The Position: 

• This is a hands-on clinical role delivering veterinary services to a high standard. You will enjoy building strong relationships with your team, your clients, and within the community.
• As a Lead Veterinarian, you will work closely with the Clinic Coordinator in the day-to-day running of the clinic. You are a key part of the regional management team responsible for managing, developing, and mentoring veterinary associates including new and recent graduates.
• The mix of work for this lead role is negotiable however our preference is for 50-75% companion animals. We anticipate 25% of your time will be focused on leadership tasks and mentoring team members, and the balance being clinical work.
• The overall practice mix is approximately 70% companion animals, 30% large animals.
• Vets work a 4-day week. We are happy to negotiate flexible working conditions for the right applicant.
• Mixed vets contribute to the on-call roster (currently 1:5). Vets are also contributing to the Saturday morning clinic roster on a rotating basis with the shift times 7:30am to 12noon.
• The anticipated start date for this role is late August 2023, however this is flexible.

The Team:

• The team at Dalby & District Veterinary Services consists of:
• 11 vets
  • 3 x companion animal vets
  • 7 x mixed vets
  • 1 x large animal vet
• Regional Coordinator (practice manager)
• 12 nurses – 1 senior/head nurse, 7 x training nurses, 4 x qualified/experienced nurses of which 2 are Vet Techs
• 1 x senior receptionist
• 1 x clinic support role

About You:

• Ideally you will have 5+ years’ experience in companion or mixed practice.
• Strong surgery skills including orthopaedics are highly regarded but not essential.
• You are a great communicator and enjoy getting to know your team and clients.

• Whilst experience in a supervisory or leadership role is preferred, we can support your transition to the lead role. We offer formal structured leadership development training and local support from our leadership team.
• More than anything else, we need a genuinely motivated and enthusiastic person who leads by example, values their team, and contributes to an amazingly positive workplace culture.
• As we create our newly expanded service to the community, we look forward to you growing it with us.

Facilities & Location: 

Dalby is a major regional commercial centre, the “Hub of the Darling Downs”.  Within a rich agricultural area, Dalby offers all the expected services of a large town and is within easy access of Toowoomba and Brisbane.

Located in Dalby, Qld, we provide veterinary care to companion animals, horses, and farm animals across the Western Darling Downs region. The clinic is a long established and busy mixed practice with a branch site at Tara.  We also provide mobile, ambulatory and on-farm services covering a distance of up to 2 hours’ travel.  Service areas include Bell, Maclagan, Jandowae, Cecil Plains, Moonie and Meandarra.

We have all the diagnostic equipment expected of a modern clinic – DR radiography, ultrasound, Idexx in-house pathology, Zoetis in-house pathology, IM3 dental suite, orthopaedic equipment; LA – Easi-Scan Curve scanners, bull testing gear, portable stocks for horses, portable X-ray, endoscope.

In 2024, we will be relocating our clinic to new, purpose-built premises in Dalby. The new site will support clinic growth, the consolidation of small and large animal services at one site, and provide an improved experience for clients, patients, and staff.

Remuneration:

Remuneration is dependent on skills and experience. If you are our ideal candidate with well-established companion animal skills and demonstrated leadership experience, you can expect:

• $170,000 starting salary (plus super).
• Up to $5,000 relocation expenses allowance.
• $10,000 retention bonus after 6 months, plus additional $20,000 retention bonus after 12 months.
• Beyond 12 months there is potential for equity opportunity or profit share incentive scheme.
• On call allowance + 50% of professional fees for after-hours work.
• Laptop, phone.

In addition, there are many benefits that come with being part of the Apiam Animal Health family. Some of these include paid VSB registration, your choice of memberships and subscriptions, paid parental leave, genuine support for CE, paid volunteer leave, various retail, travel, and service discounts, plus lots more.