Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand

Global Veterinary Careers; Ashburton; In loco; NZD 85.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Permanent full-time

Diverse large animal caseload

Focus on deer medicine

Mentorship from senior veterinarians

Dairy herd health exposure

Professional development and CPD

Competitive remuneration

KiwiSaver

Opportunities to mix with small animal

Descrizione del lavoro

GV Careers Limited in Ashburton, Canterbury is seeking a Large Animal Veterinarian with a keen interest in deer and production animal medicine. The role offers a permanent, full-time position within a rural practice delivering a diverse caseload across sheep, beef and deer, with mentorship from senior veterinarians.

You will contribute to herd health, reproductive programs and preventative medicine, while maintaining strong client relationships and opportunities to expand skills in deer health

Competenze

• BVSc or equivalent and NZ registration (or eligibility) to work in New Zealand.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in large animal practice or strong rural mixed practice.
• Experience with beef and deer scanning.
• Deer handling experience preferred but not essential.
• Genuine interest in deer medicine and production animal practice.
• Confident with herd health, reproductive work, diagnostics and field surgery.

Mansioni

• Provide veterinary care across sheep, beef and deer operations.
• Develop and implement herd health and preventative health programmes.
• Manage fertility, reproduction and production outcomes.
• Perform scanning of beef and deer herds.
• Support farmers with on-farm decision-making and animal health planning.
• Perform surgical and clinical procedures in field and clinic settings.
• Contribute to disease investigation and diagnostics.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with farming clients.
• Participate in an after-hours roster for urgent cases.

Conoscenze

Large animal practice

Beef experience

Deer experience

Reproduction management

Formazione

BVSc or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Location: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Role: Large Animal Veterinarian – Deer & Production Animal
Position Type: Permanent, Full-time

A well-established rural veterinary practice in Ashburton is seeking a Large Animal Veterinarian with an interest in deer and production animal medicine to join their team.

This role offers a varied caseload across sheep, beef and deer, with a strong focus on deer health and performance. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced senior veterinarians, gaining valuable mentorship and exposure to a broad range of interesting and challenging cases.

The practice also has a strong dairy client base, providing the opportunity to support farmers with proactive herd health and production programmes.

What's on offer:

• Permanent, full-time opportunity
• Diverse large animal caseload across sheep, beef and deer
• Strong focus on deer medicine and production
• Opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in deer health and performance
• Mentorship from experienced senior veterinarians
• Exposure to dairy herd health and preventative medicine
• Supportive rural practice environment
• Strong focus on professional development and CPD
• Competitive remuneration and KiwiSaver
• Opportunity to maintain an interest in small animal or mixed practice if desired

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide veterinary care across sheep, beef and deer operations
• Develop and implement herd health and preventative health programmes
• Manage fertility, reproduction and production outcomes
• Perform scanning of beef and deer herds
• Support farmers with on-farm decision-making and animal health planning
• Perform surgical and clinical procedures in field and clinic settings
• Contribute to disease investigation and diagnostics
• Build strong, trusted relationships with farming clients
• Participate in an after-hours roster for urgent cases

Requirements:

• BVSc or equivalent, with registration (or eligibility) to work in New Zealand
• Minimum 2 years' experience in large animal practice, or a strong rural mixed practice background
• Experience with beef and deer scanning
• Deer handling experience preferred but not essential
• Genuine interest in deer medicine and production animal practice
• Confident with herd health, reproductive work, diagnostics and field surgery
• Strong communication and client relationship skills
• Team-focused and willing to learn and share knowledge
• Full, clean Class 1 driver's licence