About SASH:
The Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) is the largest, privately owned network of veterinary hospitals in the Southern Hemisphere, offering multi-disciplinary specialist and emergency services across multiple locations in New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. At SASH, we are committed to providing exceptional care and service to pets, their families, and the veterinary community. This is an exciting chance for you to be part of the next group of Interns at SASH!
In Adelaide we offer a 24-hour emergency and critical care service together with services in internal medicine, surgery, neurology, dermatology, radiology, cardiology, ophthalmology and physiotherapy/rehabilitation. Our Adelaide facility was built with the needs of our team in mind. You will have access to the Intensive Care Unit, full service in-house lab, Ultrasound, CT scanner, MRI, digital radiography, three theatres including an interventional radiology space, laparoscopy, endoscopy, and more.
The Internship:
This prestigious program will provide you with an opportunity to work alongside our experienced specialists and emergency clinicians, providing care to our patients and their families. This program offers a structured learning prospect, providing you access to a varied case load, advanced equipment and imaging facilities, and the support of the wider SASH team. Clinical shifts will be primarily in our intensive care unit working alongside our criticalists in addition to our experienced emergency clinicians and highly skilled nursing team. SASH Adelaide is a state-of-the-art facility with a purpose-built emergency room and intensive care unit to be able to provide exceptional care to our patients. This includes availability of in-house diagnostics, blood bank, mechanical ventilation, high flow oxygen, oxygen cages and more, with collaborative specialist support across departments.
You will,



be encouraged to have primary case responsibility to maximize learning and growth during the program. You will also have the opportunity participate in journal club, ER physiology rounds and other didactic opportunities offered both onsite and across the SASH network. This is a full-time, 12-month position.
About You:
We are looking for passionate, dedicated and enthusiastic vets with a thirst to learn. This is a challenging program and will require you to have an adaptable and proactive approach to situations. To be considered for a position, you will need to demonstrate the following:
Robust care and service orientation with a hands-on approach
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders
Problem solving and decision-making skills
Ability to work collaboratively, positively and flexibly with others
Self-motivated and committed to ongoing career development
Effective time management and organisational skills
Strong work ethic and commitment to the culture and values of SASH
Eagerness to have primary involvement in cases, looking forward to tackling a high and interesting case load.
To be successful in this position, you will have:
Tertiary qualified Veterinarian with a minimum of 2 years clinical practice experience. Emergency experience will be viewed favourably.
Current Australian registration
Valid Australian work rights
What we can offer you:
Excellent salary package on offer, well above the current award
Contribute to defining excellence in animal healthcare
An opportunity to learn from a collaborative and approachable team of specialists and support staff
Be part of an organisation committed to its people and culture
Supportive team and great place to work
Staff discounts and social events
On-site parking available
Your application pack must include:
Your CV
Cover letter
To apply, please submit your application pack to the apply now button. You will need to attach your letters of reference to the end of your CV as only 2 documents can be uploaded.

📌 Critical Care Intern (Adelaide)
🏢 Small Animal Specialist Hospital
📍 Adelaide