside specialists at the cutting edge of veterinary medicine? Unleash your potential with a Linnaeus internship.

WHY JOIN LINNAEUS?

At Linnaeus we have the largest network of Specialist-led referral practices in the UK and Ireland, with over 120 interns and 110 residents working across the group. As a company that is part of Mars Veterinary Health we are committed to excellence and making

A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Whether you would like to work your way up our specialist training pathway or develop your knowledge and skills to continue your career working to the highest clinical standards in one of our primary care practices, we can offer you a well-supported internship programme and a salary of £36,000pa. The career opportunities are endless..

WHAT IS AN INTERNSHIP?

A one-year rotating internship offers the opportunity to work within a state-of-the-art referral practice, developing your clinical skills and knowledge by working alongside world-renowned specialists.

Following an induction period, interns rotate through the various core and elective disciplines that can include:

• Internal Medicine

• Soft tissue surgery

• Orthopaedics

• Anaesthesia

• Emergency and critical care

• Neurology

• Oncology

• Radiation oncology

• Cardiology

• Ophthalmology

• Diagnostic imaging

• Dentistry

A discipline specific internship is a one-year training post in a particular specialism. It’s a chance to significantly develop, both clinically and professionally, by working closely with and learning from specialists and residents in your chosen field. It is usually a bridge between rotating internship and residency posts but is not an essential step in speciality training.

WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE A LINNAEUS INTERNSHIP?

Our rotating internship programmes are structured with a thorough induction, ongoing support and a handbook to help you find your way when you start. You will learn an incredible amount from the cases you see as part of your clinical rotations and regular seminars within the practice.

We also bring our rotating interns together for regular teaching sessions across the group. There’s a programme of clinical reasoning rounds run by our Specialists, professional skills and wellbeing training, our diagnostic imaging specialists also deliver monthly intern imaging rounds and our clinical research team run a year-long course of monthly research training.

Rotating interns attend an annual training day with clinical seminars and a career development workshop including sessions on writing CVs, covering letters and interview techniques.

All rotating interns also receive RECOVER online basic and advanced life support training.

MENTORING AND SUPPORT

All interns are mentored by a senior member of the clinical team within the practice who has received mentor training. Rotating interns have monthly meetings with their mentor based around the internship workbook that guides them in the creation of a personal development plan and reflection on their progress throughout the programme.

Interns are further supported by the Internship Director in their practice, the Linnaeus Internship and Residency Manager and our Central Support Team who check in with the intern teams regularly during the programme and are available for advice and support.

HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT?

We are passionate about enabling you to develop yourself and your career. In 2023, 78% of our rotating interns who were seeking specialist track training progressed straight into a discipline-specific internship or residency and 81% of our discipline-specific interns achieved residencies directly out of their internship programme within Linnaeus or in academic or private practice roles elsewhere in the UK and USA. There are more opportunities to progress into residency training posts in Linnaeus than any other organisation in the UK.

Whatever path you choose, you will benefit from:

• Salary of £36,000

• Excellent in-clinic training from specialists in our multidisciplinary practices

• 1:1 mentoring with a trained mentor within a framework of monthly mentoring sessions

• Regular check-in meetings with the Linnaeus Internship and Residency Manager

• Small group seminar teaching

• Monthly intern film reading sessions

• Professional skills development

• Research skills training

• Support to undertake clinical research

• RCVS Knowledge Library subscription for journal access

• RECOVER online basic and advanced life support training

• Career development workshop

• Unrivalled network of specialist-led referral practices and over 120 Specialist pathway internship and residency training posts

• Access to careers within our network of excellent primary care practices

Who can apply for a rotating internship at Linnaeus?

We are looking for vets who are:

• Registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons by the 1st of January 2025

• Have 1-2 years’ experience in UK small animal practice and have completed RCVS Vet GDP

• Have excellent oral and written communication skills in English

If you require a visa to work in the UK, this is a role that we would consider sponsorship for subject to eligibility requirements being met.

The closing date for applications is Monday 19th August , and you might not hear back from us until after this date.

As part of the process you can select 3 hospitals to apply to, the below hospitals are available for you to select:

• Davies Veterinary Specialists

• Dick White Referrals

• Eastcott Referrals

• North Downs Specialist Referrals

• Paragon Veterinary Referrals

• Southfields Veterinary Specialists

• Veterinary Specialists Scotland

• Wear Referrals

• Willows Veterinary Specialist

Interviews will be taking place on the 11th, 12th & 13th of September .

If you have any questions on your application or the process please contact Howard Stapleton (Early Careers Lead) howard.stapleton@linnaeusgroup.co.uk