Oakham Veterinary Hospital is delighted to open the application process for our exciting BEVA accredited 18-month internship due to commence August 2026. The internship is aimed at early career veterinary surgeons interested in developing their clinical skills in a wide variety of areas. A team of ten practice veterinary surgeons, and a surgical resident are assisted by university specialists in areas of equine medicine and veterinary sports medicine. The hospital provides a diverse case load to support clinical training supported by excellent state of the art facilities. Oakham Veterinary Hospital is a clinical associate practice of the Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science and so accommodates students on final year rotations.
Clinical training will be provided in three core rotations:
1) Internal medicine/ critical care
2) Orthopaedics/ imaging/ outpatients
3) Anaesthesia and surgery.
Accommodation is provided in a shared flat on site, together with a competitive salary.
In addition, you will be provided with:
• In-house CPD, support and mentorship from the specialists, advanced practitioners and certificate holders in the hospital
• A VetGDP adviser
• BEVA Membership
• RCVS Membership renewal fees
• Attendance at BEVA Congress (once per internship)
• Access to the VetPD Equine General Anaesthesia Course
• Access to the VetPD Equine Discussion Panel
• 5 weeks holiday every year, not including bank holidays, plus birthday leave
Application:
Please send your CV and a letter of intent to emily.hecking@oakhamvethospital.co.uk by 28th of February 2026. For further information or any application queries, please also address these to the above email address.
Interviews of shortlisted applicants are scheduled for 18th March 2026 commencing and are likely to be in person at Oakham Veterinary Hospital. Interested applicants are welcome to contact Emily Hecking for an informal discussion about the posts. As a clinical associate practice of the University of Nottingham, Oakham Veterinary is unable to offer externship placements. However, there are opportunities to visit for a day throughout February if potential applicants would like to do so.