An exciting opportunity is available to join our ever-expanding Bendigo Equine hospital. Kickstart your equine career with a fixed term hospital-based contract, which on successful completion, you may be offered ongoing employment with excellent career path and prospects within our group.

12-month Equine Internship position available commencing July/August 2025

About Us

The Victorian Equine Group operates Bendigo Equine Hospital and several satellite locations in Victoria. The Hospital was established in 2012 and is both a first opinion and referral hospital servicing clients from across Victoria. We operate with a team of 10-13 vets, depending on the season. Our team is highly skilled and features both surgical and reproductive specialists, ambulatory and hospital-based clinicians. The practice services a number of studs in the area so many neonatal foals and stud related cases are hospitalised in Bendigo.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable individual with interest in equine medicine. You should be able to work as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.

Your primary responsibility will be the day-to-day care of hospital cases under the supervision of a senior veterinarian. This will include intensive neonatal care, anaesthesia and post operative monitoring of surgical cases. You will also be involved in general practice with cases ranging from lameness investigations, colic work ups, breeding mares and medical patients. Our case load is variable including commercial and pleasure horses. You will gain considerable experience in all aspects of equine veterinary medicine.

New graduates and those with some experience in mixed animal or first opinion equine practices are encouraged to apply.

You will participate in an equally shared “Out of hours hospital roster” which is a maximum of 1 in 3 weeknights and weekends in the breeding season.

Skills you will learn during the internship include

• Placing nerve blocks and performing joint injections (including pressure testing joints near wounds)
  
• Taking and interpreting radiographs (feet, fetlocks, knees, hocks, stifles, backs)
  
• Ultrasound of abdomens, chests, and tendons.
  
• Anaesthetising horses – both in a field setting and on gaseous anaesthetic
  
• Reproductive Scanning
  
• Workup and management of compromised neonatal foals
  
• Workup and management of colics
  
• Castrations

Salary and Benefits

Salary $67,000 plus superannuation

Additional benefits;

• VSB Registration and AVA/EVA memberships supported
• VetEducation membership
• 1 week of study leave
• Generous CPD allowances

As well as the following wellness incentives so you can take care of your health and wellbeing:

• “Wellness Day” – An extra paid annual leave day!
• Wellbeing initiatives include our Employee Assistance Program with access to confidential counselling services and trained Mental Health First Aid Officers in every clinic.
• Various retail, travel, and service discounts through our Flare app such as discounted gym memberships.
• Additional travel discounts through Verve Travel Management and Hertz
• Fantastic staff discounts on clinic products and services for your pets

Please contact Naomi to chat about the position at naomi.hunter@apiam.com.au or apply with your cover letter and resume.