Small Animal Rotating Internship

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 12 months

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Your next step starts here. Be part of something bigger. We are looking for our next five interns to join the team.

Make a meaningful impact

Join the University of Edinburgh and you’ll be making a difference to everything around you. Be part of something bigger — where you’ll do meaningful work, grow and progress, be rewarded and recognised, and benefit from our strong commitment to your wellbeing. There are so many reasons to join us.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students’ performance and wellbeing.

The Opportunity:

Based within the Hospital for Small Animals at Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, this one-year rotating internship offers excellent preparatory experience for those considering further clinical training as well as those wishing to expand on their skillset and return to private clinical practice.   Candidates must have enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and an ability to function as part of a dedicated team in a busy hospital.

Our team of Interns rotate through the referral services within our Hospital for Small Animals, and contribute to the out of hours service which includes support for patients in the ICU and primary care of our general practice and exotics clinic patients. Interns have the opportunity for elective rotations, which may be spent gaining further clinical or research experience within the veterinary school or undertaking externships elsewhere.

Our referral services include: Anaesthesia, Behaviour, Cardiology, Clinical Pathology, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency & Critical Care, Exotics, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology (medical and radiotherapy), Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Pathology and Soft Tissue Surgery.

Each intern will also be paired with a mentor in their speciality of interest, to assist with guidance on career progression, as well as the opportunity to pursue a research project throughout the year. We also boast a thriving programme of continuing education within the hospital, including dedicated weekly seminars for interns, as well as practical sessions, journal clubs, board review sessions, specialty rounds and book clubs.

During the rotating internship, there is the opportunity to enrol in the Higher Education Academy, to achieve a teaching qualification.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Member of RCVS or eligible at time of appointment.
• Appropriate English language qualification.
• Ability to work in the UK
• please check right to work pages (via link below). Applicants should ensure they have fully read and understood the UK Immigration criteria required to apply for this position.
• This role is eligible for Skilled Worker Sponsorship under the New Entrant Route.  To qualify for sponsorship, applicants must not exceed the total maximum period (4 years) of sponsorship UK permitted under the New Entrant route by the end of 12-month contract.  This includes any time already spent in the UK on a Graduate visa or a Skilled Worker visa.
• Experience working in a UK veterinary practice (preferable but not essential).
• Completion of VetGDP (preferable but not essential).

Apply Before: 20/04/2026, 23:59