Graduate Companion Animal Veterinarian

Graduate Companion Animal Veterinarian Fur Life Vet Horsham | Horsham, Victoria Want to become the kind of small animal vet who feels confident working up the interesting cases, not just the straightforward ones? At Fur Life Vet Horsham, you'll get the clinical variety of regional practice with an experienced team around you while you learn.

We're an ASAV accredited companion animal hospital with a close-knit team of vets, qualified nurses and reception staff who genuinely enjoy working together. For a graduate wanting strong foundations in medicine, surgery, diagnostics and emergency care, Horsham is a pretty exciting place to start. Why Horsham? Regional practice brings variety.

You'll gain experience across preventative care, medicine, surgery, dentistry, diagnostics and emergency cases, with the opportunity to tackle more complicated medical and surgical cases as your confidence grows. We take a collaborative approach to cases and use a team consulting model, so you'll be supported by a nurse during consults and have experienced colleagues around you to bounce cases off.

You don't need to know everything on day one. We want to help you become the vet you imagined you would be when you started vet school. Great cases. Great equipment. Plenty to learn. Our hospital is equipped to let you properly investigate and work up your cases, including: In house IDEXX laboratory with Sedi. Vue Digital radiography and ultrasound Digital dental radiography Multiparameter anaesthetic monitoring Endoscopy and video otoscopy Tonometry and electrocautery Smart.

Flow and Ezy. Vet For a graduate, that means hands on experience using diagnostics and building your clinical reasoning rather than simply learning when to refer. What you'll receive Above award graduate salary Relocation assistance One week paid study leave each year Veterinary registration paid Support towards professional memberships and subscriptions Vet.

Education

membership Structured graduate development and ongoing CPD Employee Assistance Program Staff discounts on veterinary products and services Retail, travel and gym discounts Four weeks annual leave Five days paid volunteer leave Your working week After hours is shared with a neighbouring clinic and supported by a trained triage team that filters calls and takes deposits.

As a graduate, the focus is on building your skills and confidence with experienced people around you as you transition into practice. Life in Horsham Horsham offers the ease and affordability of regional living while still providing the amenities of a major regional centre. You'll have sporting and community activities, schools and healthcare locally, with national parks nearby for hiking, camping and weekends outdoors.

It's somewhere you can get to know your clients, become part of the community and have a life outside the clinic too.

About you

We're looking for a graduate who wants to become a really capable companion animal vet. You don't need to arrive as an accomplished surgeon or have every complicated medical case figured out. We're looking for someone who: Enjoys companion animal medicine and surgery Is curious and wants to understand their cases Enjoys working collaboratively with vets and nurses Communicates well with clients Is comfortable asking questions Wants to develop strong clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills If you're enthusiastic, curious and prepared to learn, we'll help you build the rest.

Ready to start your veterinary career? Your first year is where everything you learned at university starts becoming real. See the cases. Work them up. Use the diagnostics. Learn surgery. Experience emergencies. Talk through the difficult ones with your team. And gradually realise you're becoming the vet you spent all those years training to be.

If you want a first job that gives you the cases, equipment and support to become a really capable companion animal vet, come and start your career at Fur Life Vet Horsham. We'd love to hear from you. Apply with your cover letter and resume via the portal or contact Corinne at [email protected] or 0458 387 478 to discuss the role.