Job Description

12 Month Fixed-Term contract

Hours 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days

On-call 1:4 weekends and one weeknight per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ECVAA or ACVAA Diplomate in anaesthesia to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract starting September 2026.

Roles and responsibilities

We are seeking a veterinary anaesthetist with a strong interest in pain management to lead our Pain Clinic alongside their anaesthesia duties.

You will be working within our multi-disciplinary hospital, which includes:

• Soft tissue surgery

• Cardiology

• Orthopaedic surgery

• Dental/maxillofacial surgery

• Neurology and neurosurgery

• Physiotherapy

• Ophthalmology

• Internal medicine

• Diagnostic imaging

• Emergency and Critical Care (ECC)

The Pain Clinic runs two half‑days per week, with appointment slots available with our physiotherapy team.

We are looking for a pro‑active clinician with excellent communication skills, a strong focus on animal welfare, and a positive, collaborative mindset. Experience with acupuncture is essential. Teamwork is fundamental to this role.

The Anaesthesia Team

Our anaesthesia service consists of:

• Three Diplomates of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

• Two dedicated anaesthesia nurses

The role includes:

• Creating tailored anaesthetic and analgesic plans for hospitalised patients

• Supervising RVNs monitoring anaesthetics

• Performing anaesthesia for high‑risk ASA patients

• Running the Pain Clinic, working alongside with neurology, oncology and orthopaedic departments

• Out of hours support to other services

Training & Education:

• The anaesthesia team is actively involved in ongoing in‑house training for our referral registered veterinary nurses, primary care vets and nurses, contributing to clinical development across the organisation.
• Anaesthetist work closely with the critical care team, stabilising patients and providing advice in the use of vasopressors, mechanical ventilation and pain management.
• Anaesthetist also regularly deliver external CPD, including lunch‑and‑learn sessions, and provide case‑based advice to referring vets where needed.

Equipment:

• Locoregional anaesthesia: the team has access to dedicated ultrasound and nerve stimulator units.
• Mechanical ventilation: all theatres are equipped with anaesthetic workstations and ventilators, as well as portable ventilators in the imaging area and dentistry suit.
• Cardiac output monitor.
• Multiparameter monitors, with available invasive blood pressure

Benefits

· 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave

RCVS and VDS fees paid

· External CPD funded

· Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program

· Career progression opportunities

· Staff discount schemes

· Life Assurance

· Enhanced sickness pay

· E-car salary sacrifice scheme

· Employer contribution pension scheme

· Wellness program including:

o Employee assistance program

o Eyecare voucher scheme

o Free annual Flu jab

o Cycle to work scheme

· Recruitment referral reward scheme

About us

We are a tier 3, ISFM gold status, multidisciplinary veterinary hospital that prides itself on providing extremely high standards of care to our patients.

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals is situated in Swindon. Swindon borders the Wiltshire countryside with vast areas of outstanding natural beauty and yet benefits from excellent transport links to the South West, London and Midlands

Eastcott Referrals has recently grown and the hospital takes pride of our dynamic and motivated team. Eastcott’s team take pride on the friendly work-environment and balance work-life setting. Eastcott has state-of-the-art facilities that allowe us to provide the best care to our patients, and the opportunity to perform the most up-to-date and innovative procedures. We encourage our staff to undertake further professional and personal development and provide a friendly and supportive environment in which our teams can flourish and enjoy their work.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

For further information or an informal confidential chat, please email Sian Emery (Talent Acquisition Partner)sian.emery@linnaeusgroup.co.uk