Gloucester District Vets, a true mixed practice located on the foothills of the Barrington Tops, are on the lookout for another Veterinarian to add to our Team.

Gloucester is a beautiful little town located on the Mid North Coast, just inland from Newcastle. Located less than an hour from the stunning Barrington Coast and Newcastle, and less than 3hrs to Sydney, it’s a great location for those wanting to experience rural practice, yet still be within easy reach of the bigger cities.

The town is very sporty, with most of the nurses and vets filling their weeks with tennis, touch or netball. The Barrington Tops is a magnet for snow chasers, hikers, and trail bike riders, and with 3 mountain rivers converging in Gloucester, it’s also popular for fishing & kayaking.

Demographically, it’s a combination of young families, multi-generational farmers, hobby farms, and Sydney farmers. With lovely schools, and a supportive community, it’s a great place to settle and bring up a family.

We currently employ 5 Veterinarians, and are looking for another Vet . We offer a 4-day working week, with light OOH duties shared evenly amongst all the Vets. The clinic operates comfortable business hours (8:30-5pm Mon-Fri, and 8:30-12pm Saturday), and we do our very best to give our staff a working roster which allows for a balanced, enjoyable working life.

We have a supportive, friendly team that regularly socialise and enjoy sporting activities outside of work. We are very careful with who we employ, and are conscious of only adding team members that share the same supportive, kind, thoughtful attitudes which are evident in all of our staff members. We listen to our staff, and try to include every staff member in the decisions of the practice.

We are a true mixed practice, with a combination of companion animals, cattle work (beef > dairy), and equine. We also see quite a variety of small ruminants, and wildlife.

The practice has recently moved into a brand-new fully equipped, purpose built practice, including clinic vehicles, top of the range DR digital radiography and SA ultrasonography suite, brand new wireless BCF scanner, power float and equine dental kit, plumbed oxygen throughout, electric surgical suites with gas pendants, bull breeding kits, comprehensive blood suite, and so on. Clinic is effectively paperless and progressive, utilising Virtual recall, Vetcheck and interactive boards.

We strongly encourage CPD and special interests amongst our Staff, and in addition to the standard provision of a week of study leave with respective remuneration, we will often put staff through long term courses/memberships in their preferred fields. We see this as mutually beneficial to both the practice and the employee, and enjoy seeing the new skills implemented back into the clinic.

We are looking for either Full-time or Part-time Veterinarians, Experienced or New Graduates. Small animal only Vets will be considered. Ideally, we are looking for a Vet to start ASAP, but will consider later commencement dates.

All vets employed with the practice have access to a broad and varied work-load with access to both large animal work (if interested) and small animal work. Currently there is an opportunity for applicants wanting to further their cattle exposure.

Salary - Up to $120K pending experience. Partnership opportunities available. We will consider overseas applicants, and we are, of course, happy for any applicants to speak to staff to get an insight into work life.

Please send applications to Ashleigh Saville by email ash@districtvets.com.au or phone 02 6558 1504.

For more information, see www.gloucesterdistrictvets.com.au