Full-Time Opportunity ECC Veterinarian - Malvern, Melbourne

Sign-on bonus or relocation support on offer, depending on your needs

Southpaws is seeking experienced and motivated Emergency & Critical Care Veterinarians to join our growing team in Malvern, Melbourne.

Working alongside a highly experienced specialist-led ECC department, you'll be supported by a Criticalist (DACVECC), Senior ECC Clinicians (MANZCVS), dedicated ECC Veterinarians, and an exceptional team of ICU and Emergency Nurses.

Together, we provide outstanding 24/7 emergency and critical care services to patients across Melbourne and beyond.

What sets us apart from the rest?

At Southpaws, our people are what make us different.

You'll be joining a supportive and progressive ECC team that thrives on collaboration, trust, and shared success. Our hospital environment encourages learning, open communication, and professional growth. We celebrate wins together, support each other through challenging cases, and foster a workplace where you can build a rewarding and sustainable career.

We care deeply about our patients, their families, and our team, and we're committed to creating an environment where people can enjoy what they do while continuing to grow both professionally and personally.

The Role:

This full-time position offers a rotating roster primarily across evenings and nights, with one-in-three weekends. A 50:50 day and night shift arrangement may be considered for the right candidate.

The Detail:

• Flexible incentives available: a generous sign-on bonus or relocation assistance
• Exposure to a varied and challenging emergency and critical care caseload
• Specialist-led mentorship and support
• 1 week of Study leave each year to support continued education and professional development
• Monthly department meetings to discuss all things ECC as well weekly presentation mornings (with coffee) to foster peer to peer learning on a variety of topics and areas
• Inter-department collaboration with our specialist lead surgery and anaesthesia departments
• Clear career progression pathways and ongoing professional development opportunities

About you:

• You hold a DVM or equivalent veterinary degree
• Eligible for registration with the Victorian Veterinary Board
• You have at least 2+ years' experience working in an Emergency or ICU hospital/department, or 2+ years in General Practice with exposure to on-call or after-hours work.
• Confidence working across a rotating roster including nights and weekends
• A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to delivering exceptional patient care
• Experience with EzyVet and SmartFlow is an advantage, but not essential.

Don't quite meet the experience requirements?

We'd still love to hear from you. If you have the right attitude, strong clinical foundations, and a genuine passion for Emergency & Critical Care, we encourage you to apply.

As an Employer

Southpaws are committed to leading the way in creating a workplace that operates the way we believe it should, rather than the way they always have. To help deliver on our goal of becoming an industry employer of choice, we have created career pathways that support year-on-year progression both for your capabilities as a professional, as well as your remuneration.

Southpaws Specialty, Emergency and Referral Hospital is part of the VetPartners Specialty network and is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities.

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Join Our Growing Team as an Internal Medicine Specialist at Southpaws

Southpaws Specialty, Emergency & Referral Hospital - Melbourne, Australia

Full Time

As Southpaws continues to grow across our Melbourne locations, we're excited to grow Internal Medicine as a core part of our multidisciplinary team. We're seeking expressions of interest from a Board-certified Internal Medicine Specialist or Residency-trained Registrar who shares our vision of excellence, genuine collaboration, and delivering patient-first care.

This isn't just a job, it's an opportunity to build a new service within a thriving, well-established specialist hospital group. You won't be on your own. You'll join a culture of teamwork, with the support to shape and grow a dedicated medicine team.

Why Join Southpaws?

At Southpaws, we believe in care. Care for our patients, care for our clients, and care for our team. We're redefining the veterinary workplace with a focus on purpose, progression, and people.

We grow with you: Structured career development pathways and mentorship to support your evolution both clinically and financially

We care about connection: Monthly social initiatives, values-led leadership, and a team culture built on support and mutual respect

We collaborate across disciplines: Medicine, surgery, anaesthesia, and ECC all work closely together

We're building a team-not filling a role: We're committed to recruiting multiple medicine clinicians to create a supportive, sustainable department

Southpaws is a place for clinicians who are confident in their craft, collaborative in the room, and grounded enough to enjoy the people they work alongside. We believe strong teams are built on trust, mutual respect, and the kind of culture where people can do serious work without taking themselves too seriously.

An Evolving Multidisciplinary Hospital Group

With Southpaws' long history of surgical innovation, our approach continues to evolve-now encompassing on-site specialist Anaesthesia and Emergency & Critical Care services. The next chapter in that evolution is a full-service Internal Medicine department, and we're ready to invest in building that with the right team.

This is your chance to shape a modern, progressive medicine service in a hospital that's committed to pushing the boundaries of care through teamwork, innovation, and clinical excellence.

Our Hospitals

• Digitally integrated systems (EzyVet, Smartflow, Cubex, IDEXX)
• Advanced diagnostics: CT, fluoroscopy, digital radiography, and full in-house labs
• Talented, engaged nurses and a specialist-led ECC team providing 24/7 support
• A strong reputation and growing demand from referring vets and clients

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary package, based on your experience, plus a generous CPD allowance and leave options
• Fully covered professional registration and memberships
• Visa sponsorship and relocation support available
• Help build the department: shape the team, lead recruitment, and define workflows
• Flexibility, autonomy, and genuine work-life balance
• Generous discounts for family pets
• Access to a growing national network of specialist and emergency hospitals via VetPartners

If you're looking to be part of something meaningful where you can grow, shape a team, and enjoy doing it alongside people who genuinely care - we'd love to hear from you.

Contact: Dr Alex Fox from the Talent Acquisition team at

Southpaws Specialty, Emergency and Referral Hospital is part of the VetPartners Specialty network and is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities.

Learn more about Southpaws Specialty, Emergency and Referral Hospital at or visit our social pages on Facebook or LinkedIn.

• Board-certified diplomate of the ACVIM or ECVIM-CA, or fellowship of the ANZCVS in Small Animal Medicine. Residency-trained candidates also considered.
• Eligible for veterinary registration in Victoria
• Driven by Southpaw's values of integrity, excellence, community, and genuine care.

Southpaws Specialty, Emergency & Referral Hospital in Melbourne is expanding its Internal Medicine service. We invite board-certified IM specialists or residency-trained registrars to join a multidisciplinary team and help shape a new medicine department with strong collaboration and patient-first care.

We offer visa sponsorship and relocation support, structured career development, and a supportive culture. You will work across medicine, surgery, anaesthesia, and ECC to deliver excellent care.

VetPartners Australia Pty in Melbourne seeks an experienced ECC Veterinarian to join Southpaws Specialty, Emergency and Referral Hospital in Malvern. This full-time role offers a rotating roster across evenings and nights, with one-in-three weekends, plus specialist-led mentorship.

Sign-on bonus or relocation support is available. You'll work with a collaborative team delivering high-quality emergency care, with study leave and ongoing professional development.