12/08/2025
🐴 Veterinary Technician 🐴
Thornton Wright Equine are excited to recruit a Veterinary Technician to join our growing practice team. The successful candidate will have excellent equine knowledge, plus equine handling and management experience with a variety of horses, ideally in a clinical setting. A commitment to delivering excellent patient care and providing reliable and confident clinical support to our veterinary team is essential. Applications are also welcome from qualified RVNs with a strong equine background.
Thornton Wright Equine are a proudly independent practice who provide veterinary services to clients in the counties of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. The caseload is varied and includes leisure, sports and professional competition horses. All ambulatory work is undertaken, including preventative healthcare, reproduction services, medical, orthopaedic, and poor performance investigations, and standing surgical procedures.
The role is based at the practice in Willoughton.
The Role
• Provide inpatients and outpatients with excellent ‘hands on’ care, delivered in a professional and compassionate manner.
• Assist the clinical team with diagnostic procedures and imaging at the clinic and out on the road.
• Ensure all diagnostic equipment is in good working order and ready to be used. Be responsible for all cleaning, sterilization, servicing and maintenance requirements.
• In accordance with RCVS and VMD guidance and with support from the Practice Manager, manage and monitor medication stock levels, including ordering, and regular stock audits.
• In accordance with RCVS and VMD guidance dispense medications as required.
• Manage and monitor consumable stock levels.
• Ensure that clinical areas of the practice are kept clean and tidy with a focus on biosecurity measures.
• Ensure accurate completion of all RCVS and VMD documentation and compliance records.
• Comply with Health and Safety regulations, especially in relation to radiation control and disposal of clinical waste, hazardous materials, general waste, and recycling.
• Complete all clinical administration in a timely and competent manner
• Support the clinical and administration teams to ensure exceptional standards of client care at all times.
• Represent the practice in a professional and respectful manner.
The successful candidate will:
• Demonstrate a commitment to delivering excellent care to all patients and clients.
• Be confident and experienced to safely handle all types of horses, including foals, youngsters, and fit competition horses. Including trotting up, lunging, and restraining for procedures.
• Demonstrate a responsible and committed approach to all tasks and responsibilities and have experience of working in a clinical setting.
• Have strong organisation and communication skills, with the ability to prioritise and offer a flexible approach to a dynamic workload.
• Have an awareness of the professional obligations of the veterinary surgeons and the practice.
• Support the Practice Manager to maintain compliance in key areas of activity.
• Undertake training opportunities to further develop skills and competencies.
• Hold a full UK Driving License.
In return we offer a friendly and supportive working environment within a growing practice that is committed to delivering exceptional clinical services and developing its employees to their full potential.
Expected hours of work are Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm. We are unable to consider part time hours for this role.
Competitive salary commensurate with experience
To apply for this position please request an application form via email from the Practice Manager, Rachel Bell. [email protected]
The Interview will involve a two-stage process, stage 1 will be an initial formal interview and a tour of the practice. Candidates that are successful at stage 1 will be invited for stage 2 comprising of a practical assessment of skills with Dr Rowan Wright MRCVS.
The closing date for applications is Monday 25th August 2025. Applicants selected for interview will be contacted by close of business on Monday 1st September.
First interviews will be held on Thursday 4th September and second interviews will be held on Monday 8th September.
