9 Equine jobs in the United Kingdom

We are a busy equine referral hospital based in Newbury, West Berkshire and are looking to expand our nursing team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working and dedicated person with a passion for horses and their welfare. The ideal applicant will have experience and confidence working with a range of horses, ideally including racehorses, foals and competition horses.

Our nurses have a variety of responsibilities, which includes the care of inpatients, administering medications, performing clinical checks, wound care, assisting in theatre, admitting and discharging patients and helping to acquire diagnostic images both in the hospital and on the road.

The right applicant will enjoy a varied, interesting and busy working environment as part of our team.

Join a fantastic team

Donnington Grove Veterinary Group are a busy Equine Hospital based in Newbury Berkshire. Our main Hospital has RCVS Tier 3 hospital status and is based in Newbury, which is a thriving town in West Berkshire, with many restaurants and only a 45-minute train journey to London Paddington. Situated on the edge of the North Wessex Downs AONB, it also provides beautiful local countryside for long walks with our canine friends. The Branches at Tadley and Thatcham are both located within a short distance of Newbury and are fully equipped for surgical procedures and digital diagnostic imaging.

Applicant requirements

For the Apprenticeship, the applicant will be required to hold a grade 4-9 or A*-C in 5 GCSEs to include maths, English and Science as well as have a UK driving license. You will receive full training for the role to study for and achieve a Level 3 Qualification in Equine Veterinary Nursing. Current training is a blend of on-line/on the job training and face-to-face teaching with our apprenticeship provider. A Clinical Coach will support students once the Apprenticeship commences.

Your shift pattern

This a full-time position which involves supporting our team of veterinary surgeons both in the hospital and out on the road 24/7/365 days a year to provide routine and emergency care to our patients. The role covers 39 hours per week, with shift work covering nights and weekends and bank holidays.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Non-accidental injury support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff pet care

Up to £24,847.60 DOE

Assistant Equine Centre Manager

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

£27,151 – £28,976 per annum

An opportunity has arisen to join the Easton College Equine Centre as the Assistant Equine Centre Manager. This is an exciting time to join the Animal and Equine department as we continue to develop the resources, curriculum and commercial offer.

This role will be responsible for the daily operational management of the Equine Centre, maintaining high standards of equine welfare by implementing relevant organisational plans and procedures. Planning for the delivery of duties and riding sessions and ensuring all technicians are delivering practical sessions to the highest standard. In addition, duties will include supporting with horse husbandry, record keeping, and health monitoring; ensuring the horses are cared for to the highest welfare and industry standards.

You will also assist with Equine commercial activity, supporting clients to have successful events, as well as developing our offer of inhouse events; ensuring our learners are central to these activities.

The successful candidate will need to be a genuine team worker and communicate effectively, working in a flexible and busy environment. You will need to have relevant industry experience and experience running commercial events across a range of disciplines. An understanding of relevant legislation and supervising teams is key.

This role will be required to work weekends, bank holidays and during college holidays.

The successful applicant will hold a minimum of BHS Stage 3 Complete (or equivalent) and recent, relevant industry experience.

Closing date: Tuesday 28th October 2025 at Midnight

As a College we are required to undertake various Safer Recruitment checks as set out within the guidance from the Department for Education Keeping Child Safe in Education. We require all staff to undertake an enhanced Adult and Child Workforce DBS Check and to register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules, and we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with City College Norwich.

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

£24,221 - £26,297 per annum

An opportunity has arisen to join the Easton College Equine Centre as a Technician. This is an exciting time for the Equine Centre as we see continued development and growth. This role will provide practical learning opportunities for students, including demonstrating skills, supervising yard duties, and coaching riding sessions. In addition, duties will include supporting with equine husbandry, record keeping, and health monitoring, exercise, ensuring horses are cared for to the highest welfare and industry standards.

The successful candidate will need to be a genuine team worker and communicate effectively, working in a flexible and busy environment. They will need to have relevant practical (mucking out, feeding) and riding (walk, trot, canter and jumping) experience, and a minimum of BHS Stage 3 Complete.

This role will be required to work weekends, bank holidays and during college holidays, covering on-call duties and commercial work on a rota basis.

To view the full Job Description and Person Specification for the role and to apply please visit our website by clicking on the 'apply on company website' button.

Closing date:   Tuesday 11th November at midnight

As a College we are required to undertake various Safer Recruitment checks as set out within the guidance from the Department for Education Keeping Child Safe in Education. We require all staff to undertake an enhanced Adult and Child Workforce DBS Check and to register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules, and we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with City College Norwich.

Animal Care Assistant – Nightshift

£13.16ph plus benefits

Join the Team at Vets Now – Providing Exceptional Emergency Pet Care

Vets Now is the UK's leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. Join our clinic team in Eastbourne and contribute to the vital emergency and critical care service we provide.

Key Responsibilities

As an Animal Care Assistant at Vets Now, you will play a crucial role in assisting our clinical teams with providing a comfortable and stress-free in-patient environment whilst negotiating busy shifts in an emergency clinic. Your responsibilities will include:

• Working under the guidance of Vet Nurses and Vet Surgeons.
• Handling patients for basic procedures and assisting with running diagnostic tests.
• Assisting in setting up and clearing down theatres for surgical procedures.
• Ensuring all in-patients have their basic husbandry needs attended to.

Rota Pattern

Week 1: Thursday 11pm-9am, Friday 11pm-9am

Week 2: Tuesday 11pm-9am, Wednesday 11pm-9am

Week 3: Saturday 11pm-8am, Sunday 7pm-9am

Plus, a share of bank holidays

What we offer

• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Cash Health Plan provided by Simply Health
• Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• £780 CPD allowance pro-rata
• 10 hours paid CPD hours annually pro-rata
• Family-friendly policies including sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay schemes
• UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Paid volunteering days
• Death in service of two times annual salary

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Working Days: Monday - Thursday 

The Forum School

The Forum School and Residential Home is a 52 week residential specialist school providing quality therapeutic care and education for young people with Autism, sever learning difficulties, challenging behaviour and complex needs. The children and young people that attend our school range between the ages of 7 and 19 years.

The Job

The Animal Care Assistant is responsible for helping to provide an efficient and accessible animal Therapy service to support the smooth running and effective management of the establishment. The role is all about supporting and empowering all of our young people to achieve their personal best through working alongside our horses, within the animal environment. Providing appropriate physical and emotional support to ensure effective learning takes place, whilst maintaining a clean and safe environment are key competencies we are looking for. To support our young people both in school and in their homes as required to ensure a consistent approach.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To contribute to making the animal care team effective. This involves supporting other members of the team and helping to build positive relationships. You must be willing to give and receive constructive feedback aimed at developing the quality of relationships and team performance.
• To work within the health and safety guidelines of the school.
• To support the Equine lead and Groom in order to maintain the health and wellbeing of the animals. This includes taking responsibility for the running of the yard when the equine lead is absent. As well as delivering student sessions.
• Liaise with the Equine Lead and Groom to ensure continuity of care for the animals during times of staff holiday or illness.
• General duties i.e. mucking out, feeding, grooming and animal first aid. To include caring for our small animals – guinea pigs and rabbits.
• Care and monitoring of tack and equipment including ensuring it is safe and fit to use as well as keeping it clean and tidy.
• General care of the animals with specific emphasis on helping our young people groom and complete stable management activities during the year.
• Support in the delivery of sessions by taking responsibility for working with groups or individuals in a range of situations with the guidance of the Equine lead.
• Assist with the preparation of resources for sessions. Help to plan individual programs for our young people, this includes group sessions, 1:1 sessions and staff sessions.
• Maintain students records as required, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained. Always ensuring that records are written to a legible, accurate, high standard at the end of the session.

The Cambian Group

The Cambian Group is one of the largest providers of specialist behavioural health services for children and adults in the UK. We are looking for an Education Administrator to join our team who aligns with our ethos of believing that every child or young person has a personal best. Our work in the UK embraces many specialist services including adult mental health, acquired brain injury, children’s specialist education, children’s residential services and fostering services.

Requirements for an Enhanced DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible due to the nature of these important checks it may extend the processing time. All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Cambian Group employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.