Start date: July 2025

Me: Do you LOVE Monday mornings?

You: Ummm is that a trick question?

Me: Fair call. No one does…. except Dr Rach and myself.

You: WTF?

Me: We love them because by working Mondays, we can offer our new vet Monday’s off and a four-day working week, as well as $100K starting salary and a fun, collaborative & supportive place to work😊

You: Oooooh I see what you’ve done there. Ok so tell me more, what else you got goin’ on there buddy?

Me: I’m glad you asked. We’re a boutique clinic (viz high quality) and our standard consult time is 30mins so we can “do all the things” without stressing balls. We have an amazing client base and I’m not just saying that. I’ve caught and released many clients for being rude and obnoxious and we train the rest of them to value our service whilst paying top dollar.

We’ve developed an epic workplace culture foundered upon a common interest in personal development and leadership training. In fact, the University of Georgia uses My Local Vet as an example of what a great workplace culture looks like when preparing their vet students to enter the workforce!

We do three awesome social events per year ranging from shark diving to sailing trips, helicopter joy rides to multi-day hikes. This creates “super-cohesion” because you end up working with your mates!

You: Shit eh? I hate work functions.

Me: Dude, these are totally different and they’re entirely optional. TRUST ME, they’re fun.

Me again: Let’s see, what else…; we have zero politics just open and honest conversations, most decisions are made by the team, our standards of care is very sexy indeed and this is reflected in our equipment: IDEXX Procyte and Catalyst machines, UA Analyser, iM3 dental equipment, digital dental radiology, a brand new DR digital x-ray machine, TonoVet tonometer, ultrasound, diathermy.. the list goes on. Every anaesthetised patient gets a heated anaesthetic circuit, NIBP, ETCO2, ECG and temp probe.

You: Ok well this is looking quite promising. What about the nurses? I’ve worked with some “OK” ones and some incredible ones. I like the incredible ones.

Me: Don’t we all! Our nursing team members are smart, well trained, reliable and usually two steps ahead of me. One is a vet tech and she’s in charge of the nursing standards of care, the others have various qualifications. I find that once you reach a minimum level of expertise (which they all have) it’s their personal attributes that make all the difference – willingness to make the vet’s life easier, forward thinking, got your back, easy to work with – that kind of thing.

You: What about you? You sound pretty good here, but you might be a sociopath! Are you?

Me: Haha classic. I’ve never been asked that before but it’s probably worth asking before you start a new job right? Having said that, do sociopaths know that their sociopaths? Even if they do, would they tell you? I digress. I’m not aware of any such tendency. I think I’m a good person and a good boss. The relationships I cultivate with my team members are horizontal, not vertical. That is to say, I treat others like my equal. Hence my style in writing this ad. I’m open, fair, and honest and I genuinely care about my people. Also, I own the practice independently so if there’s something you want to change it’s just a conversation not a marathon of red tape. No escalating the issue to your supervisor and then the manager only to find she’s currently on annual leave so you’ll have to wait until she’s back. It’s just me, the one stop shop.

You: Ok fair enough, who are the other vets? I’m looking for a collaborative, supportive workplace where the vets share their knowledge and expertise willingly and will make time for me if I need some advice or reassurance that I’m on the right track. Sometimes you just need another opinion, you know?

Me: Totally. I get it. Our head Vet, Dr Rach looks for exactly the same thing in our applicants – will they be supportive and generous with their knowledge. Rach has 9 years of experience, practices evidence based medicine and has a special interest in behaviour. She’s switched on and loves discussing cases. Then there’s me. I’m currently starring down the barrel of 20 years of vet practice. I used to teach at the UQ Vet School so sharing knowledge comes naturally to me. Rach and I have experience with most soft tissue surgeries and plenty of dentistry.

You: Ok, well that all sounds pretty good. Where to from here?

Me: Well, you can give me a call if you want to chat more about the position or if you’d rather go down the traditional path just send me an email with a cover letter and your resume.

Mobile 0438 814 308
Email drsamjones@mylocalvet.com.au Before you go, check out our clinic virtual tour and our feature in Best Practice Magazine - this will give you a good insight into our practice philosophy. https://youtu.be/A0aAQUpARNs

Best Practice Magazine Feature

Great chatting to you.

You: Same! I’ll be in touch.