Veterinary Clinician

About This Opportunity

At The University of Queensland, you'll join a world-class institution where clinical excellence, innovation, and education come together to make a real impact. As a Veterinary Clinician within the Large Animal Hospital, you will provide high-quality, relationship-centred care to a diverse large animal caseload across both hospital and ambulatory settings, managing routine, urgent, and emergency cases while contributing to a collaborative and high-performing clinical team.

Beyond clinical practice, you will play a key role in teaching and mentoring veterinary science and veterinary technology students, interns, and junior clinicians, helping to shape the next generation of veterinary professionals.

Key responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Deliver high-quality, relationship-centred veterinary care across a diverse large animal caseload, managing routine, complex, surgical, and emergency cases while participating in after-hours and on-call services
• Managing a diverse clinical caseload, including routine, complex, urgent and emergency presentations, and participating in an after‑hours and on‑call roster, with as‑needed equine primary call‑outs.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to students, interns, residents, and junior staff, fostering excellence in clinical practice, teaching, and professional development.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, industry partners, government agencies, and the wider community to enhance service delivery, reputation, and caseload growth.
• Contribute to the effective management and continuous improvement of the service through collaborative leadership, sound operational practices, staff support, and a commitment to quality outcomes.

About You

• Bachelor of Veterinary Science (or equivalent) with eligibility for veterinary registration in Queensland.
• Membership of ANZCVS (or equivalent) or at least two years' experience in general practice, large animal medicine.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, relationship-centred veterinary care and build trusted partnerships with clients and healthcare teams.
• Commitment to clinical excellence, continuous improvement, and contributing proactively to the growth and success of a Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
• Passion for teaching, mentoring, and supporting the development of Veterinary Science and Veterinary Technology students.
• Strong leadership capability, serving as a positive clinical role model while fostering a respectful, collaborative, and supportive team environment.
• Sound knowledge of relevant veterinary legislation, professional standards, workplace health and safety requirements, and ambulatory veterinary practice.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across industry, government, professional bodies, and the wider community.