The Vet Practice, Whittlesea Welcomes Recent Grads

**The Vet Practice - Whittlesea - GP Positions**:
**Flexible Full Time, Part Time or Casual rosters to suit your lifestyle preferences.**:
**Recent Grads and Experienced Vets Welcome**:
Are you interested in a GP role with an opportunity to advance your skills in specific areas?

Then we welcome you to ask how we can work and learn together.

**About Us**:
We are a **companion animal practice and canine rehabilitation facility** on the northern outskirts of Melbourne with a great team and great facilities.

**Our well-equipped facility includes** CT, MRI, digital radiography, dental radiography, ultrasound, and a full Idexx suite.

We also have fluoroscopy, CO2 laser, ventilator, arthroscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy and a nasal scope.

Currently, **we employ 12 vets** but are needing to expand to cater for the demand for our veterinary services including both primary consultations and second opinion cases.

In terms of exposure to cases and further learning, we can offer an outstanding combination of diagnostic and treatment choices that are rarely found in GP Practice.

We have vets with special interest and expertise in:

- Canine Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery)
- Behaviour
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Imaging
- Acupuncture
- Nutrition

Currently, we are open Monday - Friday, however it is our goal to reopen on weekends.

Our after-hours service runs from 8pm - 10pm for urgent consults, and we have a nurse on site 24 hours a day to support our patients in hospital, with our clinical leads on back up for concerns regarding hospital patients.

In addition to our GP clinic, we have a **spacious rehabilitation centre** which means we can provide a variety of advanced and integrative therapies. Our rehabilitation services and equipment include:

- Regenerative medicine, including PRP and Stem Cell
- Hyperbaric medicine
- Canine rehabilitation, including:

- Hydrotherapy (pool and underwater treadmills)
- Laser therapy
- Acupuncture
- Therapeutic and physiotherapy exercises
- Neuromuscular stimulation
- Myotherapy
- Prosthetics and brace casting

**What We Offer**:

- A generous hourly rate plus super, relative to your skills and value you bring to our team.
- Further educational opportunities.
- Continuing Education - both internal and external. We are always open to discussion for your CE opportunities.
- 30 minute consultations that allow you to fully educate clients on their options and to develop trusting relationships.
- Readily available support from our current senior vets.
- Opportunities to advance skills in Surgery, Emergency Care, Diagnostic Imaging, Canine Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine.
- A large support team of nurses and support staff, including a client relations manager and resident HR and Psychologist.

No strings attached We think it’s extremely important that you get to experience what it might look and feel like to be part of our team before making any commitments. For this reason, we offer you the opportunity to visit the clinic and spend some time with our team.

We firmly believe advanced GP practices are a great opportunity to discover your true interests, build those solid foundational skills and help shape your future career as a competent and confident veterinarian.

As a part of **Apiam Animal Health** we offer considerable opportunities for training, personal development and career progression. New and recently graduated vets benefit from Apiam’s Graduate Development Program. We recognise that this transition to practice can be a challenging time. This program includes monthly support webinars with Make Headway, a mentor program and the annual “Grad Retreat” which provides face to face social events, networking and personal development.

Apiam’s vision is **“**_Healthy Animals and Happy People_**”**.

We achieve this by:

- Believing in each other
- Embracing opportunities and growth
- Celebrating our achievements
- Leading with integrity

Get to know more about Apiam here.

**Location: Whittlesea VIC**:
If you would like further information or want to take up our offer of visiting us for a tour and a chat, you are welcome to contact Bek Perkins - Human Resources Manager at The Vet Practice.