Emergency & Urgent Care Veterinarian (7 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

The University of Queensland - UQ Vets • Permanent • Gatton, Queensland, Australia • A$ 120.32k - A$ 134.89k / year • 1w ago

Full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 7 months.
Base salary will be in the range $120,317- $134,892+ 17% super (HEW Level 8).
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About This Opportunity

Join a collaborative, high-performing clinical team within UQ’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where clinical excellence meets hands-on learning and real-world impact. In this role, you will deliver advanced emergency and urgent veterinary care to small animal patients, with opportunities to provide care for exotic and small ruminant patients as required, while contributing to a dynamic teaching environment that supports students, interns and early-career clinicians.

This is an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise in a purposeful and inclusive setting, working alongside colleagues who are insightful, supportive and committed to continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Delivering high-quality emergency and urgent care to small animal patients, including independent management of complex and critical cases.
Providing clinical leadership during after-hours and weekend services, directing nursing and technical teams.
Contributing to clinical teaching, mentoring and supervision of undergraduate students, interns and junior clinicians.
Supporting service development and continuous improvement initiatives within the Small Animal Hospital.

As a 24-hour operation, the rotating roster provides exposure to a broad range of cases and opportunities to develop your skills across multiple specialty areas. Your take-home salary will be dependent on your specific roster, including loadings of 50% for weekend shifts, 25% for night shifts, and 15% for afternoon shifts.

Afternoon shifts are shifts commencing at or after midday and finishing at or before midnight. Night shifts are shifts extending beyond midnight and finishing at or before 9 AM.

About UQ VETS

A career at UQ VETS means making a difference to not only the lives of the people and animals in your care, but also the next generation of vets and vet technicians. At UQ VETS, we offer the opportunity to build a dynamic career through structured development programs and access to industry leaders.

Instead of solely concentrating on meeting caseload benchmarks or revenue targets, your priorities lie in creating an impact, establishing a lasting impression on the field, and conducting work that brings about positive changes in the lives of animals.

The Veterinary Teaching Hospital is an organisational unit within the School that includes all of the School’s outstanding clinical facilities. UQ VETS Equine Hospital is largely referral-based hospital with advanced facilities and offers a 24-hour emergency medical and surgical service. UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital boasts the latest in veterinary medical and surgical diagnostic and treatment options for small animals, birds, exotic pets and wildlife, as well as a 7-day urgent and emergency Care service. UQ staff also supervise clinical placements at the RSPCA’s Brisbane Animal Care Campus, Wacol.

In particular, the UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital values every animal and offers unrivalled medical, surgical and diagnostic services for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, small mammals and fish at our world-class veterinary hospital in Gatton. You can take a virtual tour of our Small Animal Hospital here.

About You

A Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent, registrable in Queensland.
Demonstrated experience performing at an advanced clinical level in small animal emergency and critical care, with evidence of advanced clinical training, professional accreditation or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated relationship-centred approach to veterinary care, with a commitment to developing genuine partnerships with the entire healthcare team, including the client.
Demonstrated accountability and a proactive attitude with the enthusiasm and drive to identify and contribute to improvements the clinical context.
Commitment and enthusiasm for the education of Veterinary Science and Veterinary Technology students.
An understanding and knowledge of relevant legislative and professional requirements relating to veterinary practice in Queensland and to veterinary health and safety requirements.
Ability to establish effective professional relationships and to represent the School of Veterinary Science to the university and wider community, including industry, government and professional bodies.
Demonstrated effective interpersonal, teamwork, negotiation and consultation skills and formal written and oral communication skills.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds from around the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

Free parking and intercampus bus
On campus childcare, medical clinic, and post office
Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave/paid primary care leave
17% superannuation contributions + 17.5% annual leave loading
Health and wellness discounts: fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
Career development opportunities: access to exclusive internal-only vacancies and our Study for Staff program
25% discount on eligible UQ Vets services
Access to our $4.1 million UQ Sports facility

Interested?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Wendy Goodwin atw.goodwin@uq.edu.au.For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au stating job reference number R-66721 in the subject line.

To apply, please click the button on this page. Ensure you upload a resume and cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the ‘About You’ section. Please note that applications received via email will not be accepted.

Other Information

Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, criminal history checks, mandatory immunisations. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

We're dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process.

Applications close 9 November at 11.00pm AEST.