Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
Animal Referral Hospital – Canberra
Job Number: ES2050

• Excellent and highly competitive salary package and employee benefits on offer
• State of the art facilities
• Experienced and supportive team
• Career development and progression opportunities

About ARH Canberra

ARH Canberra is an around the clock service to the community for their beloved pets. We offer referral services Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and emergency care all other hours. The referral service is comprised of specialist surgeons including those with orthopaedic and soft tissue focus and a Medicine specialist. The team is supported by Residents, Interns and highly qualified vet nurses. We pride ourselves on high quality around the clock care by our highly trained team. The facility has 3 surgical theatres, treatment areas and a dedicated ICU, in addition to 64 slice CT, fluoroscopy and 1.5T MRI. The expansion of services has led ARH Canberra to building a new purpose built 1100 square meter (approx. 12,000 square foot) facility due to open in September 2021.

The position

An exciting opportunity exists for a Veterinarian to join our cohesive and dynamic team on a Part-time or Full-time basis. The position would be suitable for an experienced Vet. The candidate should have a genuine interest in emergency medicine and be someone who loves an exciting environment. We are able to offer flexible working arrangements and encourage and support formal and informal continuing education.

What we can offer

Apart from joining a leading Veterinary employer, ARH offers ongoing training and development such as regular tutorials, case discussions, in-house seminars and the opportunity to interact with hospital staff at all levels. We have a stable group of highly skilled veterinarians and nurses, many of whom have been with us long-term, and we are focused on providing career pathways and professional development for all our team members.

Starting salary is negotiable commensurate with experience, plus 4 weeks’ annual leave, 1-week paid study leave and continuing education allowance. Support to relocate to Canberra will be offered to the successful applicant if required – to find out more about living and working in Canberra, please visit www.canberra.com.au.

About you

This opportunity would suit an energetic individual who enjoys learning, the challenge of a busy hospital and who enjoys a multi-disciplinary specialist hospital environment. The successful applicant would be required to work various rotational shifts, including evenings, overnights, weekends and public holidays.

You have excellent communication, organisation and time management skills and have a passion for outcomes, patient care and excellent clinical service. You enjoy working as a team but also flourish individually. With a great sense of humour, flexible and positive attitude towards work, you'll fit in nicely with our culture.  As this is a high performing team, you will also have the following skills and experience:

• An keen interest and/or background in emergency medicine
• Ability to work efficiently both independently and within a team.
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills
• Flexible, adaptable and a positive ‘can do’ attitude!
• Enjoys coming to work in a fun environment and has a good sense of humour

If you are ready for your next career move with the ARHC team, please apply below - including a cover letter, resume and contact details for at least two referees, outlining your suitability against the above mentioned criteria. Please quote job number ‘ES2050’ in the subject line of your email. Applications can be addressed to:

Jasdeep Phull
Business Manager
The Animal Referral Hospital Canberra
15/2 Yallourn St, Fyshwick ACT 2609
www.arhvets.com.au

To learn more about ARH Canberra, please click here to read our article on the new ARH Canberra clinic.

For further information, check out the ARH Canberra website and click here to receive access to our Interview the Boss interview with ARH Canberra (held on August 4th)