Veterinary Director

Company Description

Calling all Veterinary Directors on Sydney’s upper North Shore – we’re ready to welcome you Don't want to read on? That's ok, just click here instead

Greencross Vet Hornsby has a team of caffeine addicted, qualified nurses, practice manager, receptionist and an incredibly experienced veterinary associate, and we’re looking for our new Veterinary Director, someone with a passion for building relationships and delivering the very best client/patient experiences. Farewelling our current wonderful Vet Director hasn’t been easy for us, but we’re excited about welcoming you into our coffee collective and supporting you at every step.

We proudly care for our patients in our state of the art, purpose-built GP clinic, with four consult rooms and two dedicated surgical theatres, inside our very popular Petbarn Hornsby store. This co-location of clinic and store offers everything your patients could want and need under one roof, along with ample parking, light-filled consulting and treatment rooms and even a morning coffee van to pour your favourite brew – your needs must be met too

Leadership doesn’t have to be all consuming, and you’ll have the support of an experienced Area Manager, Regional Clinical Director and state General Manager to help cover the management, clinical standards and financial elements of your role. That’s the great part about your clinic being in the Greencross network - you’re not in this alone

Weekends are for fun, not work, so we’ll design a roster with you around your personal needs. No late nights, after hours, on-call or excessive weekends, just a 4 day week (or 5 shorter days if you’d prefer) and 1:4 half day Saturday rotation.

A little about your new team…
Jill is our talented, experienced Veterinarian with interests in soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. She’s a guru in theatre and an asset to our clients and team alike.
Amanda is our wonderful Practice Manager and dedicated mentor to our nursing team.
Bella is our social media guru and brings her bubbly passion to everything she does.
Sidrah is our junior nurse, developing her skills nicely, and like all newcomers, didn’t make it through the first year without adopting two stray kittens
And Reggie is our reliable all-rounder and can be found greeting our clients on reception or assisting out the back when needed.

Job Description

This opportunity is best suited to a veterinarian with at least 4 years post-graduation experience, who has demonstrated strong clinical leadership and proven management skills, a desire to nurture the development of junior vets and nurses if required, and is comfortable consulting, diagnosing and treating companion animals with autonomy.
Bonus points (and the first round of coffee on us) if you have good time management and you’re an approachable leader, who’s natural style is to mentor in a fun and collaborative manor.

Using evidence-based diagnoses, therapies and recommended courses of treatment, you are empowered to manage cases with the collaboration and mentoring both to and from your colleagues and on-hand advice from our Specialist network, as even the most senior of Vets can learn new tricks

Apart from your new team, some other awesome perks we offer…

• Vet board registration OR AVA membership fees included yearly. VIN membership provided.
• Unlimited CE programs, paid study leave and ticket to the largest Clinical Symposium in Australia included.
• Generous salary PLUS bonuses Ownership options available.
• Retailer, private health, travel, utility and entertainment discounts across Australia’s best brands.
• Free and confidential counselling available 24/7 through TelusHeath for yourself and family.

Qualifications

While we are a fun team who appreciate a good laugh together, our standards of care are no joke to us, so to be considered for this role you must always be committed to delivering fear-free, compassionate and industry leading health care and advice to our patients and their loving families. Naturally, you’ll also need to hold a Veterinary degree from a university accredited by the Australasian Veterinary Boards’ Council (AVBC) or have completed NAVLE, AVE or alike examinations.

Additional Information

We want to hear from you
APPLY NOW to join us or email Nicole.keating@gxltd.com.au to discuss this exciting role further.

We’re looking forward to meeting you, introducing you to our gorgeous patients and shouting you a coffee