Equine Vet With A Passion For Lameness and Performance? Join Our Team!
Newbury, UK
Are you a knowledgeable and confident equine vet, ready to make your mark in a growing practice?
Would you like to be part an integral part of a team with common goals?
If so, please read on..
About Espinar Equine
Espinar Equine was founded in 2018 by Emiliano Espinar, LdoVet CertEP CertISELP MRCVS, as a one man ambulatory operation with the goal of providing excellent lameness and performance care for horses. Since then the practice has developed into a small team with a support office. We continually looking to improve our practice running, so we can concentrate on the work we really enjoy. Our mission is to create a centre of excellence for ambulatory equine soundness/lameness, offering diagnostics and orthopaedic services.
We're a friendly team who are proud to be a little bit different in how we do things. We have a friendly, personal, laid-back relationship with our clients, offering a point of difference unmatched by larger practices.
About the job
As an associate veterinarian, your primary responsibility will be to provide exceptional care to our clients' horses. You will spend your days offering first-opinion general practice services, with opportunities to engage in more specialised cases as you grow in the role.
While we cover a broad geographical area, 90% of our work occurs within a 45-minute drive from our Newbury base. We also handle vettings further afield and provide emergency care. It is therefore vital that you be based within our area of coverage or are willing to relocate close to our office base in Newbury.
You need to be confident in a range of procedures, from upper airway endoscopies and gastroscopies to intra-articular injections, along with routine visits for vaccinations and dental care. Additionally, you will need to perform or assist in surgical procedures, such as field general anaesthesia castrations and simple standing surgeries like enucleations. If you are not confident in all these procedures, dont worry! we will be prepare to train the right candidate.
About you
You are an equine vet with a minimum of two years’ experience. You’ve become confident in your clinical ability, able to handle most of your own cases independently. You’ll have good communication skills, both with clients and other team members.You enjoy working as part of a small team and are excited about learning and developing further knowledge of lameness and performance.
Qualifications and Essential Experience Required
MRCVS
2 years experience in an equine veterinary role
Desirable Experience and Other Skills
Some experience with diagnostic imaging
Digital literacy using AI and willingness to embrace new technologies for reporting, diagnostics
Salary/Benefits
• An approximate salary range of £40,000 - £60,000, based on experience and other requirements.
• Company Vehicle
• Payment of professional membership fees, such as BEVA, and professional insurance.
• CPD supported to fit both individual & practice growth aims.
• Visa sponsorship if required.
• We offer a flexible work-life balance, with minimal on-call rotations (1 in 4) and 25 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Highly supportive environment. Supported by a ISELP certified member.
• Cycle scheme
Next Steps
Please apply directly to Office@espinarequine.co.uk, including a cover letter explaining why you would be a good addition to our team.