Mixed Vet
- Organisation:
- Main Street Veterinary Clinic
- Location:
- Bairnsdale, VIC Other
- Occupation:
- Veterinarian - Mixed Animal
- Employment Type:
- Full Time
- Posted:
What we have to offer:
- A supportive team of 12 vets and 20 nurses, receptionists, admin and kennel hands
- An active wellness committee
- A large, privately owned, single site clinic
- A trained mental health first aid officer and a management team focused on staff happiness and team culture. Uprise employee assistance program member.
- Flexible working hours and days. Choose your hours. Regular shifts are 9am-5pm or 10am-6pm with same half day off each week (Rostered 32 hours, paid 38). Others vets choose to work longer hours over a shorter week. The choice is yours. Perfect for mums/dads returning to work, semi-retired, or vets wanting more of a work/life balance
- Self-paced consulting
- Weekly group meetings with coffee. Regular lunch and learns. An endless fruit bowl, and sugar supply provided!
- Pick your special interests, we have great surgeons and lots of surgery. If internal medicine is your thing, then there are lots of vets to bounce ideas off. If you want to get out into the countryside, we have vets who prefer large animal work. We can expand our equine services if you prefer horse work.
- An amazing community to live in.
The clinic:
We are predominantly a small animal clinic with the full range of routine and emergency cases. We also service a large area for cattle, equine and others and there is an opportunity to expand our workload in these areas.
We are a well-equipped hospital including:
- 6 consultation rooms, including a cat only waiting area and consultation rooms
- Feline, canine, isolation, recovery, and outdoor kennels
- Rx works, Vet Check after hours triage service, Vetstoria online booking, Self check-ins, Sling rostering
- IDEXX laboratory including: ProCyte Dx, ProCyte one, Catalyst Dx, Catalyst one, UA Analyser, Snapshot Dx, coagulation machine, Anitek multi parameter anaesthetic monitoring.
- Digital x-ray machine, endoscopes, a state-of-the-art ultrasound machine and a large animal pregnancy ultrasound, full range of orthopaedic equipment including for TPLOs, and all the other equipment you would expect in a large regional clinic.
Our ideal candidate:
We are looking for someone who loves their job, who is enthusiastic, fun and has great customer service and people skills. The key criteria include:
- An interest in mixed animal practice. We would love another vet keen to work with large animals
- Great customer service and people skills
- An interest in orthopaedic cases would be fantastic.
- Driven and motivated
- Fun and a team player with a sense of humour
- Willing to maintain and participate in continued learning events
Salary and conditions are negotiable and are generous and well above award. Afterhours are shared and are compensated very well.
The area:
Bairnsdale is located in East Gippsland, approximately 3 hour drive from Melbourne on the picturesque Gippsland Lakes. It is the commercial capital of the region with a large and growing population. Bairnsdale is a friendly prosperous town, with a good community feel and has excellent services including hospitals, schools and shopping. Bairnsdale has a mild climate, and has rivers, lakes, and beaches nearby, as well as stunning national parks and snowfields.
Please get in touch if you think this position is for you!
Contact Jade Hammer on 03 5152 6666 or info@mainstvetclinic.com.au