Six scholarships available to start on Monday 02 June 2025 for 12.5 months.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: £21,970.00 (TAX EXEMPT) per annum. On site accommodation is available for £300 per month including bills.
Applications are invited for this one-year post-graduate training programme based in the Queen's Veterinary School Small Animal Hospital.
Junior Clinical Training Scholars will receive training and tuition as they rotate through anaesthesia, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, orthopaedics, dermatology, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, clinical pathology and soft tissue surgery and be supervised by recognised specialists in each field. Scholars will also have responsibility for primary care cases seen at the hospital's charity clinics, and be involved in supervision and guidance of final year veterinary students. Scholars will be an integral part of the out of hours care of animals within the hospital, especially within the intensive care unit.
Summary of benefits
* High residency success rate - 74% of our interns have gone on to do a residency and 100% of interns who have been pursuing a residency have successfully achieved a residency or completed a specialist internship programme. We have 50 successful residency applications from intern cohorts 2015-2022 and 17 diplomates, so far!
* Competitive tax-free stipend including accommodation in Central Cambridge and bills included package
* Truly rotating internship through all specialties including flexibility to pursue extra time in rotations of your choice!
* Good work-life balance with manageable weekend and night work
* University library and journal access
* Monthly seminars with complimentary food and drink!
* 4 weeks of elective/dedicated research time on top of holidays
* Academic opportunities, e.g. teach Cambridge students during rotations and College supervision opportunities; weekly department research and clinical seminars; journal and book clubs
* Proven track-record with publications and research projects with guidance on presentation and scientific writing skills.
* Assigned intern supervisor: - regular progress meetings, interview practice, provision of professional references and CV/cover letter proof reading by experienced senior clinicians to aid residency applications
* Generous CPD allowance and encouragement to present at scientific meetings
* RECOVER CPR training
* First opinion service including surgical cases
* A number of service-specific internships and residency opportunities encourage career progression following internship
Candidates must be Members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the following skills and experience are desirable: - Surgical experience in dogs and cats - Completion of 1 year in primary care veterinary practice in the UK - For applicants for whom English is not their first language, a score of 7.5 in IELTS (with no element under 7), or a score of 100 in TOEFL (with no element less than 24).
For further benefits and details on the Internship: https://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/study/cts/jcts1/smallanimal A JCTS Application Form (JCTS 1) and Information Pack can be downloaded from the following website: https://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/job
Informal enquiries should be directed to the Internship Directors, by email: internship.enquiries@vet.cam.ac.uk .
Applicants should supply a completed Junior Clinical Training Scholarship Application Form (JCTS 1), a CV and Covering Letter giving reasons for wishing to undertake the JCTS in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge.
Applications should be submitted via e-mail to vetmed@vet.cam.ac.uk with the above documents as one attachment, by the closing date stated.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Monday, 13 January 2025.
Interviews will be held on the week commencing early February 2025
Please note: The ability to take up this Scholarship is contingent upon you being able to evidence your right to work in the UK, or through gaining the right to work via the UK immigration system. Evidence will need to be provided before an offer can be made. Regrettably, this Scholarship is not suitable for sponsorship via the Skilled Worker or Temporary Worker visa routes as the minimum requirements cannot be met. The Youth Mobility Scheme Visa could be viable if all eligibility requirements can be met. Please note that the Youth Mobility Visa route is entirely applicant-led, and all visa-related charges will be the sole responsibility of the applicant. These costs will not be reimbursed by the university, regardless of the application's outcome.
Please quote reference PP44395 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
Further information
* JCTS APPLICATION FORM (JCTS 1)
* INFORMATION PACK - JCTS in Small Animal Studies (For 02 June 2025 Start)
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