Senior Emergency Vet

Animal Emergency Australia; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 106,000 - 128,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

60-hour fortnight permanent part-time

Flexible rostering arrangements

Paid CPD support

Relocation support

Employee wellbeing support

Discounted pet products and treatments

Discounted gym memberships

Job summary

Animal Emergency Australia invites applications for a Senior Emergency Vet at AES Canberra. You will provide clinical leadership, guide shift decisions and mentor vets and nurses across a nationwide ECC network.

This role suits a highly skilled ECC vet seeking greater impact, autonomy and a wide clinical remit. You will work with an experienced ECC team, manage a spectrum from urgent to critical cases and access advanced equipment including IDEXX and ventilators.

Qualifications

• BVSc or equivalent with Australian registration.
• Strong emergency and critical care skills.
• Confidence in clinical decision-making.
• Passion for mentoring and team development.
• MANZCVS (ECC or similar) desirable, not essential.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with ECC nursing and support teams.
• Treat a wide range of medical and surgical cases from urgent to critical.
• Access advanced equipment including digital radiography, ultrasonography, IDEXX suite, blood gas analysers, ventilators and ECC monitoring devices.
• Provide mentoring and clinical leadership while developing junior veterinarians and nurses.

Skills

Emergency & critical care

Clinical decision-making

Mentoring & team development

Education

BVSc (or equivalent) with Australian registration

MANZCVS (ECC or similar) desirable

Job description

Locally led, nationally connected, centrally supported

Animal Emergency Australia (AEA) is Australia's largest employee-owned emergency veterinary network, operating 14 hospitals across Australia.

We combine the expertise, resources and collaboration of a nationally connected network with the agility of locally led hospitals, creating an environment where our teams can focus on delivering quality patient care and outcomes.

We have intentionally designed our roster, workflows, facilities and culture to create a sustainable emergency career where you can practice high-quality medicine, continue growing professionally, and still have time for the things that matter outside the hospital.

The Role

As a Senior Emergency Vet at AES Canberra, you’ll provide clinical leadership, guide decision-making on shift, and mentor vets and nurses. This role is ideal for a highly skilled ECC vet looking for greater impact, autonomy, and a wide clinical scope.

• Work collaboratively alongside an experienced and highly skilled ECC nursing and support team
• Treat a wide range of medical and surgical cases ranging from urgent to critical care
• Access advanced equipment including digital radiography, Esaote ultrasonography, a full IDEXX suite, blood gas analysers, ventilators, incubators with oxygen supply and advanced ECC monitoring equipment
• Provide mentoring and clinical leadership while supporting the development of junior veterinarians and nurses

About You

You're capable, calm and collaborative, and enjoy leading from the front while helping others to grow. You’ll bring:

• BVSc (or equivalent) with Australian registration
• Strong emergency and critical care skills
• Confidence in clinical decision-making
• Passion for mentoring and team development
• MANZCVS (ECC or similar) desirable, not essential
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

What’s On Offer

• Depending on ECC experience: $77.70 - $93.45 per hour + super
• Roster designed around fatigue-management principles with a 60-hour per fortnight permanent part-time option, flexible rostering arrangements and equitable allocation of time off
• Paid CPD support and access to Improve International ECC programs
• Collaborative clinical discussions, monthly team meetings, and ongoing professional development opportunities
• Heidi AI for voice-to-text clinical notes
• Employee wellbeing support including EAP and mental health first aid
• Discounted pet products and treatments (up to 70%)
• Discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport)

Considering Relocation?

Enjoy Canberra's balance of city amenities, outdoor lifestyle and direct access to hiking, mountain biking, skiing and the beautiful NSW South Coast.

Flexible options and relocation support are available.

We're proud to be an inclusive employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, veterans, carers and people of all ages.