About this role

As a contemporary veterinary professional, you are already familiar with the day-to-day responsibilities of being a skilled small animal Veterinarian. The following key skills are particularly relevant to this opportunity:

• Preventive care patient strategies
• Advanced diagnostic abilities
• Imaging analysis
• Soft tissue surgery
• Case workup and developing corresponding treatments

We maintain a 4:1 Nurse to Veterinarian ratio, ensuring that you receive the support necessary to provide the best-practice veterinary care you have always aimed for.

About you

Your qualifications, expertise, and experience are vital to your success in this role, and it is expected that you will demonstrate talent and proficiency as a small animal Veterinarian. Additionally, we value these qualities:

• Quickly establishing rapport with customers, team members, and leadership
• Building robust client and team relationships through empathy
• Recognizing the ideal balance between compassion and efficiency
• Reacting positively and with goodwill to the inevitable setbacks we all encounter
• Understanding that exceptional results are only achieved through teamwork and mutual respect

We gladly welcome international veterinarians seeking to relocate to Australia, as we are pre-authorized to sponsor eligible vets who can be registered here – please verify your qualifications and accreditation validity at AVBC.

Our location

Mount Hutton Pet Hospital is situated in Lake Macquarie, NSW, just a few kilometres from the Newcastle CBD. We are on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie, near the coast, and only 2 hours north of Sydney. While urban life is within reach, we are also close to the area’s natural attractions, including beaches, lakes, Barrington Tops, Port Stephens, and the Hunter Valley Vineyards. This unique location offers a variety of lifestyle options.

Excellent schools, accessible quality healthcare, and local community facilities, such as sports and parks, are all nearby. Our patients come from near and far, and our clients are dedicated to quality pet care. All these factors and more make our location an ideal place to practice and reside for individuals, couples, and families.

Our offer

To attract talented Veterinary Professionals like you, we provide a flexible approach to remuneration based on your expertise and potential – typically, this includes:

• An attractive annual salary plus production bonuses reflecting your expertise and experience
  • Graduates or newly practising Vets – $90 – 110k + superannuation
  • Experienced Vets – $120 – 150k + superannuation
  • Performance Bonuses in the range of $20 – 40k per year

Plus…

• Flexible scheduling – options for 3, 4, or 5-day workweeks
• 5 weeks of paid annual leave
• Plus 1 week of paid Continuing Education leave
• Continuing Education stipend of $2 – 5k
• Veterinary products and services at cost
• Vibrant, energetic, and dynamic working environment with room for innovative ideas

Plus plus…

• Relocation package up to $20k
• Contribution towards and assistance with Work Visa and Local Registration to practice in Australia up to $10k
• Potential for equity participation and possible ownership over time

In addition to the above, we are also open to considering other remuneration alternatives that may better suit your needs, which we will be happy to explore as our discussions progress.

We warmly welcome international veterinarians seeking to relocate to Australia, as we are pre-authorized to sponsor qualifying vets who are capable of being registered here – please verify your qualifications and accreditation validity at AVBC.