Improving your wellbeing is not as simple as taking a week-long holiday at a health spa, or simply getting more exercise and improving your diet. Though all of these are important to Veterinary Wellbeing (and we’d like to justify our own annual spa retreats too), stress management and mental health care require fundamental changes to our daily lives. Remember that you deserve to nurture yourself to the same degree that you look after your patients. How do you cope when you are being pulled in so many directions, mentally as well as physically? Here are some essential first steps…
You Need To Love To Learn and Learn to Live
So, why is it important that you continue to learn in veterinary medicine? Before you know it, you’ll be 5 years post-matriculation from veterinary school or veterinary nursing school. Then 10. Then 15 – it flies by! And with that, comes the newest veterinary updates out there. New drugs. New parasicitides. New diseases. You have to not only just keep up with these innovations and protocols, you have to get ahead of them in order to deliver best practice Veterinary Medicine. That’s why you need to love to learn and learn to live in #vetmed.
Becoming A Relief Locum Vet – 8 Essential Tips
So, you want a life in which you can pick and choose when and where you work – you want to be a Locum or Relief Vet. You may want to travel, spend more time with your kids and family or start a research project. Whatever the reason, all that is possible if you’re a Locum or Relief Veterinary professional. Here are some handy tips to get you started…
Winning Your Dream Veterinary Job In The First Five Minutes Of The Interview
Winning Your Dream Veterinary Job In The First Five Minutes Of The Interview Interviewing for a position at a veterinary clinic or animal health facility can be intimidating – even if you are a seasoned veteran. However, with a little preparation, you can transform the anxiety about your interview into a newfound confidence. Whether you are […]
New Job Postings + Latest Blogs & News #39
How To Reach, Attract & Retain Great New Team Members for Your Regional Vet Practice You’ve likely read the stories, or experienced the reality – small towns, regional cities and rural area veterinary clinics in Australia and abroad are having one heck of a time keeping their clinics staffed, much less finding “heirs” to step […]
Reach, Attract & Retain Great New Team Members for Your Regional Vet Practice
You’ve likely read the stories, or experienced the reality – small towns, regional cities and rural area veterinary clinics in Australia and abroad are having one heck of a time keeping their clinics staffed, much less finding “heirs” to step in when they’re ready to retire. One of the key challenges for veterinary practices outside […]
New Job Postings + Latest Blogs News & Views #38
Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First – Emotional Wellbeing For Veterinary Pros You’re familiar with this scenario: You and your partner are at the cinemas, where you bump into their new colleague. They introduce you: “This is my partner, Dr. Biscuitpockets, a Veterinarian.” You brace yourself for one of two inevitable reactions. “Oh, how […]
New Job Postings + Latest Blogs News & Views #37
Featured Jobs… Vet Nurses – Experienced & Trainee Roles Join this relatively large advanced practice that offers both GP level as well as advanced services to their clients, and offers extensive in-house training and further educational opportunities for their entire Team. Discover More Veterinary Surgeon A dynamic, mostly small animal practice that is committed to […]
On Being A Vet: Five Years On
Five years into any career, a professional might take some time to reflect on what they’ve learned, how their job has impacted their worldview, and how they’ve managed to balance their work responsibilities and social or family obligations. You, as a veterinarian, don’t need to be told the importance of self-evaluation. After all, as technology […]