Job Title: Love the Unpredictability of Emergency Medicine? What If You Could Enjoy It Without the Overnight Shifts? Vets of Geelong | Highton, Geelong, Victoria Full-Time | Friday to Monday | 34 Hours Per Week | Three Consecutive Days Off Salary from $120,000 + Superannuation + Sunday Bonus + Additional CPD Allowance Not Every Vet Wants to Know What's Coming Through the Door Next. Some veterinarians love the predictability of a fully booked consulting schedule. Others love the challenge of not knowing what's coming through the door next. The unexpected emergencies. The interesting medical cases. The patient that needs immediate attention. The satisfaction of thinking on your feet, working with your team and making a genuine difference when it matters. If that sounds like you, we'd love to talk. At Vets of Geelong, we're looking for a veterinarian who enjoys urgent and emergency medicine to join our Highton hospital in a dedicated daytime role. Four days on. Three consecutive days off. No overnight shifts. You'll work Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, helping us provide urgent and emergency veterinary care alongside our established general practice services. You don't need to have spent years working in a specialist emergency hospital. We're looking for someone with sound general practice experience, positive clinical judgement, a calm approach and a genuine enthusiasm for managing whatever comes through the door. A Different Kind of Veterinary Position This role is designed for a veterinarian who enjoys variety, clinical problem-solving and the challenge of urgent presentations. Your caseload may include:
- Acute medical presentations and emergency triage
- Stabilisation of critically unwell patients
- Wounds, trauma and urgent surgical cases




- Gastrointestinal emergencies and acute abdominal presentations
- Respiratory distress and cardiovascular emergencies
- Toxicities and other time-sensitive presentations
- Diagnostic imaging and emergency laboratory investigations
- Hospitalised patient management and ongoing case assessment
- Routine general practice cases when urgent care demand allows Some days will be busy and unpredictable. Other days will involve a mixture of urgent presentations, general practice medicine and supporting colleagues with challenging cases. We're looking for someone who enjoys that variety rather than needing every day to follow a fixed schedule. Four Days On. Three Days Off. One of the biggest attractions of this role is the working pattern. Your regular roster will be:
- Friday: 9 rostered hours
- Saturday: 8 rostered hours
- Sunday: 8 rostered hours
- Monday: 9 rostered hours
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: Off That's 34 rostered hours across four working days, followed by three consecutive days away from the clinic. There are no routine overnight shifts or overnight on-call requirements. You'll also receive additional remuneration for Sunday work. We recognise that emergency medicine can be demanding. We want the working arrangement to be sustainable and to provide genuine time to recover and enjoy life outside the clinic. Great Medicine, Backed by Great Support You'll be based at our Highton hospital, the largest of our four veterinary clinics.



You'll work alongside experienced veterinarians, skilled veterinary nurses and an established support team. Our clinical facilities include:
- Digital radiography and diagnostic ultrasound
- In-house IDEXX laboratory diagnostics
- IDEXX blood gas analysis
- Modern anaesthetic monitoring and surgical equipment
- Hospitalisation and patient monitoring facilities
- Access to additional diagnostic and surgical resources across our group You'll also have access to our established Veterinary Standards of Care and dedicated clinical app, supporting consistent clinical decision-making and patient care. While you'll have responsibility for managing your own cases, you'll be part of a collaborative veterinary group where colleagues can discuss cases and support one another. The Right Attitude Matters More Than an Emergency Hospital CV We're particularly interested in veterinarians who have approximately two to four years of clinical experience, although we'd welcome conversations with more experienced applicants. You might be a confident general practice veterinarian who finds the urgent cases are the most interesting part of your day. You might already have some emergency experience and be looking for a daytime position that offers a more sustainable lifestyle. Or perhaps you're considering further study or Membership examinations in Emergency and Critical Care. Whatever your background, we're looking for someone who:
- Enjoys urgent and emergency presentations
- Remains calm and practical when priorities change
- Can triage patients and make sound clinical decisions
- Has confidence in general practice medicine and developing emergency skills
- Communicates clearly with clients

📌 Veterinarian – Daytime Urgent (Geelong)
🏢 Geelong Group
📍 Geelong