We are inviting applications for a full time Residency position in the Section of Companion Animal Emergency and Critical Care. The Residency Training Programme has been approved by the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ECVECC). Clinical duties require flexible working hours that include daytime, evening, night and weekend responsibilities to fulfil the requirements of the ECVECC training programme. The candidate will receive training in all aspects of Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) and will be expected to study for the Postgraduate ECVECC Diploma. The Resident will participate in a number of roles including managing hospitalised critically ill patients and seeing emergency first opinion and referral cases. The Resident is also expected to perform successful rotations in internal medicine, surgery and other non-ECC specialties, to meet the residency training requirements. Residents will be involved in clinical research and will be required to submit for publication manuscripts based on their research work during the programme.

The successful candidate will join three board-certified ECC faculty members to strengthen the team and develop the growing Section of ECC. The ECC team provides education to students during their Bachelor’s and Master’s programme, conducts clinical and fundamental research and offers care to patients and their owners. The faculty team is supported by an ES manager, highly motivated Emergency Vets (8), Interns ECC (5) and Residents from different specialties rotating through the services. Interaction with colleagues across the range of specialist disciplines will provide further support and stimulation to develop your clinical ECC qualities.

The Department has an 8-cage Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a 24-hour Emergency Service (ES). Both the ES and ICU are staffed 24 hours a day with licensed veterinary technicians with a passion for excellence in patient care. The ICU is closed style, but collaboration with all other speciality services augments patient care. The ICU is well equipped with two oxygen cages, an isolation ward, a mechanical ventilation station, an out of hours pharmacy and laboratory. The ICU runs its own blood bank. The ICU has a caseload of around 800 patients per year. The ES features point of care laboratory and diagnostic imaging facilities, including ultrasound. The ES staff is supported 24/7 by other specialities. The ES sees around 5,000 small animal emergency cases per year.

A veterinary degree from an EAEVE approved veterinary school before January 1st 2017 and an one year rotating internship or equivalent experience (generally two years of practice) is required to apply. The candidate should have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work cooperatively with surgical and medical specialists regarding case management. The candidate must be interested in working in an academic environment with contributions to the services conducted in an academic veterinary teaching hospital: clinical research, teaching and patient care. Fluency in written and spoken Dutch is required, or willingness to learn this language (for which we will provide funding/support).

The successful candidate will initially be offered a full time position for one year, which will be extended in case of satisfactory performance and fulfilment of the ECVECC training program requirements. The complete training program encompasses three years. The gross monthly salary is based on experience and qualifications, and ranges from a minimum of € 2.588,- to a maximum of € 4.084,- (i.e. salary scale 10 according to the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities) on a fulltime basis. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8,3%. The program starts per January 1st 2019.

Utrecht University offers excellent secondary benefits including collective insurance schemes, an excellent pension scheme and flexible employment conditions. For more information: Working at Utrecht University.

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has a unique position in the Netherlands. Not only is this the only institution where veterinarians are trained, researchers are also working together on innovative scientific research. In addition, the faculty provides specialist clinical care in the largest academic veterinary hospital in Europe. Thanks to this position, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is a point of contact for all veterinary matters, both nationally and increasingly internationally. The faculty employs approximately 900 veterinarians, scientists and support staff and counts 1.500 students.

The Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals includes a training institute, a research institute and an academic veterinary teaching hospital. The multidisciplinary team of the Department consists of 235 persons, including 80 Veterinarians. All companion animal EBVS certified specialties are represented at the Department. Each year, the Department conducts over 15,000 clinical consultations and performs over 3,700 surgeries. The teaching and referral hospital offers state-of-the-art facilities and equipment (24/7 ES and ICU, medium care, six OR’s, 17 consulting rooms, endoscopy, ultrasonography, 64-slice CT-scan, 1.5 Tesla MRI, radiotherapy).

The Utrecht University campus, including the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, is located directly east of the city of Utrecht. It is famous for its architectural delights and is very easily accessible by any type of transportation. As Utrecht is located in the centre of the Netherlands, it is in driving distance of many in- and outdoor activities (e.g. 30 min from Amsterdam), of which the Netherlands has plenty to offer. Utrecht is a small but vibrant town with art museums, theatres, and restaurants that offer food from around the world. As a typical university town it breaths a very warm and intimate atmosphere with lots of green and lush parks.