ECC Veterinary Manager

The Animal Referral Hospital was Australia’s first privately owned multi-disciplinary specialist hospital, and today it is a part of the largest emergency and specialist group in Australia, hosting the largest contingent of Emergency Veterinarians and Criticalists in the Country. Our hospital has all the items required to practice emergency and critical care at the highest level, including intensive care ventilators, blood gas analysis, cage-side ultrasound and on-site CT and MRI. We also work closely with Surgery and Medicine Specialists to be available to deliver the best standard of care.

The Position

The ECC Veterinary Manager position is a frontline management role with a 50/50 blend of clinical and management duties. The Veterinary Manager will support our leadership and specialist teams in the coordination of clinical mentorship and continuing education of less experienced veterinarians and interns within the department.

This role provides professional, personal and organisational leadership for the veterinary staff of the Emergency/ICU department of the hospital and in coordination with the Hospital Manager, Nursing Manager and Leadership teams to uphold and promote the general ethos of ARH Essendon Fields in a financially sustainable way. You will be supported to develop the Emergency/ICU business and contribute to infrastructural and organisational developments to manage business growth.

Must have:

• A veterinary degree registrable in Victoria.
• A proven history of leading a team of veterinarians in a senior veterinary capacity.
• Competence with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Membership of the Australian & New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Emergency & Critical ARH EF, or of an equivalent international body.
• Experience using RxWorks and Smartflow veterinary software.

This position offers an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated, hardworking, experienced and professional individual to work and learn in a busy and friendly referral hospital team

In addition to working with and learning from a highly experienced team, the successful candidate will receive:

• A permanent full-time position
• A competitive salary and benefits package that includes a strong internal continuing education program along with management and clinical mentoring programs
• Career development and National Mentoring program: Let us know your area of interest and we can provide extra training and education through our Specialist network
• Personal access to the latest resources available to assist you to be update to date on the latest information
• A dynamic and supportive team environment
• Annual Greencross Veterinary Symposium Conference
• Paid Parental Leave, flexible working arrangements and back-to-work programs.