Pets at Home

Diplomate / Residency-Trained / Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

Pets at Home  •  £75k - £110k/yr  •  Colchester, GB (Onsite)  •  28 days ago
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Job Description

Diplomate / Residency-Trained / Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Colchester Veterinary Referral & ECC Hospital, North Essex, UK. Full-time / Part-time

We are seeking an experienced ECVIM-CA / ECVDI Diplomate (or residency-trained / board-eligible clinician) or RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Diagnostic Imaging to join and help shape the growing imaging service at our new, purpose-built referral hospital in North Essex.

About Us Colchester Veterinary Referral & ECC Hospital is a growing, multidisciplinary team of 27 passionate veterinary professionals dedicated to delivering exceptional, evidence-based care. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, respect, and lifelong learning, we are looking for a talented diagnostic imaging clinician to lead and develop our advanced diagnostic imaging service.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

  • Competitive Salary £75,000 – £110,000+ per annum (depending on experience, qualifications and leadership responsibilities). Flexible working options available.
  • State-of-the-Art Facilities Purpose-built referral hospital with a dedicated imaging suite, on-site CT scanner, advanced ultrasound (including point-of-care and echocardiography), endoscopy, and a comprehensive in-house laboratory.
  • Challenging & Diverse Caseload A rich and varied imaging workload supporting our busy internal medicine, surgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, oncology, and ECC services. You will see a high proportion of complex referral cases with excellent case variety and depth.
  • Freedom to Lead & Shape You’ll have genuine autonomy to develop imaging protocols, introduce new techniques, and shape the future direction of the imaging service. You will work directly with the hospital owner (a practising vet) and senior clinical leaders to rapidly and effectively drive innovation and clinical development.
  • Investment in Your Expertise We are committed to supporting your professional development and are open to discussing additional equipment, CPD, and training opportunities tailored to your specific specialist interests.
  • Collaborative Multidisciplinary Environment Work closely with other residency trained and advanced practitioners in internal medicine, surgery, ECC, ophthalmology, and cardiology in a true team-based setting focused on optimal patient outcomes.
  • Mentoring & Leadership Opportunities Play a key role in mentoring interns, certificate candidates, and junior vets while helping to build and lead a high-quality imaging service.
  • 24/7 In-House Care No out-of-hours or on-call required. Your patients will be in excellent hands around the clock, with our dedicated and experienced ECC team providing continuous hospitalisation, advanced monitoring, and high-quality overnight care.
  • Manageable Rota & Work-Life Balance A fair and flexible rota designed around your lifestyle and commitments.
  • Prime Location North Essex with excellent transport links — just 47 minutes by train to London Liverpool Street, and convenient access to Stansted, Southend, and Luton airports.

If you are passionate about diagnostic imaging, enjoy working in a supportive, high-achieving multidisciplinary team, and want to help build and lead a leading imaging service, we would love to hear from you.

Pets at Home

About Pets at Home

Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our Stores, Grooming Salons, Distribution Centres and Support Office.

We are the UK’s leading pet specialist, providing pet owners with all their product needs, as well as our Vets for Pets practices and Grooming salons. We support our colleagues to work with pride and passion, to bring honesty and integrity to work every day, and to do it all with a sense of fun and fearlessness. We never shy away from having the important conversations and doing what we say we’ll do.

Our values and behaviours are practiced daily across the business and are what really makes us an enjoyable, exciting place to work. We're always striving to develop and reward our colleagues with an extensive in-house series of training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive benefits package. In 2018 we were delighted to be voted top 5 in the Great Place to Work UK’s Large category.

Our colleagues are central to the success of the business and are fully trained in pet care and dedicated to animal welfare. Pets are central to everything that we do and 93% of colleagues have their own pets too!

If you like the sound of life at Pets at Home, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.petsathomejobs.com/

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Handforth, GB
Year Founded
1991
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