Vet cover letter example
A vet’s cover letter tells a clinical director what you can take on from your first week. Give the post and your registration, your caseload and surgery, the diagnostics you run and who you supervise, then why this practice.
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Sarah Jennings
Exeter · [email protected] · 07700 900259
15 October 2026
Ms Fiona Lamerton
Clinical Director
Haldon Veterinary Hospital
40 Alphin Brook Lane
Exeter EX2 9ZQ
Dear Ms Lamerton
Application for Senior Small Animal Vet
I am applying for the Senior Small Animal Vet post at Haldon Veterinary Hospital. I have six years in first-opinion practice, I am registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and I am working towards the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in small animal surgery.
At Exe Valley Veterinary Practice I see about 20 consultations a day and run the surgery list two days a week, from neutering to exploratory laparotomies. I take and read our X-rays and ultrasound, run the in-house blood tests and refer complex cases with a full history.
On surgery days I supervise two veterinary nurses and a student vet. Your hospital’s surgical caseload is where I want to keep building the skills I am developing for my CertAVP.
My CV is attached, and I would be glad to come in for a working interview. Thank you for considering my application.
Yours sincerely
Sarah Jennings
Fictional letter from Sarah Jennings, the applicant in the vet CV example. Every person and employer in it is invented.
Why each paragraph is there
I am applying for the Senior Small Animal Vet post at Haldon Veterinary Hospital. I have six years in first-opinion practice, I am registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and I am working towards the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in small animal surgery.
The post, your registration and the study you are doing.
At Exe Valley Veterinary Practice I see about 20 consultations a day and run the surgery list two days a week, from neutering to exploratory laparotomies. I take and read our X-rays and ultrasound, run the in-house blood tests and refer complex cases with a full history.
Caseload, surgery and diagnostics: what you can do on your own.
On surgery days I supervise two veterinary nurses and a student vet. Your hospital’s surgical caseload is where I want to keep building the skills I am developing for my CertAVP.
Who you supervise, then why this practice.
My CV is attached, and I would be glad to come in for a working interview. Thank you for considering my application.
The CV, and the working interview many practices hold.