Clinical Specialist - Medical Oncology

AURA Veterinary is a world-renowned centre for excellence in oncology, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine and interventional radiology based in Guildford. Our focus is on delivering the best possible outcomes for the dogs and cats who are referred to us for treatment. We offer secondary and tertiary-level clinical expertise and exceptional animal care, rooted in a commitment to uphold the highest standards in veterinary science. The facilities at AURA are state-of-the-art and include four operating theatres, 160 slice CT scanner, with Injector pump, C-arm fluoroscopy unit, Cell-salvage autotransfusion unit, intra-operative imaging with Near-InfraRed Fluorescence (NIRF), Interventional Radiology suite, minimally invasive surgical equipment, cystoscopy/ endoscopy/bronchoscopy, 2 chemotherapy rooms plus hood room, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), digital radiography and full in-house laboratory.

Reporting to the Clinical Director, you will work as part of the Medical Oncology Specialty team and within the wider team by sharing your Oncology knowledge, skills and ideas to help develop the service and the Hospital.

We would like this Medical Oncologist to play a key leadership role in the organisation, and a priority will be to start, and be Program Director, of a Medical Oncology Residency at AURA Veterinary (ECVIM (Oncology) or ACVIM (Oncology)). You will be pivotal in the delivery of high standards of clinical care, client satisfaction and team harmony. You would be joining two other medical oncologists within a team of Specialists (ACVS (Fellow, Surg Onc)/ECVS/ACVIM (Onc)/ECVIM(Onc, Int Med)/ECVDI), Residents, Oncology Interns, Surgical Interns, Nurses and Veterinary Care Assistants.

It is essential that the post holder is driven, motivated, organised and flexible in their approach to their working pattern in order to facilitate the completion of the clinical workflow as part of a dynamic responsive clinical team.

In addition to residency training, the post holder will also need to be able to mentor and supervise other clinical team members and where necessary use their own expertise and experience to support, educate and guide them in order to provide an exceptional level of care to our patients.

Applicants must be ACVIM or ECVIM Boarded.

Candidates will be required to be full-time (1.0 FTE) which equates to 4 days per working week / 10 hours for 4 days per week. The rota will include weekend and bank holiday cover.

Benefits

33 days inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rated according to rota) CPD support and professional fees. 

Employee Benefits include: Workplace pension scheme, Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, Recruitment referral reward scheme, Death in service scheme, Private Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Employee Pet Treatment discounts, Free parking and Weekly fresh fruit delivery. 

Wellness program includes: On-line GP access, Unlimited mental health counselling, Savings and Discounts via BenefitHub, Employee Assistance Programme and annual flu jab.