Get involved · Clinical Instructor
Run the service on the ground, alongside the specialists.
Postgraduate certificate holders, on site from day 1. Flexible rota, minimum 6 months.
Clinical instructors run each service day to day with the team. You manage cases to the hospital’s protocols, teach and supervise trainees on shift, and work closely with the programme directors, who set the standard for the service.
Role
A postgraduate certificate holder running one service on the ground with the team
Areas
Emergency and critical care · Anaesthesia · Surgery · Diagnostic imaging · Internal medicine
Commitment
Flexible rota. You choose your time commitment, minimum 6 months
Reporting to
The programme director for your service
Works with
The other clinical instructors, the nursing team and the trainees on your shift
The role
Where it makes a difference
On the floor
You manage cases with the team on shift, to the protocols and standards the programme directors have set.
In the training
Up to 2 trainees on a shift. You teach and supervise them as part of the work, and sign off skills up to your own level.
With the specialists
You discuss and escalate cases with the programme director, join rounds, and bring back what needs to change.
As services open
Your feedback on protocols, equipment and workflows shapes how each service runs from its first case.
The work
What you’ll do
01
Run the service
Manage cases on your service with the team on shift, to the hospital’s protocols and standards. Lead the shift when rostered, and hand over to the agreed standard.
02
Teach on shift
Teach and supervise trainees on shift and in training-centre practical sessions, and sign off skills up to your own level.
03
Work with the specialists
Discuss and escalate cases early with the programme director, join rounds, and feed back on what needs to change.
04
Help set up the services
Give feedback on protocols, equipment and workflows as each service opens.
Working together
Working with the programme directors
Standards
Programme director
Sets the standard of care, protocols and training content
Clinical instructor
Delivers the standard on each shift
Day to day
Programme director
Leads the service, rounds and case supervision; on site or in blocks
Clinical instructor
On the floor with the team
Teaching
Programme director
Practical teaching, residency supervision, higher-level sign-off
Clinical instructor
Teaching on shift and in practical sessions; sign-off up to own level
Cases
Programme director
Consulted from the start on complex cases
Clinical instructor
Manages the case with the team and escalates early
Timeline
Your journey
Day 1
Teaching at the training centre during the first 3 months of the internship
As services open
On the hospital floor, running your service with the team
Internship
Interns rotate through your service under your supervision on shift
Then
On the rota for as long as you choose, with a minimum of 6 months
Where it takes you: experience running a service to international standards, working day to day with board-certified specialists.
Time
How you can work
You choose your time commitment, with a minimum of 6 months, and we build the rota around it.
Flexible rota
How much time you give and when, agreed with you in advance.
On site
On the hospital rota while you’re on, as part of the team on your service.
Minimum
6 months.
The terms
What comes with it
What you get
Medicine without compromise. No production targets, no commissions, no brands.
Time. Protected CPD and training time.
Support. Daily work alongside board-certified specialists, with protocols, equipment and a team set up for the job.
Salary. Set out in your offer.
Moving and settling in
Expenses paid. Travel, accommodation, visa and registration costs, and professional indemnity.
Local support. Help with veterinary council registration, visas and permits where needed, and a named local contact on site.
Who it’s for
A vet with a recognised postgraduate certificate in the relevant field (for example CertAVP, PGCert or equivalent).
Substantial clinical experience in the field, and experience of supervising or teaching vets. Hospital or emergency experience is an advantage.
Shares our values: they’re what the whole hospital runs on.
Questions
Common questions
Do I need to be a specialist?
No. Clinical instructors hold a postgraduate certificate in their field. The specialists lead each service; clinical instructors run it with them day to day.
When does the role start?
From the start of the programme: first at the training centre during the first 3 months of the internship, then on the hospital floor as the services open.
How much of the role is teaching?
Most of the role is clinical. Teaching happens as part of it, on shift, in rounds and in practical sessions.
What can I sign off?
Skills up to your own level. Higher-level sign-off and all awards sit with the specialists and the board’s assessors.
How long do I need to commit?
A minimum of 6 months. Beyond that, you choose how much time you give and when, and we build the rota around it.
What expenses are covered?
Your expenses are paid, including travel, accommodation, visa and registration costs, and professional indemnity.
Is this a training post?
No. It’s a clinical post with teaching built in. Your own development is supported with protected CPD and training time.
What are the terms?
Set out in the offer.
Register your interest
Register your interest and say which role you’d like to discuss. Your specialty and credentials are all we ask for. A programme director will be in touch within two weeks.