Month: March 2022

Park Veterinary Group is a well-established successful practice in Leicester.  Our Ophthalmology department is looking for a 3rd full time colleague to join our referral ophthalmology team alongside our two Advanced Practitioners.

We offer an ophthalmology referral service to practices across the East Midlands, including phacoemulsification, and are based in a 24-hour hospital practice which also offers referrals for surgery and diagnostic imaging.

The position would suit someone holding or studying towards a certificate in ophthalmology and Advanced Practitioner status, who wants to work in a friendly, supportive team and develop their skills.

All the usual benefits including:

• 5 weeks holiday per year, birthday allowance and bank holidays
• Employee Discounts
• Specsavers Free Eye Test (and voucher for glasses for VDU use if applicable)
• Employee Assistance Programme with BUPA
• Focus on employee well being
• VDS Cover
• RCVS Fee Paid
• Company sick pay
• Free flu vaccination
• Cycle to work scheme
• Bonus scheme
• Pension scheme contribution

Leadership training is very much encouraged and fully funded

Contact carole.martin@parkvetgroup.com with your particulars, or mark.russon@parkvetgroup.com to arrange a more informal chat

“Langford Vets, University of Bristol is accepting applications for a Junior Clinician in Ophthalmology and Anaesthesia (specialty internship in both areas). The individual will spend approximately half of the week shadowing ECVO diploma-lead ophthalmology service (Savina Gogova -DVM DipECVO MRCVS), with client facing and patient care responsibilities. The remaining half of the week will be embedded within ECVAA specialist led anaesthesia department (Paul Macfarlane – BVSc CertVA DipECVAA FRCVS). Both allocations involve opportunities to develop knowledge and technical skills in these areas and would suit an individual wanting to develop further in their career path towards specialisation in anaesthesia or ophthalmology. Support for attending a specialist-oriented congress is included as well as tutorship for scientific publication.

Interested applicants must note this is a 12-month fixed term position. The annual salary for this role is £27,650. Langford Vets offers a generous pension scheme, 5 weeks holiday per year plus Bank Holidays, Bupa Benefit, Enhanced maternity pay, CPD, employee discounts of up to 50%, free onsite parking, free eye test voucher and annual flu vaccinations.

Candidates can send informal enquiries to  Savina Gogova, Senior Clinician in Ophthalmology (savina.gogova@bristol.ac.uk). To apply candidates must send completed application form to the hospital HR team (hrteam@langfordvets.co.uk) – the form can be downloaded on Langford Vets – Vacancies. Provisional closing date: Sunday 10^th April 2022.”

PDF: Job Description Ophthalmology and Anesthesia combined internship, Langford Vets, UOB, UK