Job Description

Are you a veterinarian looking for the perfect mix of cattle, horse and small animal work?

In a team that supports flexibility, work/life balance and happiness at work (and was just listed as one of Australia's 30 best workplaces for women?!)

With an incredible team of registered nurses and support staff, and the back up of over 30 more vets in our group of 8 clinics across North Queensland?

What if we told you this was only 1 hours drive from the tropical city of Townsville, with access to all the amenities, activities, shopping and social life you could need, with Australia's best tropical climate?

Read on... we've got just the opportunity for you!

The opportunity

Charters Towers Veterinary Service is seeking a full-time veterinarian to join our team. The role is based in Charters Towers, a rural city approximately 1 hour inland from Townsville in Tropical North Queensland.

Charters Towers Veterinary Service is a true rural Queensland mixed practice, servicing pets, horses and beef cattle stations in the surrounding area and beyond. The team is made up of three to four veterinarians and six veterinary nurses and receptionists. The clinic offers all of the expected routine and preventative care services for pets and horses, such as vaccination, desexing and dentistry, along with emergency treatment of medical and surgical cases. There is also a growing equine reproductive service. We also provide pregnancy testing, bull fertility testing and ambulatory cattle services including obstetrics.

The clinic was purpose built in 2019. It boasts a beautiful, open plan with shiny new facilities and plenty of space. We have IDEXX in house pathology lab, wireless DR xray, large and small animal ultrasound, IM3 dental suite including dental xray, indoor horse crush at the clinic and mobile horse crush and dental kit including power float. We have recently added stables for hospitalisation of horses requiring ongoing care.

Opportunities exist for in house training and mentorship from our senior veterinary staff who hold a range of post graduate qualifications including multiple ANZCVS memberships, PhDs and two registered specialists (in cattle and reproduction).

This role may be perfect for you if…

1. …you are seeking a position where you will get a truly mixed practice caseload, featuring beef cattle including pregnancy testing and bull fertility testing, equine reproduction, dentistry and routine clinical work, and first opinion small animal medicine and surgery cases.
2. …you want to be surrounded by people who love their work and know how important the balance between support and opportunities are in your first year in practice.
3. …you want to be an appreciated and respected part of your community.
4. …you love an outdoor lifestyle, featuring rolling countryside, pristine rainforest and waterfalls, golden beaches, turquoise tropical waters and endless expanses of bush.
5. …you highly value the opportunity to learn and grow, both as a veterinarian and a well-rounded person.

The day to day role

We are looking for an experienced vet who is ready, willing and able to mentor our recent graduates with both clinical and professional support. For the right candidate, this may also include joining our leadership team and contributing to the future direction of TVS and our strategic planning.

In the clinic, a typical day may include:

• Routine and first opinion small animal consultations including vaccinations and health checks, skin conditions, lameness, ear and eye consultations, sick animals, tick paralysis, snake bites and other emergency presentations.
• Routine small animal surgery and procedures, including desexings, lump removals, dentistry and wound treatments.
• A farm visit to a local beef producer to pregnancy test a mob of cattle, check a sore eye, assist pulling a malpresented calf, or fertility test some bulls;
• Ambulatory equine farm visits, including colic management, stitch ups, ophthalmic conditions, vaccinations, dentistry and other first opinion visits.

Our ideal candidate

Our ideal candidates will be passionate about mixed practice and ready to step up to a leadership and mentoring role.

To thrive in this role, you should be a confident yet humble veterinarian, who can relate to people from all walks of life and have strong interpersonal skills. An ability to work independently and be adaptable is important, although there is plenty of support from clinic colleagues, our experienced nursing team and the senior vets across our group.

Other important attributes include:

• Excellent communication skills with colleagues and clients
• A caring, compassionate nature
• Someone who solves problems and has a ‘can do’ attitude
• A desire to make life easier for your colleagues and clients
• A positive outlook and desire to have fun and enjoy your work
• Registration with the Queensland Veterinary Surgeons Board or other recognised jurisdiction.

The position details

• Full time position - 4 days per week
• Workday from 7:30am to 5:00pm with 1/2 hour lunch break
• Shared after hours roster - some Saturday morning work required when on call
• Above award salary based on our innovate, transparent and objective pay scale
• Very generous CPD allowance, including career and life skills development
• AVA and Special Interest Group Membership paid
• Queensland Vet Surgeons Board and Radiation License paid
• Clinic VIN, VetEducation and CVE membership

About Tableland Veterinary Service

Our purpose is to support better lives for the people, animals and communities of rural North Queensland with advanced veterinary science and compassionate care.

Tableland Veterinary Service is a privately-owned group of mixed practice veterinary clinics across Far North Queensland. Our clinics are located in Malanda, Atherton and Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tableland, along with clinics in Charters Towers, Cooktown, Innisfail, Edmonton and Weipa. We love our community and our work, but most of all we love to support each other and help one another succeed.

Our team cares for the needs of all animals, from dairy and beef herds, to working dogs and elite performance horses, cherished pets, and wildlife. We have over 60 staff and have a culture of positivity, dependability and humility. We care for one another like family, and love to celebrate each other’s wins.

Our Core Values

The TVS Spirit is built on a foundation of five guiding principles - our Core Values. These principles are the timeless beliefs that guide our decisions, inform the way we relate to one another and behave. They underpin the way we recruit, review and reward our team, and are considered every time we need to make an important decision.

The TVS Core Values are:

Be dependable

• Follow through on promises.
• Take ownership.
• Make life easier for those around you.

Solve problems

• Look. Think. TAKE ACTION.
• Progress before perfection.
• Embrace new challenges.

Stay humble

• Take the job seriously, not yourself.
• Treasure constructive feedback.
• Challenge your own opinions.

Show love

• Care for one another like family.
• Assume best intentions.
• Strive to understand others.

Choose positivity

• Express gratitude and appreciation often.
• Celebrate each others wins.
• Laugh, smile and have fun.

Visit www.tablelandvet.com.au/careers/ to see all of our current vacancies.

Check out our YouTube video here to see what life is like at TVS!

https://youtu.be/MGziumZ9drQ