Accelerate your skills, knowledge and capabilities learning from one of Australia’s best known referral hospitals and one of the most highly qualified and experienced teams in Melbourne.

 

The vision that guides us is to be the first choice for expert veterinary care. It is this vision that means we are committed to gold-standards in patient care for Surgery, Oncology and Critical Care.

 

As an Employer

Southpaws is dedicated to creating a workplace environment that functions how we believe it should, not just the way they always have. We have career pathways for every role in our hospitals driving year on year progression as a person, veterinary professional as well as remuneration.

Southpaws is the only hospital in Melbourne with full time Training & Development and Human Resource Managers. This management structure delivers support for our people on their personal and professional journeys to fulfilling their potential.

 

Southpaws are proud of our values and look for these positive characteristics in all applicants:

Humour | Professionalism | Integrity  | Trust  | Compassion |  Innovation | Teamwork

In the past few years, we have seen our largest and most successful internships in our history. In 2021-2022 our cohort of 10 talented junior clinicians have been gaining exposure to specialist surgery, critical care, advanced diagnostic imaging, cancer care, and internal medicine.

Graduating Southpaws Interns of the last 3 years have succeeded in gaining discipline-specific internships and residencies in the following:

• Small Animal Surgery (both at Southpaws and abroad)
• Small Animal Medicine and Oncology
• Small Animal Clinical Pathology

 

Internship Program Details:

Southpaws is home to an internationally renowned Surgical department with the busiest and most diverse case load in Melbourne. Our surgical department is recognised not only for their capabilities in theatre, but for their contribution to training and education both domestically and around the world. We perform a wide range of specialist soft tissue, neurologic, oncologic, and orthopaedic surgeries. Some of the advanced procedures performed include Total Hip Replacement and joint resurfacing, laparoscopic surgery, fluoroscopy assisted fracture repair and transvenous coil embolisation for Porto-systemic shunts.

Southpaws is a leader in Surgical Oncology and the service is completed with our Medical Oncology team including a European Diplomate trained clinician. We have independent chemotherapy ward as contactless apparatus and an Orthovoltage Radiotherapy unit for treating a range of neoplasia.

 

What we are offering in our 2023 program includes the:

• Opportunity to join the Southpaws internship for 12-months from mid-January 2023
• Didactic clinical development schedule opportunities including but not limited to: Journal Club, Paper Reviews and Presentations.

 

Join the Southpaws family and enjoy the benefits:

• Dedicated HR and Training functions to help you fulfill your career goals and achieve your potential
• Monthly check-ins and dedicated platform for feedback and accountability at all levels in the hospital
• Monthly company-wide social initiatives to support deep, genuine relationships with colleagues
• The leading environment for veterinary professionals who wish to challenge the status quo and set new benchmarks for performance and capability

We have a hugely successful internship program which consistently places interns into residency programs locally and internationally. If you want to learn and develop a skill set that will set you up for the rest of your career in an environment that is friendly, fun, and supportive then this internship is for you!

To APPLY to be a part of this exceptional team send a CV and Cover Letter to HR@southpaws.com.au or victoria.nguyen@vet.partners.