Each year, Tableland Veterinary Service employs between three and five new graduates across our group of eight clinics across Far North Queensland.
The role is a fairly balanced mixed practice position encompassing small animals, equine, dairy cattle and beef cattle. The Malanda clinic is home to around nine of our veterinarians, five veterinary nurses and also the main administrative hub of the broader TVS business.
Our Malanda clinic hosts final year veterinary students from James Cook University, and has an extensive cattle handling facility with two undercover crushes and yards, along with student accommodation and lecture facilities.
The Malanda Equine Hospital facilities include a fully equipped surgical theatre, induction box, hoist, horse crush, stables and day yards. Diagnostics include in-house haematology and biochemistry capabilities, mobile digital X-ray, multiple ultrasound machines (small animal, equine rectal, bovine rectal) video- and fibreoptic endoscopy, mobile horse crush, tonometry, etc etc!
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, Masters and PhD degrees.
At the end of your first year, we would hope that you would be proficient or working towards accreditation in some or all of the following skills:
TVS has considerable experience employing and supporting graduate veterinarians through their first veterinary positions. We recognise the need for balance between structured support and mentorship, and the opportunity to take on increased responsibility. Every graduate learns at a different pace, requiring variable levels of supervision. We believe that regular and open communication is the key to finding the balance between providing support and the freedom to learn.
A typical day may include:
Our ideal candidates will be passionate about mixed practice and eager to apply their university learnings across a range of companion animal, dairy and beef cattle and equine caseload.
To thrive in this role, you should be a confident yet humble graduate, 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:
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, 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.
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
Solve problems
Stay humble
Show love
Choose positivity
Supporting better lives for the people, animals and communities of rural North Queensland with advanced veterinary science and compassionate care.
