Residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists (Alton, UK)

We are excited to open an ECVIM-CA accredited internal medicine residency position at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists (LPVS) (Alton, UK) to start in July 2026.

We are seeking a proactive and professional individual with strong interpersonal and time-management skills to join our Internal Medicine Team. You will be supervised and supported by seven internal medicine diplomates (ECVIM-CA and/or ACVIM). The programme is ECVIM-accredited and will provide training in all aspects of internal medicine; including endoscopy, diagnostic imaging, oncology, clinical pathology and emergency and critical care, in preparation for the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM) diploma examinations. You will be expected to participate in research in order to meet the research requirement of the credentialing process. An experienced veterinary epidemiologist within our company can provide support for statistics and research. We also have an active research collaboration with the University of Surrey (UoS), School of Veterinary Medicine. You will participate in an out of hour on-call rota for medical emergencies (1:4 weekends on call and 1 weekday night on call, both with senior clinician back-up).

Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists is a specialist-led multidisciplinary referral hospital situated just outside Alton, Hampshire, UK; providing veterinary referral services across the South of England including London, the South Coast and the Thames Valley. Our specialist-led services include internal medicine, diagnostic imaging, soft tissue surgery, oncology, cardiology, anaesthesia, emergency and critical care, neurology and neurosurgery, dermatology, and orthopaedics. We have residents in internal medicine, diagnostic imaging, surgery, anaesthesia, and neurology. The medicine team is supported by a team of skilled referral nurses, rotating interns, and a service-specific intern. Facilities include a brand-new MRI, 16 slice computed tomography, endoscopy suite (gastroscope, colonoscope, video-bronchoscope, and rigid endoscopes), ultrasonography, fluoroscopy, digital X-ray and a dedicated chemotherapy room.

The hospital is an ISFM gold feline clinic and was awarded the BVHA design award for an outstanding working environment. We are part of CVS (UK) Ltd, the largest provider of integrated veterinary services in the UK; the referrals division currently operates nine referral hospitals in the UK and Ireland. We are also proud to host final-year UoS veterinary students on their intra-mural rotations in small animal referral practice. Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists are committed to supporting the wellbeing of staff and our wellness programme includes an Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured, an optional health shield cash plan, Mental Health First Aiders and Wellbeing Champions within the practice.

We are seeking an individual with outstanding skills in communication with clients and colleagues, an ability to stay calm under pressure and work as a team are essential. Experience in managing complex cases is highly desirable. The resident must also demonstrate a commitment to practising the highest standards of veterinary medicine and patient care and a passion for research. We expect that candidates will have excellent standards of written and spoken English. A minimum of twelve months experience working as a qualified Veterinary Surgeon in a first opinion setting in the UK is highly desirable. We expect that candidates will have completed a one-year rotating internship. The candidate should ensure that they are able to work in the United Kingdom before applying and be a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. We offer a very competitive salary (£45,700 in year 1) with excellent benefits, including 5 weeks of annual leave plus public holidays, a yearly CPD budget and allocated funds for research for every resident. Sufficient protected off-clinic time is also included for study and research.  

Applications for this 3-year residency program (including your CV, letter of intent, and contact details of two referees) can be submitted through the CVS job portal until and including the 11th of February 2026. Shortlisting of candidates and interviews will occur shortly after. For informal discussion, do not hesitate to contact Pieter Defauw, Dipl. ECVIM-CA (pieter.defauw@cvsvets.com).

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