Veterinarian

Specialist or Registrar in Small Animal Surgery. Melbourne, Geelong or both

What if your next role gave you everything you love about referral practice; interesting cases, experienced/accomplished colleagues, high-level surgery and state of the art equipment, without sacrificing your life outside of work?

Welcome to MARS and GARS, two of Victoria’s fastest-growing multidisciplinary referral hospitals, privately owned by specialists who still work clinically every day. That means decisions can be made quickly, ideas are encouraged, and people are treated like people, not numbers on a spreadsheet.

This is the kind of environment many surgeons hope exists but rarely find. A place where high-level Surgery, genuine collaboration, and a supportive team culture come together naturally. The team works hard, enjoys a laugh along the way, and genuinely enjoys what they do.

They are looking for more Specialists or Residency-Trained Registrars in Small Animal Surgery to join their outstanding team on either a full-time or part-time basis. You can be based in Melbourne, Geelong, or split your time between both hospitals, they’re only an hour apart.

About the role:

You’ll be joining Victoria’s largest Surgery team which currently includes seven surgical specialists, 2 residents and 5 interns who work alongside an exceptional multidisciplinary team of, medics, radiologists, oncologists, anaesthetists, ECC clinicians, residents and interns.

This is a unique, diverse, high-volume surgery role where collaboration is part of everyday life. You’ll have the opportunity to help shape and grow the service while being fully supported and mentored by an experienced and genuinely friendly team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering high-quality surgery across a varied referral caseload.
• Receiving mentorship from highly experienced senior surgeons
• Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary specialist teams.
• Supporting and mentoring residents, interns and junior staff.
• Contributing to clinical innovation and service development.

Why people love working here:

• Brand-new, state-of-the-art referral hospitals with major expansion planned for both
• Commitment to clinical excellence underpinned by major investment in facilities/equipment
• CT, MRI, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, DR radiography, Arthroscopy and more.
• Australia’s leading joint replacement and resurfacing centre. We are an extremely high-volume joint replacement center, equipped with Biomedtrix THR (nano, micro, standard, giant and lateral bolt systems-BFX and CFX all sizes), Biomedtrix Total Elbow and Ankle Replacement systems (Australia’s first center to perform both-these are routine procedures for us now), Arthrex CUE, SynACART and Kyon PGR.
• Traumatology & angular deformities? If you like fractures, polytrauma and complex deformities this is the place for you! We have all the sizes of all the locking plate systems, plus Biomedtrix I-Loc and complete IMEX linear, hybrid and circular systems to make your life as easy (or challenging) as you like.
• Outstanding soft tissue and Oncology surgical services are supported by a comprehensive range of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic equipment, Karl Storz Rubina NIR/ICG endoscopy, diode laser plus all the staplers, Norfolk (Sub, AUS) and Infiniti (IH PSS) interventional radiology equipment and implants. If you enjoy IR, well so do we with both sites also equipped with intraoperative fluoroscopy.
• Advanced neurosurgery is a big part of our case load and we love it. You will enjoy the full Invetra pedicle rod systems, Rita-Leibinger C-Lox titanium cages and a comprehensive range of neurosurgical instrumentation. It doesn’t matter if this isn’t an area of your interest, but if it is or you’d like to advance in this or other areas we’re certainly the place for you.

Other perks:

• Sign-on bonus and relocation support available.
• Generous CPD and career development support.
• 5weeks annual leave plus 1week CPD leave with loading.
• A collaborative, down-to-earth culture with excellent staff retention

The MARS/GARS group has grown rapidly and now includes 16 specialists and around 30 residents and interns, supported by large and exceptional nursing, HR, customer service and management teams. The culture here is something the leadership team is hugely proud of, supportive, ambitious, collaborative and refreshingly down-to-earth.

The Lifestyle bit

Melbourne is regularly ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world, and honestly, it’s not hard to see why. Incredible food, cafés, arts, live sport, beaches, wineries, national parks and easy international travel all sit on your doorstep.

Prefer a slightly slower pace when not at work? Geelong offers waterfront living, riverside walks, amazing cafés, wineries, golf courses and the famous Surf Coast nearby. With Torquay, the Great Ocean Road and beautiful beaches 20minutes from the hospital, it’s easy to see why so many people are choosing the Geelong region for a more relaxed lifestyle without giving up city conveniences.

So, what’s next?

If you've read this far and something feels right, that's probably worth exploring, so please get in touch. We don’t mind what part of your career you’re in. We only care that you’re the right person for the team and that means that you’re positive, collaborative and a motivated surgeon who is keen to learn more or keen to teach more-it doesn’t matter where you sit on the curve, we will support you.

Send your CV, don’t worry if it’s not up to date. We can’t get the whole story in a job ad, so ask any questions. We’re far more interested in the person behind it.

Work alongside brilliant people, enjoy world class medicine, and build a life where your work makes a difference and your weekends make memories.