Neurology Intern

Discipline Specific Intern in Neurology

Job Title: Neurology Internship

Location: Southfields Veterinary Specialists

Hours: Full time

Applications close: 6th June 2026

Starting August 2026, at the earliest convenience of the chosen candidate.

Salary: £39,243 per annum

Applications are invited for an exciting and fulfilling one year Neurology Internship, commencing August 2026. You will be working as part of Southfields team of 4 ECVN Diplomates, 2 residents, two neurology nurses and 1 patient care assistant.

About us

Southfields is a large multi-disciplinary veterinary hospital in Essex, UK, with Diploma-holders in multiple disciplines including oncology, radiation therapy, imaging, orthopaedics, soft tissue, anaesthesia, medicine, ophthalmology and exotics. We are only 30 mins away from central London but also close to beautiful countryside and sandy beaches. There are excellent transport links to Europe and beyond via Stansted, London City and Gatwick airports as well as the Eurostar.

This is an exciting time to join our large multi-disciplinary veterinary team in our 40,000 sq. ft, state-of-the-art veterinary referral hospital, with 16 consulting rooms, new cross-sectional imaging machines (Siemens Magnetom Sola 1.5T MRI and Siemens 64-slice CT) and a mobile C-Arm and portable X-ray machine for use in our 4 out of 7 lead-lined theatres.

The team and your role

The responsibilities in the position include:

• Supervised responsibility for a large and varied caseload.
• An integrated and multidisciplinary approach to case management
• Contributions to journal club, and through clinical research projects.
• In addition to day-to-day clinical duties you will also participate in an out of hours on-call rota for neurological and neurosurgical emergencies.

What kind of person you need to be? 

You need to be a highly motivated self-starter with: 

• The ability to work as part of a team and individually 
• An inclination to learn, organise and develop your skills  
• A desire to provide the best clinical service to all our patients and clients 
• A good sense of humour 

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• A completed rotating internship
• A minimum of 2 years First Opinion experience is also desirable.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme