"Senior Primary Care Clinician"

About This Opportunity

Join UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital as a Senior Primary Care Clinician and lead a high-performing team delivering exceptional, relationship-centred care. Mentor students, interns, and junior clinicians while shaping hospital practices through clinical leadership and continuous improvement.

Opportunities include contributing to shelter medicine and surgical training at the RSPCA Brisbane Animal Care Campus (Wacol). This is your chance to combine clinical excellence, mentorship, and impact in a collaborative, values-driven environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead Clinical Excellence: Deliver and oversee high-quality, relationship-centred care for small animal patients, including wildlife, while leading a collaborative and high-performing Primary Care team.
• Mentor & Inspire: Provide advanced clinical guidance, role modelling, and mentorship to junior clinicians, interns, and students, supporting their professional growth and development.
• Teach & Develop Talent: Deliver hands-on clinical training for undergraduate and postgraduate students, interns, and residents, contributing to their learning and the hospital’s teaching excellence.
• Drive Improvement: Identify opportunities for service enhancement, lead quality assurance initiatives, and champion best practices across clinical care.
• Engage & Strategise: Represent the hospital externally, coordinate seamless patient care across teams, and contribute to strategic planning, operational management, and key leadership projects.

About You

• Veterinary Qualification: Bachelor of Veterinary Science (or equivalent), eligible for registration in Queensland.
• Clinical Excellence: Advanced clinical experience through residency, ANZCVS membership, or several years of practice.
• Relationship-Focused Care: Committed to collaborative, patient- and client-centered veterinary care.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Inspires and mentors junior staff and students, serving as a clinical role model.
• Proactive & Engaged: Drives continuous improvement, fosters strong professional relationships, and contributes to the School’s teaching, industry, and community engagement.

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include verification of the right to work in Australia, qualifications, professional registration, criminal history checks, and other role-specific requirements such as mandatory immunisations. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• A cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the 'About You' section

***Applications close Sunday 19 April 2026, 11.00pm AEST (R-61906).*** Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for the first week of May.