Small Animal Veterinarian - Up to $180K!

Location Australia
Discipline: Small Animal Vet, Veterinary Surgeons
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to $180K
Contact name: Aimee Greer

Contact email: aimee@lloydandcowan.com
Job ref: AG041
Published: 5 months ago

We are looking for an experienced veterinarian to join this amazing team located in Canberra, Australia's capital!

Join practice on a full-time, or part-time basis and earn up to $180,000!

The Role:
On a day-to-day basis you can expect to perform approximately 15 small animal consultations and 3 or more small animal surgical procedures (actual numbers will depend on the complexity of the procedure). Most of the patients are dogs and cats, but there is occasionally a rabbit or bird to treat or operate on. The vets are not expected to be on call after hours – all after hours calls are referred to the two emergency centres in Canberra. Saturday morning clinics are held weekly, and the vet roster is one in three of those Saturdays.

About you:

  • At least 3 years’ experience in small animal medicine

  • Excellent customer service and communication skills

  • An ability to blend in and work well in a team

  • A positive attitude and enthusiasm to provide the highest quality of medicine and surgery to clients

  • Standard routine surgery to a high standard e.g., spays, castrates, lumpectomies, wound assessment and debridement, aural haematomas

  • Can confidently perform more complex soft tissue surgery, examples being enterotomy, enterectomy, gastrotomy, gastropexy, cystotomy, splenectomy, eyelid surgery (entropion, ectropion, meibomian adenoma removal)

  • Some knowledge and experience with advanced surgery such as non-routine wound closure techniques (e.g., local skin flaps, axial pattern flaps); conjunctival flaps, ultrasound guided aspiration and needle biopsy, basic orthopaedics (fracture repair, ACL surgery). Brachycephalic airways surgery

  • Small animal dentistry including fillings

  • Some knowledge of chemotherapy

  • Radiography including contrast techniques. Basic ultrasound – abdomen and thorax.

  • Practice medicine to a high standard of competency

  • Ability to cope with and be comfortable with sole charge when necessary

Benefits:

  • CPD leave and allowance, VIN membership and Employee Assistance Program.

  • Working hours can be flexible and perfectly suited for vets who are juggling other priorities.

  • No afterhours work and no public holidays! Work life balance is just as important to us, as it is for you.

  • Salary on offer is up to $180,000 and will be commensurate with experience.

For a confidential discussion about our opportunities call Aimee on 028 8744 0649 or email a CV to aimee@lloydandcowan.com.

If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us on 028 8744 0649. If you know someone else who may be interested, why not pass this advert on to them. If we successfully place someone, you've referred to us; we'll give you £200 in high street vouchers as a way of saying thank you.

All applications will be treated in the STRICTEST CONFIDENCE