Primary Care Clinician

UQ VETSFull-time fixed-term position through to February 2026Opportunities for career development and progressionJoin our Gatton Campus community – take a virtual tour
About This Opportunity
As a Mixed Practice Care Clinician within UQ VETS team, you'll deliver high-quality, relationship-centred care to both small animal and production animal species.
Your role will span clinical service, teaching, and mentoring, with responsibilities including:
Managing routine and complex veterinary cases across the Production Animal Service and Small Animal Hospital.
Participating in after-hours and weekend on call rosters.
Providing clinical instruction to undergraduate and postgraduate students, interns, and residents.
Supporting and training veterinary nurses, technicians, and junior clinicians.
Building caseloads through client engagement and service enhancement.
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.
The UQ VETS Production Animal Service provides emergency and routine veterinary care for production and hobby farm animals.
We care for herds and flocks, show animals and hobby farm companion animals, including beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry and alpacas.
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 UQ
As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.
Everyone here has a role to play.
As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world.
By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.
Benefits
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:
17% superannuation and 17.5% annual leave loading.Flexible working arrangements and wellness programs.On-campus childcare, affordable parking, and access to UQ Sports facilities.A connected network of passionate professionals and educators.
Access to world-class veterinary infrastructure and research hubs.A culture that celebrates bold ideas and supports your growth.
About You
You'll bring:
A Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent, registrable in QueenslandRelevant experience in the delivery of veterinary clinical service in production animal practice and/or mixed animal practice.Demonstrated accountability and a proactive attitude with the enthusiasm and drive to identify and contribute to improvements within the Production Animal Service and Small Animal Hospital.Commitment and enthusiasm for the education of Veterinary Science and Veterinary Technology studentsCapacity to serve as an excellent clinical veterinary role modelAn understanding and knowledge of relevant legislative and professional requirements relating to veterinary practice in QLD and to veterinary health and safety requirementsAbility to establish effective professional relationships and to represent the School of Veterinary Science to the university and wider community, including industry, government and professional bodiesDemonstrated effective interpersonal, teamwork, negotiation and consultation skills and formal written and oral communication skills
The successful candidate may be required to complete a number of pre-employment checks, including: right to work in Australia and mandatory immunisations.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Donna Parker at
For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at , stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
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Other Information
UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory.
Candidates who don't meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential.
The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.
Applications close Wednesday September 17th 2025 at 11.00pm AEST (R-54240).