About this role

This is a hands-on clinical leadership role, not an administrative one. You’ll spend most of your week in consults and theatre, with the mentoring, standards work, and culture-building happening alongside the medicine rather than instead of it. Our nursing team is capable and settled, the clinical resources are in place, and the workflow has been built to give you the time to actually lead: structured admin windows, protected breaks, and an end-of-day process that doesn’t stretch you past closing.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working a varied small animal caseload with clients who trust your judgement and back considered diagnostics. You’ll mentor the team through complex cases, refine clinical standards, and help shape the direction of a clinic that’s already well-regarded locally. You’ll also have the clinical support of the wider VetPartners network when you want a second opinion or a specialist sounding board.

About you

You’re a confident, compassionate clinician who leads with empathy and clear communication. You enjoy mentoring, you take the team’s wellbeing as seriously as clinical outcomes, and you’re the kind of vet others quietly pattern themselves on. You bring a considered approach to medicine, you’re comfortable making the call when it matters, and you’re ready to put your name on the standard of care in a clinic where the foundations are genuinely sound.

You hold a BVSc, DVM, or equivalent recognised in Australia, with at least five years of clinical experience and a track record of mentoring or supporting less senior colleagues. You’re registered, or eligible to register, with the Veterinary Surgeons’ Board of Western Australia.

Our location

Butler sits on Perth’s coastal northern edge, where the Indian Ocean meets one of WA’s fastest-growing communities. Families find newer housing stock, established school catchments, and swim-safe beaches within walking distance of most streets. Couples reach Yanchep National Park, Two Rocks Marina, and the Swan Valley wineries on weekends. Early-career vets trade inner-Perth rent for ocean views and a direct Joondalup line into the CBD. It’s coastal WA without the trade-off of feeling cut off from the city.

Our offer

The package has been built to make this role a long-term proposition, not just a good first year:

• Salary package up to $170,000
• 30,000 Student Loan Retention Bonus** for people with big dreams – paid over 3 years and designed to be used your way. Whether that’s chipping away at student loans, upgrading your home setup, or finally booking that dream holiday, it’s a meaningful investment in your life outside the clinic
• Relocation support up to $10,000 + 1 month’s accommodation for eligible candidates
• $2,000 CPD allowance + 1 week paid study leave
• No after-hours or public holidays-your time outside the clinic is yours
• Flexible full-time or part-time options-because life doesn’t fit one mould
• A highly skilled nursing team in a collaborative, relaxed clinic culture that enjoys showing up

We’re happy to discuss remuneration alternatives that work better for your circumstances. Let’s talk about what fits.

** Student Loan Retention Bonus

To recognize the commitment and effort you’ve invested in your qualification, we are offering a $30,000 Loyalty Bonus. The Bonus Package:

• $10,000 at 6 months tenure
• $10,000 at 18 months tenure.
• $10,000 at 30 months tenure.