Visiting Us
Langford Vets and the University of Bristol are very proud of the team and state-of-the-art facilities at the Veterinary School and ideally would accept all of the many requests to visit that are received. However the priority has to be to our patients and their owners and therefore opportunities for visiting have to be restricted and may depend on why you wish to visit.
Visitors to the Veterinary School for research or teaching collaborations should contact either the relevant academic staff member directly or e-mail the Head of School's Office. (emails: cvs-hod-office@bristol.ac.uk)
Press
Please contact the University of Bristol Public Relations Office
Choose your visitor type from the options below to find out more.
- Work experience students
- Prospective Veterinary Students
- Veterinary undergraduate students
- Recent graduates looking for internships
- Prospective residents (masters of veterinary science)
- Residents currently in training
- Veterinary surgeons in general practice
- Members of the public
- Owners of hospitalised patients in the Small Animal Hospital
Work experience students
Work experience students
Schools or children's organisations wishing to arrange a group visit should contact the Head of School’s Office.
Prospective Veterinary Students
Prospective Veterinary Students
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.
Veterinary undergraduate students
Those wishing to undertake extended internships (externships), and Erasmus placements Veterinary undergraduate students
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.
Recent graduates looking for internships
Recent graduates looking for internships
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.
Prospective residents (masters of veterinary science)
Prospective residents (masters of veterinary science)
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.
Residents currently in training
Resident Currently in Training
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.
Veterinary surgeons in general practice
Veterinary surgeons in general practice
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.
Members of the public
Members of the public
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.
Owners of hospitalised patients in the Small Animal Hospital
Owners of hospitalised patients in the Small Animal Hospital
Please view our information for pet owners page
Additional information
Dress code for visiting vets
- Purple (or division-specific colour) tunic top when consulting, which should be clean, tidy and in a good state of repair. Supplied by Langford Vets.
- Bare below the elbows (no bracelets or rings other than wedding bands).
- Clean trousers or skirts. No denim.
- Respectable clothes at all times when representing Langford Vets
- Hair clean and tidy, tied back if long
- No stilettos, platforms or denims, and no nail varnish
- Minimal jewellery or facial piercing. Earrings, if worn, must be studs. Hoop or pendant earrings are a health and safety risk and are forbidden
- Employee names will be displayed on uniforms for client facing roles
- Scrub suits and blue gowns to be worn when on theatre duty