Aorangi Veterinary Services - Production Animal Veterinarian - Geraldine

Organisation/clinic: Aorangi Veterinary Services

Location: Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand

Position type: Production Animal Veterinarian

Website: https://www.aorangivet.co.nz/

About the job:

We are looking for an experienced, passionate, forward-thinking production animal vet who has a progressive evidence-based approach to their work. For the right candidate this role will be dairy focussed, and we want you to feel supported by our team and confident to deliver excellence to our clients.

What we offer:

• We have permanent and fixed term positions available and can offer plenty of flexibility for the right candidate
• Competitive negotiable remuneration, based upon experience, skill set, and ability
• Staff discounts, other benefits and wellbeing initiatives
• NZVA and VCNZ fees paid
• Mixed practice afterhours schedule, spread fairly among the veterinary team which varies according to season
• Annual CPD allowance so you can choose the CPD that suits your professional development goals
• Friendly, collegial environment
• Relocation and visa application assistance if required
• Vehicle, phone and laptop provided as tools of the trade

About you:

Our perfect candidate would:

• Be experienced and confident with production animal practices and can operate mixed practice afterhours
• Have a confident, calm style who easily forms relationships with colleagues, clients and animals.
• Display excellent communication skills.
• Be a self-starter with strong all-round clinical skillset 
• Hold a BVSc or equivalent and be registered or eligible to register to practice in New Zealand.

About us:

We are an owner/operator mixed animal practice proudly serving Canterbury and the Mackenzie Country for more than 45 years.  With clinics in Geraldine, Fairlie, and Timaru, our vision is to be the people’s veterinary practice of choice. 

We are a team who fosters positive relationships through communication and awareness and we’re proud to deliver progressive evidence based veterinary medicine. We focus on preventative animal health to improve the lives of people and their animals. 

Our private independent practice places value on having a high-functioning collegial team, that achieves our goals while having fun. We consider ourselves a supportive, and quality-motivated practice. Our emphasis is on providing high standards of client care, good outcomes, and a sense of satisfaction from a job well done.

We have nursing and technician teams to support us in providing excellent veterinary medicine. This allows us to practice preventative medicine with an animal health and wellbeing focus, in a positive environment.

As you would expect of rural New Zealand, we have a significant farm animal and companion animal client base, and our team of veterinarians comprise those with a mixed role and those who focus solely on their area of interest.

Mentorship is available and actively encouraged.

Our offering to you:

We’re located in the stunning South Island of New Zealand, about 1.5 hours south of Christchurch and its international airport.

With a drive time of just over an hour from mountains to the sea, we truly live the snow to surf lifestyle here.  The Timaru District offers an enviable way of life with high quality affordable housing, access to excellent facilities, schools, and great café/dining scene, plus one of New Zealand’s best loved beaches. 

Wanaka, Queenstown, and the Southern Lakes all beckon as easy weekend visits, as does majestic Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.

Click here for more info about life in the Timaru district!

We’re foodies here at AVS, so there is always a stocked fruit bowl and snacks, plus plentiful morning teas and other social celebrations through the working week and year. 

We take wellbeing seriously with trained mental health first aiders in each clinic and we have a wellbeing committee who are always seeking out tips and tricks to help support us to live our best life.

We care.  For each other, for the animals and for our clients.  Come join us.     

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to: 

Janene Adams, HR Manager: janenea@aorangivet.co.nz

International applicants: Click on this link to check if your qualification is recognised in New Zealand BEFORE applying for this role. We are only able to employ vets registered with the Veterinary Council of New Zealand.