Veterinary Surgeon Opportunities in Emergency and Critical Care at The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre in 2025

Veterinary Surgeon Opportunities in Emergency and Critical Care at The
Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre in 2025

Passionate about emergency and critical care (ECC)?
Ready to take your veterinary surgeon career to the next level in 2025?
Join our dynamic team at The Ralph in southeast England (Marlow), the UK’s largest
independent multidisciplinary specialist referral centre. We are offering several
opportunities for veterinary surgeons in our referral ECC service.
You will join our large team (~250 Ralphers) in a hospital with a busy referral caseload
and excellent facilities.
We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic veterinary surgeons with a keen interest in
veterinary emergency and critical care to fill the following positions:
● ECVECC Residency
● ECC Internship (12 months)
● ECC Out-of-Hours Staff Clinician
Start dates are flexible for the right candidates.
The successful candidates will join our large Emergency and Critical Care team, which
includes six ACVECC and/or ECVECC Diplomates, one ECVECC resident, several ECC
Out-of-Hours Advanced Practitioners, three interns, and a large group of ECC nurses.
The team is based in our separate adjoining Dog and Cat ICUs.
At The Ralph, you will gain hands-on experience with procedures such as:
● Mechanical ventilation
● High-flow nasal oxygen supplementation
● Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
● Point-of-care ultrasound
● Vascular line placement
● Drain placement
● Transfusion medicine and much more!
We are a proper veterinary intensive care unit with a sizeable caseload of critically ill
and high-dependency patients. You will be an integral part of the team and have
supervised primary case responsibility. You will be involved in all aspects of your
patient’s care, including consultation, examination, developing diagnostic and
treatment plans, instrumentation, carer communications, and writing of discharge
reports.
Residents and interns work a mixture of weekdays, weekends, and nights. The
working pattern for our ECC OOH Staff Clinicians includes weekday and weekend
nights and weekend and Bank Holiday days. Training roles include regular,

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structured, dedicated time for teaching activities and all ECC vets are encouraged to
participate.
Our ECC service works closely with diplomates in all our disciplines, including
Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Cardiology, Dentistry, Diagnostic Imaging, Internal
Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics and
Soft Tissue Surgery. You will also work with our excellent Physiotherapy and
Rehabilitation team, which is keen on providing its services to ICU patients.
You will receive pastoral support from within your service, our Resident and Vet
Intern Support Officers, and others. You will have regular check-ins and feedback
opportunities.
The Ralph workplace focuses on core values, culture, vision and mission. We
emphasise kindness, compassion and empathy for all our communities. As an
independent hospital, we have the freedom and flexibility to chart our own course.
Marlow is located on the River Thames between Henley and Windsor in southeast
England. This is a beautiful area with lovely walks, water-based activities and more.
Our hospital is just off the A404 with easy access from the M4 and M40 motorways
and close to London. Marlow is conveniently located only 25 minutes from Heathrow
Airport, 45 minutes from Luton Airport and one hour from Gatwick or Stansted
Airport.
If you want more information on the roles available, please contact Elliot Kneba
(Assistant Clinical Director and Acting Head of Emergency and Critical Care) at
elliot.kneba@theralph.vet.

*To Apply*
Please email sophie.dowdeswell@theralph.vet (PA to Shailen Jasani; Founder, CEO &
Clinical Director) to apply or with any questions. Applications should include an
up-to-date CV and a cover letter.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Start dates are open for discussion. We will be flexible with suitable candidates.
Please get in touch with us to find out more.
- You must be an MRCVS; ideally, you will already be eligible to work in the United
Kingdom. Visa sponsorship is available for the residency and the OOH Staff Clinician
role. It is generally unavailable for the internship but we may be able to offer it on a
case-by-case basis. Don't hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss further.
- Internships last twelve months; we may extend them by mutual agreement.

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📅 The formal closing date for applications is Sunday, 13th April 2025. However, we
will remain open for new applicants after this date until we have filled all positions.
If you are ready to enhance your skills and knowledge in emergency and critical care
and want to be part of an independent team delivering exceptional, compassionate,
ethical veterinary care, we would love to hear from you!
Visit https://theralph.vet/ for more details about The Ralph.