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This Week | Looking for better work-life balance? Our lead story shares 8 proven steps that veterinarians, nurses, and technicians are using to achieve a more balanced life in veterinary medicine. Considering relief work? Our pre-decision checklist helps you evaluate if it's the right path for you. We share the 10 key traits of great veterinary leaders and discuss why it's time for women in #vetmed to embrace "selfish" self-care. Browse career opportunities from Joshua Tree to Sydney to Edinburgh for experienced practitioners and new graduates, plus check our active Locum Relief listings worldwide. Our news link roundup touches on substance compliance, new alternatives to “gold standard” benchmarks, and even 51 Secret Santa gift ideas. Whether you're contemplating change or staying current, we've got you covered. And as always...please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too. 🤗

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🌟 Work-Life Balance: 8 Proven Steps That Work

When was the last time you truly switched off from work? For many of us in veterinary medicine, the answer might, unfortunately, be…you can’t remember. Between emergency calls, complex cases, and the emotional weight of caring for our patients, the line between professional dedication and personal time often blurs until it disappears completely.

Yet there is hope. Veterinarians, nurses, and techs across our profession have found ways to reclaim their personal time and energy while maintaining excellent patient care. From thoughtful scheduling to setting clear boundaries, these are real strategies that work in real clinics, with real teams, treating real patients. If you’ve been wondering whether a more balanced life in veterinary medicine is possible, let’s explore the practical approaches that are making a difference…

🤔 Is Veterinary Relief Work Right for You? A Pre-Decision Checklist

Relief work isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. For some veterinarians, nurses, or technicians, it offers the perfect balance of professional challenge and personal freedom. For others, the stability of permanent employment might better suit their needs. Whether you’re a new graduate exploring your options, a mid-career professional considering a change, or an experienced practitioner looking to transition toward retirement, this guide will help you make an informed decision.

Think of this as your pre-flight checklist – a thorough evaluation of all systems before embarking on a new professional journey. We examine everything from personality fit and financial preparedness to professional prerequisites and market realities, helping you determine if you’re ready to take off into the world of relief work.

Let’s begin by examining the key areas you’ll need to evaluate before making your decision…

👑 10 Things Great Veterinary Leaders Do

Leading a veterinary team presents unique challenges. You’re not just managing a business; you’re guiding passionate professionals dedicated to animal care in a high-stress, emotionally charged environment. It demands a special kind of leader – one who can foster trust, inspire collaboration, and ignite a shared passion for excellence...

👩‍⚕️ Why It's Time for Women of #vetmed to Be Selfish

The reality is, it’s time for women to embrace being selfish - not in the negative sense that society tends to ascribe to the term, but as a radical act of self-love, self-care, and self-advocacy. Here’s why “selfish” should no longer be a dirty word but a guiding principle for women in their journey to empowerment...

🩺Job Of The Week

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🩺Featured Jobs USA + Canada

Small Animal Veterinarian

🔸Sarver🔸PA🔸USA🔸Enjoy your career again so it doesn’t feel like a job!! Our team believes knowledge is power. Our focus is not only to educate our clients, but to also expand our skill set to give each patient the options so they can live their best life! Our practice is a place that values team work! Let your passion for pets and best practice veterinary care shine every day in an ideal lifestyle location.

Veterinarian

🔸San Francisco🔸CA🔸USA🔸Are you a compassionate and skilled veterinarian seeking a fulfilling career in a non-corporate, family-owned practice? Look no further! We are a reputable small animal clinic located in the beautiful Sunset District of San Francisco, serving our community for over 60 years with a legacy of exceptional veterinary care and customer service. Join our warm, welcoming, talented, and highly supportive veterinary team.

Veterinarian

🔸Los Angeles🔸CA🔸USA🔸You will want to investigate this opportunity if you love veterinary medicine and don’t just want a job. We are looking for someone who wants to have fun each day when they go to work. We have a marvelous profession, and we need to let our clients know how passionate we are about it. Experience a great team dynamic with leadership closely attuned to work-life balance.

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🩺Featured Jobs Australia + NZ + ASIA

Lead Veterinarian

🔸Sydney🔸NSW🔸Australia🔸Are you ready to take your veterinary career to the next level? Our clinic, a beloved pillar of the community for over 30 years, is searching for a dedicated and enthusiastic Lead Veterinarian to help us continue delivering outstanding care. This is your chance to lead a talented team and shape the future of our clinic – whether you’re seeking full-time or part-time, we’ve got a place for you!

Veterinarian

🔸Central Coast🔸NSW🔸Australia🔸We are seeking a lead veterinarian with aspirations for greater responsibility that is rewarded and recognised. As the Lead Vet, you will be involved in a mix of consulting, surgery and leading a wonderful team of passionate vets and nurses. Lead a team of like-minded veterinary professionals delivering personalised and dedicated veterinary care to our local patients and owners.

Senior Veterinarian

🔸Hamilton🔸VIC🔸Australia🔸Are you looking to further your career and move into a leadership position? Join our management team, which is responsible for the professional management of all clinical operations. Clinical operations include managing, training, developing and supervising veterinary associates, graduates and nursing staff, as well as being hands-on in the delivery of veterinary services to patients.

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🩺Featured Jobs UK + Europe + Worldwide

Veterinary Surgeon – Weekend

🔸Sutton🔸Surrey🔸UK🔸Whether seeking a supplementary role, aiming to enhance your ECC skills, or to re-enter the veterinary world, our practice awaits. If you are looking for one shift a week, or one a month, we will be guided by you in how to make your weekends work. Along with being supported in clinic with committed colleagues, our central support teams are here to help too. Discover more...

Veterinary Surgeon

🔸Cockfosters🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸We currently have an amazing opportunity for a Veterinary Surgeon to join our fantastic team. This role will include both consulting and surgical work and is an ideal opportunity to take your career to the next level. Our team is friendly and supportive and consists of a Lead Vet, Head RVN, 2 Student Nurses, and a Patient Care Assistant, who is a long-standing member of the team and very knowledgeable.

Head Veterinary Surgeon

🔸Dagenham🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸We are on the lookout for a Head Small Animal Vet to join our growing, motivated team! Should you be at the stage in your career where you are wanting that next step, we would love to hear from you! We are committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged to be themselves, where difference is celebrated, and where everyone feels able to deliver their best.

🏥 Find Locum Relief Jobs & Shifts 24/7…

🏥 NEEDED ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinary Technician

🔸Houston🔸Texas🔸USA🔸We understand pets are treasured members of the family. We pride ourselves on providing the best owner and animal services from the most compassionate and friendly staff. We are accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), which means we adhere to the highest standards of animal...

🏥 NEEDED ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinarian - GP

🔸Greater Adelaide🔸South Australia🔸AUSTRALIA🔸We are an internationally renowned University Teaching Hospital with a great Team ethic looking for some locum vets to give our existing team a well-deserved break now and then. We have specialists on-site for advice, amazing facilities, supportive staff and a swimming pool and gym on...

🏥 NEEDED ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinarian - GP

🔸Clydach🔸Wales🔸UK🔸We have a dedicated team of Veterinary staff who have over 6 decades of combined experience. Our team is here to help treat every pet and keep both pet and owner at ease. We value the support of our Locum friends and workmates and offer all the support you need to deliver best-practice veterinary...

🩺 Find Locum Relief Vets, Nurses & Technicians 24/7…

🩺 AVAILABLE ➡️ Locum Relief GP & Emergency Relief Veterinarian

🔸Miami🔸Florida🔸USA🔸I am a relief veterinarian 2005 graduate. General medicine emergency and surgery skills. Neurology...

🩺 AVAILABLE ➡️ Locum Relief General Practice All rounder

🔸Gold Coast🔸Queensland🔸AUSTRALIA🔸I am a GP Veterinarian currently Studying and looking to complete my memberships in Emergency and Critical Care. I have 5 years experience in rural mixed practice in central QLD, Brisbane emergency clinics and as a locum around south East QLD. I have a strong interest in surgery particularly...

🩺 AVAILABLE ➡️ Locum Relief Veterinarian - GP - Feline

🔸Edinburgh🔸Scotland🔸UK🔸7 years small animal experience in a mix of OOH and 1st opinion jobs. Comfortable with all routine medicine, surgery pretty good with imaging and love dentistry Happy with short or long jobs, willing to travel especially for blocks of bookings. Willing to do out of hours or gp...

📣 Veterinary Trends News & Memes

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🐾 A new law in New York bans the sale of cats, dogs, and rabbits in retail pet stores to combat the harmful "puppy mill to pet store" pipeline

🤔 Should veterinary medicine's approach to treatment be on a spectrum, rather than being one fixed 'gold standard' way

⚖️ Younger, successful owners selling their practices is being driven by quality of life perspectives

🤖 Robotic pets are bringing some older people real comfort - is this another new skill set for the veterinary profession to tackle?

🎁 51 Insanely Cute (And Cheap!) Secret Santa Gifts That Are Perfect for the Holidays

💊 Covetrus settles for $1.1M over alleged opioid regulation failures - failed to address a suspicious number of opioid orders

🚜 The USDA has announced its latest round of financial support to address the critical shortage of food animal veterinarians

📋 The 4 P's of controlled substance compliance: people, processes, paperwork, and products

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