Annabel Tym

• Very busy small animal practice
• Routine medical consultations with clients
• Emergencies
• Blood and urine testing
• Imaging: Radiology and ultrasound
• Surgical procedures
• House visits
• Collaborating with a team of vets and nurses as well as sole-charge
• 40-50 hours per week

• Small animal practice
• Consultations with clients, diagnostics and surgeries
• Emergencies
• Involves working in a team and sole-charge
• 10-30 hours per week including weekends

• Small animal practice
• Sole-charge
• Mix of consultations, diagnostics and surgeries
• 10-12 hours days
• Weekend work
• Ad hoc shifts

• Head veterinarian role running a busy branch clinic located in Kensal Green, London which was owned by a corporate veterinary group
• Full time, working 60-70 hours per week
• Practiced veterinary medicine with emphasis on preventive care, chronic disease management, and emergency medicine in small animals
• Reviewed pet health history and performed physical examinations
• Conducted diagnostic tests including bloods, x-rays and ultrasound
• Admitted animals to hospital for emergency care and treatment
• Prescribed treatments for diagnosed conditions
• Performed both routine and emergency surgeries on small animals including dentistry

I moved to the United Kingdom and started my own limited company, working as an independent contractor providing services to 16 veterinary clinics across the UK.

I worked full-time as an associate veterinarian in a busy rural mixed practice which included working with small and large animals. The role involved out of hours work where I was rostered on-call and had to respond to emergencies within a 200km radius. This job involved working a minimum of 60 hours per week.

• Full time new graduate position
• Rural mixed practice
• Sole-charge at least two days per week
• On call emergency shifts two days per week and one-in-three weekends
• Routine small animal consultations, emergencies and surgeries
• Cattle work included treating down cows, calvings, prolapses, dehorning, pregnancy testing, eye enucleations, lameness and artificial insemination
• Equine colic's and open wound management
• 50-80 hours per week