Small Animal Referral Hospital Langford Vets University Of Bristol

A lovely patient update | Lola is a four-year-old French Bulldog-cross. Eight months ago Lola slipped a disc in her back and became paralysed, requiring her to have a right-sided hemilaminectomy and decompression of the spinal cord. Under the care of Darren Carwardine and the Langford team, Lola spent five days in the Small Animal Referral Hospital before she was ready to go home. We are delighted to report that Lola has made a full recovery and is now enjoying life at her home in Wales.

JOB VACANCIES | Animal Care Assistants (Day Maternity Cover & Twilights Permanent role)
We are seeking Animal Care Assistants to join our Small Animal Hospital Referral team. The post-holders will be responsible for assisting with in-patient care, to include exercising, feeding, general TLC and assisting with procedures. They will also be responsible for duties such as stocking up, laundry and cleaning of the clinical areas.
... For more information and full job descriptions visit www.langfordvets.co.uk/vacancies
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Job VACANCY | MDU Technician We are looking to recruit a full-time Molecular Technician in our Diagnostic Laboratories and are seeking individuals with enthusiasm, good organisational skills and attention to detail to fulfil the requirements of the post.
For more information and a full job description visit www.langfordvets.co.uk/vacancies

VACANCY | NIGHT NURSE
We are looking for a full-time Night Nurse to join our team. The role involves working alongside a dedicated team to provide nursing care to our patients in our ICU, Surgery/Neurology and Canine/ Feline Medicine Wards.
To apply, please contact Tina Pierson, HR Advisor, tina.pierson@bristol.ac.uk.
... For a full job description visit https://www.langfordvets.co.uk/nursing-va cancies
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We’ve had a great time Vetcpd Congress- thank you everyone who came to speak to us, it was great to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones! Well done to all our speakers: Eleri Counsell, our Senior Surgery Ward Nurse, speaking on how to handle the difficult wound. Suz Rudd, our Senior Feline Nurse speaking about feline blood transfusions, and nursing the hyperthyroid cat. Claudia Hartley, our Head of Ophthalmology, for her interactive ophthalmology talk and her... lecture on uveitis. Thank you for sharing your experience with the wider veterinary community, and thanks to all of the other speakers for sharing their skills. We’ve enjoyed lots of really interesting discussions and lectures. #vetcpd2018
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Our fantastic Senior Feline Nurse Suz Rudd is speaking later on today at Vet CPD Congress. She’ll be discussing feline blood transfusions, and tomorrow she’ll be lecturing on nursing care and treatment options for the hyperthyroid cat. Do come and see us at the stand if you’d like to chat about the talks in more detail!

If you’re at Vet CPD Congress in Bath today do pop over and see us! Claudia Hartley, our Head of Ophthalmology is here giving a talk on uveitis. She will also be hosting a case-based interactive session later this morning, which Claudia says will be great fun for her as the audience will be doing all the work!

Congratulations to Ashleigh Webster, who recently completed the BSAVA Vet Nurse Merit Award in Surgical Nursing, with the highest possible mark in her case study and 90% in the exam. Ashleigh graduated from the University of Bristol in 2014 and since then has been a Surgery Ward Nurse in Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital. She is yet another member of the Langford Vets nursing team who is striving for excellence in her chosen profession.

Congratulations to Michelle Oliver who completed the Muddy Dog Challenge, alongside her Labrador, Bailey in August. The challenge, which took place in Cardiff, involved a 2.5km run with various dog-friendly obstacles to overcome. Michelle, who works in our finance team, raised the fantastic sum of £155 for Battersea Dogs & Cats. This amount will be matched by Langford Vets. Well done to Michelle and a special mention must go to Bailey, who is now 13-years-old and still going strong.

Tom Smith, who is one of only 12 VTS qualified nurses in Emergency and Critical Care across the UK, gives a fascinating insight into life as an ICU nurse at Langford.
Langford Vets is a brilliant place for career progression in nursing. Tom is one of three VTS qualified nurses with Holly Witchell also specialising in Emergency and Critical Care and Hayley Burdge holding the VTS title in Surgery.
Please follow the link to read about Tom's experience. https://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/ 183/1/i

Tour of Britain- Tuesday 4th September- Rolling Road Closure Affecting Langford Vets Entrance
We would like to advise all clients that the third stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race will be passing through Stock Lane from 11.58 for between 15 and 20 minutes.
In emergency please follow the instructions provided by our reception team on referral.
... Scheduled appointments have been timed accordingly but please be aware that a rolling road block will be in force for this short period. Other roads in the local area will be affected, please see the route map and link below to help you plan your journey.
http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stage-thre e-timetable
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer…