New or Recent Veterinarian- Macleay Valley Veterinary Services

About us:

We are a well-established and progressive mixed practice veterinary clinic offering general veterinary services for patients along the Macleay Valley Coast from South West Rocks in the north to Crescent Head in the south. We offer everything from companion animal care to cattle herd health and full range of equine services.

Our clinic is located in the beautiful Macleay valley region in NSW and offers a laid-back coastal lifestyle. If you like outdoor activities there are plenty of options including surfing our premier beaches, water-skiing, fishing and kayaking on the beautiful Macleay River; hiking the coastal and riverside walks, mountain biking the cross country trails in the Kalateenee state forest mountain bike park and scuba diving the world famous fish rock cave to name a few!

Macleay Valley Veterinary Services is one of the expanding Apiam Animal Health group of regional and rural clinics that are committed to enriching the lives of animals, people, and communities. We strive to deliver excellence and our vision is healthy animals and happy people.

About the position:

• Our case load is approx. 60% small animal, 20% equine, 20% livestock
• Full time position worked as a four day week
• After hours requirements are one night per week and one in six weekends
• Team dynamic is very supportive with wide skill set amongst the existing vets

About you:

We are looking for positive individuals who are capable of working efficiently and conscientiously within a team environment. Our team is very supportive and enjoy learning from each other. We generally work together to manage our cases as a veterinary team rather than 8 individuals working alone on individual cases. With a large practice, communication amongst team members and with clients is a must, we want “people-people” as we strive to excel in client interactions and client communication.

We have a tight family feel to our clinic and we want that to stay as we all love coming to work, our clients often comment about how much fun it always sounds like we are having. We firmly believe skills can be taught, but personality can’t and we employ staff based on personalities and suitability to our workplace rather than on skills or marks, the successful applicants will immediately fit in and feel at home in our happy workplace.

Success in a small town requires people who want to be involved in the community; all the vets who love it here (and those that have stayed for good) are actively involved in either cricket, surf club, netball, soccer, rugby, mountain biking, surfing, etc, outside of work and that is what we are looking for in new staff.

What we can offer:

• Salary range offered is dependent on skills and experience however a vet with well-established mixed practice skills can expect a base salary of $80,000 + super
• As well as this we offer extra benefits to the value of $20,000 to help you achieve your own work-life balance including:
• Work phone and work car provided
• Apiam Perks include:
  • VSB Registration paid and memberships supported.
  • VetEducation membership
  • 5 days paid volunteer leave.
  • “Wellness Day” – An extra paid annual leave day!
  • Paid parental leave in addition to the government scheme.
  • Genuine paid support for CE dependent on your development plan.
  • Various retail, travel, and service discounts through our Flare app such as discounted gym memberships
  • Fantastic clinic discounts for your pets.
  • Rural Veterinary Support / Student Debt Reduction Program for eligible candidates
• New Grads. As well as the above, new and recently graduated vets also benefit from Apiam’s Graduate Development Program. We recognize that the transition to practice can be a challenging time.  This program includes monthly structured support, a mentor program and the “Grad Retreat” which provides practical seminars and workshops to help fast track your skills.
• CPD: As part of Apiam Animal Health, Australia’s largest rural and regional mixed and production animal veterinary group, we offer considerable opportunities for training, personal development and career progression. Opportunities to gain extra skills by spending time in other clinics within our Apiam network are encouraged, and we offer industry-leading internal training as well as genuine support for your career progression.

Next Steps:

Find out more about us here: https://www.mvvs.net.au/

Please contact Corinne on 0458 387 478 or Tess on 0421272184 to chat about the position. Otherwise for more information email recruitment@apiam.com.au or apply here with your cover letter and resume