Visiting Langford Vets

We offer a week’s structured programme once a year for school children over the age of 16 years who are particularly interested in applying to Vet School. We regret we cannot accept school children less than 16 years of age. 
 
For further information please contact Shelley Monks. (email: shelley.monks@bristol.ac.uk) Please note, you should receive a response to any work experience enquiries within 14 days. 
 
Schools or children's organisations wishing to arrange a group visit should contact the Head of School’s Office (email: cvs-hod-office@bristol.ac.uk) 

If you are thinking of applying to Vet School, the University Open Days include an opportunity to visit the veterinary practices that make up Langford Vets.  

The School also run a bespoke one-day information course (VetQuest) each spring. 

We are not able to offer extended placements for undergraduate veterinary students who need practical experience in order to complete their qualifications. 

We regret we do not automatically accept students because they have Erasmus funding. 

We offer ten, 54-week rotating Internships in the Small Animal Referral Hosptial at Langford Vets each year. Core rotations include Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care, Anaesthesia, Soft Tissue Surgery, Orthopaedics, Imaging and Neurology. Our programme is suitable for those looking to progress their careers by undertaking a residency or those who want to improve their skills as general practitioners.  

Applicants must hold a veterinary degree registerable with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). Please visit the RCVS website if you are not certain whether your degree qualifies. One year’s experience in a good quality small animal practice after graduation is desired. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Any non-UK passport holders will need to demonstrate settled status.  

The intern year officially runs from mid-June to the beginning of July the following year. Five weeks of annual leave are integrated in the rota. The position will be advertised on www.jobs.ac.uk and on the Langford Vets website around October to November each year. 

If you are shortlisted after application, you will be invited for interview in January/February and be given the opportunity to spend time at Langford. 

Prospective interns email the team for further information. 

We offer a range of Residencies in various subjects. Short visits of 1-5 days are encouraged for veterinarians considering undertaking a Residency before making an application. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and for any non UK passport holder then it is the applicants responsibility to obtain the necessary visa.  UK Visas and Immigration

Please contact the person named in the advert: 

Anaesthesia: Gwen Covey-Crump (emails: gwen.covey-crump@bristol.ac.uk) 

Small Animal Medicine: Jenny Reeve (emails: jenny.reeve@bristol.ac.uk) 

Small Animal Surgery: Dr Lee Meakin (emails: lee.meakin@bristol.ac.uk) 

Imaging: Dr Kate Bradley (emails: kate.bradley@bristol.ac.uk) 

Neurology: Tom Harcourt-Brown (tom.harcourt-brown@bristol.ac.uk) 

Applicants must hold a veterinary degree registerable with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Please visit the RCVS website (link: https://www.rcvs.org.uk/home/) if you are not certain whether your degree qualifies. Completion of an internship after graduation is a usual requirement. 

These posts are highly competitive but if you are shortlisted after application, you will be invited for interview and be given the opportunity to spend time at Langford. 

Visitors will be required to provide further information before acceptance. 

We try to accommodate all reasonable requests from Residents enrolled in approved training programmes to spend 1-2 weeks in a relevant discipline.  

Small Animal Medicine: Jenny Reeve (emails: jenny.reeve@bristol.ac.uk) 

Emergency Medicine and ICU: Helen Wilson (emails: helen.wilson@bristol.ac.uk) 

Small Animal Surgery: Dr Lee Meakin (emails: lee.meakin@bristol.ac.uk) 

Imaging: Dr Kate Bradley (emails: kate.bradley@bristol.ac.uk) 

Neurology: Tom Harcourt-Brown (tom.harcourt-brown@bristol.ac.uk) 

Visitors will be required to provide further information before acceptance. 

We regret we cannot always accommodate visits from vets in practice. If referring a case, it more likely to be possible to follow it through the hospital by contacting the relevant clinician; please make reception aware of your request when referring the case. 

We are always happy to try and accommodate visits of up to 4 weeks by academic staff from other Veterinary Schools.

We regret we cannot accommodate one-off visits by members of the public. Any Open Days will be advertised on our website.  

Give us a call to enquire about registering as a new client. 

Please view our information for pet owners page