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Veterinary Referral Clinician - ECC
Pride Veterinary Referral Centre - Derby, Derby, East Midlands
Discipline: ECC
A great opportunity has arisen for an Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Specialist to support the launch of our new specialist led ECC service at Pride. You will foster close collaboration with other referral services at Pride, our primary care colleagues, and our vets at night out of hours service. The aim is to open the service in late summer 2026.
About Us
Pride Veterinary Referrals is part of IVC Evidensia. We are the small animal referral hospital for the Scarsdale Veterinary Group, employing over 300 staff across 10 sites in the East Midlands. Pride is a multi-disciplinary hospital offering specialist led services in anaesthesia and analgesia, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, neurology, oncology, and ophthalmology. We also provide an advanced practitioner led cardiology service, and on-site physiotherapy and hydrotherapy services.
The hospital provides 24/7 veterinary care, supported by a dedicated night team. We have 5 operating theatres, a full imaging suite with X-Ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound, and an on-site Laboratory. We work closely with the University of Nottingham, with the veterinary students rotating through primary care and referral services at Pride.
We are located at the edge of Derby city centre with good transport links to major cities via road and rail network. East Midlands Airport and Birmingham International Airport offer convenient access to domestic and international destinations. The amazing Peak District National Park is just around the corner where there are lots of walking, climbing, and sightseeing opportunities.
About the Team and Culture
The experienced, friendly team of 100+ veterinary professionals at Pride deliver specialist led care, collaborating to provide the best possible outcome for all our patients. The team provides referral services to external veterinary professionals and to our own primary care vets. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, challenging yet supportive environment, where patient care and a collaborative spirit is at the core of everything we do.
About You
You will be a boarded ECC specialist excited at the prospect of supporting a service from the ground up. You will work with colleagues from across the hospital on effective protocols for emergency and complex case handling, and case transfers. You will be enthusiastic about delivering advice and CPD to our referring vets and will enjoy training and mentoring clinicians and nurses in the ECC team and the wider hospital.
Why Join Us?
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:
Work Life Balance
Wellbeing
Development
Professional Memberships
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Pride Veterinary Referral Centre - Derby
Riverside Road, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HX, United Kingdom
Animals treated
Dogs, cats & small pets
At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
Any questions before applying?
Speak to Kris Reilly from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.