🌟BEYOND THE CLINIC 🌟 23/10/26: Vet-adjacent jobs this week

Wanting to change your role but keep a toe in the vet world?  Here’s this week’s collation of vet-adjacent jobs for explorers, diversifiers and side-hustlers! 

PT = Part Time; FTC = Fixed Term Contract; TTO = Term Time Only; FTE = Full Time Equivalent; ZHC = Zero Hours Contract.

Activities & Coaching Operations Co-ordinator (PT), Riding for the Disabled Association, Warwickshire.  £27,700 FTE.

Administrator – Insurance and Debt, Vets Now (IVC), Glasgow.  £28,255.

Animal Keeper (Primates & Nocturnal Mammals), Northumberland Zoo.  £28,124.

Area Practice Manager, Animal Trust Vets (Independent), Shropshire.  £45,900 – 54,060.

Assistance Dog Trainer, Autism Assistance Dogs, Cheshire/Lincolnshire.  £27,000.

Behaviour Officer, Dogs Trust, Wiltshire.  £27,500.

Business Development Manager (Ireland Office), Lantra, Hybrid/Co Londonderry.  £28,500

Business Support Manager (FTC), British Horse Society, Field-based/London & SE.  £28,000.

Centre Manager (FTC), Cats Protection, Essex.  £42,182.

Chief Executive Officer, Lawes Agricultural Trust, Hertfordshire.  £100,000.

Client Experience Manager, Medivet Clerkenwell, London.  £33,000.

Clinical Tutor for Veterinary Nursing (RVN/MRCVS), Myerscough College, Lancashire.  £29,986 – 36,321.

Commercial & Trading Analyst, Vet Direct (CVS), Hybrid/Northumberland.  £30,000.

Curriculum Leader – Animal Management, Sparsholt College, Hampshire.  £42,420.

Digital Engagement Officer, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Hybrid/London.  £33,000.

Dormouse Officer, People’s Trust for Endangered Species, London.  £37,000.

Education Manager, Cats Protection, Remote.  £49,149.

Education Officer (Undergraduate), RCVS, Flex/London.  £34,000.

Equine Coach, Sparsholt College, Hampshire.  £28,167.

Equine Groom Contract Manager, The Colleges’ Partnership, Hybrid/London.  £42,551.

Equine Lecturer (FTC), Plumpton College, East Sussex.  £31,546 – 37,438 FTE.

Equine Technician, Easton College, Norfolk.  £25,255 – 27,373.

Equine Welfare and Development Officer (PT), Riding for the Disabled Association, Warwickshire.  £31,000 FTE.

Farm Conservation Officer (FTC), North York Moors National Park Authority, North Yorkshire.  £33,672 – 36,580.

Groom, New Hall School, Essex.  £28,233.

Head of Fundraising, Cheltenham Animal Shelter, Gloucestershire.  £40,000 – 51,000.

Head of Impact and Insight, Hearing Dogs, Hybrid/Buckinghamshire.  £45,000 – 50,000.

Head of Operational Resilience, Animal Friends (Pinnacle Pet Group), Remote.  £100,000.

Instructor – Animal Health and Welfare Research Centre, Sparsholt College, Hampshire.  £28,167.

Integrated Behaviour Services Development Manager, Dogs Trust, London/Any DT site.  £45,100.

Internal Recruiter (Non-Clinical), CVS, Remote.  £33,000.

Kennel Manager, The Greyhound Trust, Surrey.  £28,000 – 30,000.

Lead Animal Behaviourist, Scottish SPCA, Hybrid/Fife.  £52,215.

Lead Veterinary Surgeon (MRCVS), Scottish SPCA, Glasgow.  £62,000.

Lecturer in Animal Management, Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire.  £27,981 – 32,407.

Lecturer in Animal Nursing (PT, FTC), Solihull College & University Centre, West Midlands.  £32,472 – 48,770 FTE.

Marine Mammal Adviser, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Hybrid/Cambridgeshire/Aberdeenshire.  £33,100.

Operations Manager, Hertfordshire Zoo.  £50,000.

Pharmaceutical Quality Assessor, Veterinary Medicines Directorate, Hybrid/Surrey.  £47,557.

Practice Manager, Amical Vets (IVC), Cambridgeshire.  £40,000.

Practice Manager (FTC), Tilehurst Vets for Pets, Berkshire.  £40,000.

Project Manager (Hop Spots) (FTC), Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, Dorset.  £40,000 – 42,000.

Public Fundraising Manager (FTC), Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home.  £38,500.

Research Scientist – Cat Behaviour and Welfare (FTC), Cats Protection, Remote.  £51,443 FTE.

Scientific and Policy Manager – Major Projects, RSPCA, Hybrid/London.  £45,966 – 54,078.

Senior Business Analyst, Pets at Home, Hybrid/Manchester.  £54,000 – 57,000.

Senior New Partnerships Manager, Dogs Trust, Hybrid/London.  £48,000 – 55,000.

Teacher – Animal Care (PT), Leeds City College, West Yorkshire.  £31,916 FTE.

Teacher – Animal Care, Estuary Academy North, Kent.  £27,853.

Veterinary Radiographer (RVN), Cambridge Vet School.  £31,236 – 35,608.

Website Manager, Animal Friends (Pinnacle Pet Group), Remote.  £48,000.

Welfare Manager, Dogs Trust, Leicestershire.  £34,252.

Wildlife Manager (FTC), Forestry England, West Midlands.  £37,537 – 39,661.

Wildlife Manager (FTC), National Trust, Cumbria.  £34,437.

Workforce Management Lead, Pets at Home, Hybrid/Manchester.  £55,000 – 60,000.

Yard Supervisor (PT), Scottish National Equestrian Centre, SRUC, West Lothian.  £26,766 – 30,455 FTE.

WILDCARDS

Funded PhD: “Antimicrobial use in UK gamebirds: Understanding industry practices and reducing resistance risks”.  Edinburgh Vet School/Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Funded PhD: “Balancing education and welfare: Quantifying the impact of farm animal use in education to inform evidence-based guidelines”.  Harper Adams University, Shropshire.

Funded PhD: “Computational genetics and advanced statistical analysis of noise fear in pet dogs”, Edinburgh Vet School/Dogs Trust.

Funded PhD: “The development of behavioural phenotypes in Eurasian red squirrels: Interactions between individual traits and environmental conditions”.  Harper Adams University, Shropshire.

Funded PhD: “Improving animal welfare practices in veterinary education: An evidence-based approach”.  Harper Adams University, Shropshire.

Head of Business Development, Centre for Emotional Health, Hybrid/Oxfordshire.  £46,000.

Project Field Assistants (FTC), BirdLife South Africa, Marion Island, Southern Ocean.  ZAR344,000.

FREELANCE, LOCUM & CONSULTANCY ROLES

Synoptic Examiners, Equine CertAVP (PT), RCVS, Remote.

CPD, EVENTS, VOLUNTEERING & NETWORKING

CPD COURSE: British Sign Language and Deaf Awareness for Veterinary Staff, Online. Registering now for January 2027 cohort.

VOLUNTEER: Harvest Mouse Survey Volunteers, Surrey Wildlife Trust.

VOLUNTEER: Small Animal Carers, RSPCA Millbrook Animal Centre, Surrey.

VOLUNTEER: Trap, Neuter, Return Volunteers, RSPCA South London Branch.

VOLUNTEER: Trustee, Wildlife Trust for Bed, Cambs & Northants.

VOLUNTEER: Working, Standing and Regional Committee Volunteers, BSAVA, UK-wide.

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