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Equine Veterinarian
Locum and associate positions available from time to time. Please enquire at [email protected].
Canterbury Equine Clinic, New Zealand
Join our small but passionate and dedicated team of Equine Veterinarians at Canterbury Equine Clinic.
Located on the outskirts of Christchurch in the stunning Canterbury region, we offer a full range of specialist services to a wide range of clients, including the racing and breeding industries as well as sport and leisure horses.
We are looking for an experienced equine veterinarian with an interest or previous experience in reproduction. Our ideal candidate will be looking for a permanent full-time role, however we are also open to a seasonal locum. This role would involve general ambulatory work with a focus on reproduction, and you would be required to take part in our on-call rota which includes a weeknight on-call and no more than one in four weekends.
This is an amazing opportunity to join a highly-skilled team who is committed to providing the best possible care and outcomes to every horse in our care. Set on three hectares of land, our clinic offers a fully-equipped equine hospital including a spacious stable area, yards and paddocks. We are also the only South Island clinic to provide Nuclear Scintigraphy.
Weekend stable hand
We have weekend stable hand vacancies come up from time to time. The hours are generally 8am-10am and 4pm- 5pm, Saturday and Sunday, but these may increase if we are particularly busy. If this sounds like a position that would suit you, please email [email protected].
13-month internship position
Canterbury Equine Clinic, New Zealand
We offer one internship for graduated veterinarians, starting in December of each year.
We have a fully-equipped equine hospital in Prebbleton, 15 minutes from the centre of Christchurch. We provide a full hospital service including emergency and elective surgeries, internal medicine investigations, lameness and poor performance investigations and reproduction services. Our hospital consists of stabling/yards for 27 horses, a full surgical suite, three work-up areas and a standalone barn for orthopaedic investigations. We have a new nuclear scintigraphy unit, two digital radiography units, an overground endoscope, a video gastroscope, three upper respiratory scopes, a MyLab ultrasound scanner and a surgical diode laser. The hospital is supported by a comprehensive 24/7 in-house laboratory. The veterinarians are assisted by three qualified nurses and an experienced farrier.
Alongside our hospital service, we offer a full range of ambulatory racetrack, sport and leisure horse services and seasonal breeding work.
The successful applicant will be involved in all aspects of the hospital as well as the ambulatory practice. Interns are responsible for general anaesthesia, all in-patient care and working up cases alongside our experienced veterinarians, including an ECVS-boarded surgeon. First opinion ambulatory duties are also carried out by the intern, with the support of our other veterinarians.
We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic, self-motivated veterinarian who enjoys working as part of a team to join us. This is a full-time role (minimum 40 hours per week) and the salary band is $61,692.80 – $62,000.00 NZD, commensurate with experience. The salary package includes a vehicle provided for on-call work, a mobile phone, and all NZ Veterinary Council & CPD expenses are covered.
Registration (either full or limited) with the New Zealand Veterinary Council is a requirement of this role.
Expressions of interests and curriculum vitae should be addressed to Hamish Ranken and sent via email to [email protected].
Vet student externships
Veterinary students are welcome to see practice with our vets from third year onwards. You will see a wide range of equine veterinary work, including both ambulatory and hospital work, and be involved in the care of inpatients within the hospital. We recommend you visit us during our busy season, from the months of September through to February.
"I have been a client of Canterbury Equine Clinic for over 40 years and can’t speak highly enough of them. The service is first class and the care and treatment of the horses is second to none. Highly recommended."