Casual Emergency

**Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists have opportunities for Emergency Vets to join our amazing team on a casual basis. Generous salary offered depending on skills, level and experience**

Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists is a 1000m2 purpose-built facility which in conjunction with our exceptional staff allows us to provide excellent care to patients. The emergency service is a 24 hour a day service with a team of experienced and supportive Vets. The referral team comprises of surgical, medicine, anaesthesia and imaging specialists, in addition to our dermatology specialist and dental service.

**About you**:

- Has excellent communication skills... both written and oral and must be fluent in English;
- Loves animals AND their owners.... you must be able to treat both with care and respect;
- We are looking for someone with a sound knowledge base that we can build upon or with a good strong medical basis behind them.
- “Organised” must be your middle name, we work in an environment where you need to have strong prioritisation and multi-tasking skills.
- You value collegiality and a positive working relationship with all staff and demonstrate that in your interactions with your co-workers.

**About the job**:

- This is a supported role involving consultation and workup of referred and first opinion cases. Depending on the shift the focus may be consulting, procedures or inpatient management.
- We have surgical specialist backup, and there is always someone to call or provide advice.
- You will need to be involved in keeping clients informed and happy - guiding them and communicating in an effective and concise manner is integral.
- Hours can involve weekdays, nights and weekends. We aim to structure a roster that is reasonable and regular so you can plan your life ahead and still enjoy and be awake for your times off.
- We are offering a competitive annual salary for a full-time position.

**About SVES**:

- We like shiny gadgets - and are lucky to have a lot of them; so in addition to the usual AGFA digital radiography and Phillips Affinity and CX-50 ultrasounds, you'll also have access to 16 Slice GE Lightspeed CT, Olympus and Pentax endoscopy, IDEXX internal lab, fluid/syringe pumps, and more ventilators and multi-parameter monitors than you can shake a critical case at. We have ready access to MRI.
- We love clients as much as we love their pets - you'll need a big heart to work here
- We are professional - we hold ourselves to high standards and you should too.
- We are a team of vets, nurses and support staff that are active in sharing knowledge and have a strong focus on continuous improvement in knowledge, skills and practices. A good workplace culture with likeminded individuals is important to us.
- We believe in a work/life balance; we like our staff to work hard, then have time off to live their lives outside work.