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This Week | Ever wondered what makes a veterinary professional swipe left on a job ad? Our latest poll gathered over 1,100 responses as to what represented a red flag in a job ad, with surprising feedback. Plus, Walmart is expanding its own-branded pet care locations and the latest on ECC challenges and opportunities. As well as being a swing state in the US elections, Pennsylvania is proving popular for new jobs, as is London. And if the prospect of another Northern Hemisphere winter is not so appealing, how about a role beachside near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia? This week's trends and news snippets unearthed a report that says there are plenty of vets "in the pipeline"…really? There are also tips on dealing with emotionally charged practice situations and compassionate communication when it's time for a client to say goodbye. And as always…please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too 🤗

📰 Your Veterinary News & Trends

🚩 Job Ad Red Flag Poll Results Revealed: 6 Must-Have Fixes

Ever wondered what makes a veterinary professional swipe left on a job ad? In a recent poll across our Community, including our bustling social media veterinary job groups, we asked the burning question: "What red flags in a job ad would stop you from applying?" Veterinarians, nurses, and technicians from across the globe didn't hold back. With over 1,100 passionate responses, they spilled the beans on the good, the bad, and the downright cringeworthy in veterinary job postings.

The insights gathered from this poll provide a roadmap for creating job advertisements that resonate with veterinary professionals. By implementing these data-driven strategies, you can not only attract more applicants but also find candidates who are more likely to thrive in your unique practice environment…

🌟 How to Make Your Practice the #1 Choice for Locum Relief Talent

In today’s fast-moving veterinary landscape, securing the right Locum Relief talent is paramount. As a practice owner or manager, you’re not just looking for temporary relief; you’re seeking dedicated veterinarians, veterinary nurses, and veterinary technicians who can seamlessly integrate into your team and uphold your practice’s standards. Easily said, hard to achieve. So, here is your roadmap to not only finding but also engaging with and retaining top-tier locum relief veterinary professionals. Discover key insights and strategies to help you stand out in a competitive market, ensuring that every locum relief vet, nurse, or tech that you admire has you at the top of their list of preferred practices…

🏪 Walmart - New Pet Care Locations, Online Vet Access and Prescription Delivery

Retailing giant Walmart has decided to start building own-branded veterinary practices inside its stores following the apparent success of a pilot clinic that opened last year on the outskirts of Atlanta. The company will open another five of the Walmart-branded practices over the next month. Walmart also recently expanded its Pet Pharmacy Services, providing customers across the country with a seamless and convenient, low-cost solution for pet prescriptions – delivered straight to their doorstep. Walmart customers can also continue to fill pet prescriptions in stores...

🏥 The State of ER & Specialty Veterinary Care in 2024

In their 2nd annual State of ER and Specialty Veterinary Care report, Instinct Science surveyed 545 emergency and specialty veterinary professionals to better understand how they’re navigating challenges and opportunities this year...

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🩺Featured Jobs USA + Canada

General Practice & Emergency Veterinarian

🔸Greater Pittsburgh🔸PA🔸USA🔸Are you a dedicated and passionate veterinarian seeking to join a team that is dedicated to providing the highest standard of care for pets? Join us in delivering personalized service from routine preventive care for pets to early detection and treatment of a wide range of conditions and diseases as well as surgical care. We are committed to providing quality care at every stage of a pet’s life.

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.

General Practice & Emergency Veterinarian

🔸Middletown🔸DE🔸USA🔸Middletown Veterinary Hospital is looking to hire General Practice and Emergency Veterinarians to join our thriving, multi-doctor practice in Middletown, DE. If you are looking for a place to call home, work with a wonderful and talented team, practice medicine your way and maintain an ideal work-life balance in an exceptional lifestyle location, then Middletown Veterinary Hospital is for you!

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🩺Featured Jobs Australia + NZ + ASIA

Lead 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.

ECC Veterinarian

🔸Sydney🔸NSW🔸Australia🔸Do you want to learn and work in a fast-paced, team-focused environment with supportive colleagues, all working to provide outstanding patient care? Here is the opportunity for you with flexible rosters and an excellent opportunity to be part of a fantastic team! Let your passion for pets and best practice emergency veterinary care shine every day.

Veterinarian

🔸Maffra🔸VIC🔸Australia🔸Join our highly skilled veterinary professionals and support team, all committed to the health and welfare of our patients and the prosperity of our clients. Constantly rising to the challenge of a continually changing environment, we care about you, your patients, and your future. Experience genuine clinical freedom across a diverse caseload and live in an ideal lifestyle environment.

🩺Featured Jobs UK + Europe + Worldwide

Veterinary Referral Clinician

🔸Bath🔸Somerset🔸UK🔸We are looking for a Referral Surgeon to join our small, friendly team. We offer referrals in small animal medicine, soft tissue surgery, orthopaedic surgery, medical neurology, spinal surgery, cardiology, ophthalmology, and rehabilitation, where we see referral cases from across the South West and South Wales. Join our warm, welcoming, talented, and highly supportive team.

Veterinary Surgeon

🔸Harrow🔸Greater London🔸UK🔸We are looking for two confident vets who want to experience some well-managed sole charge time in a branch, but also have the support of a senior vet each week, in this hybrid role between our practices in Harrow and Wembley. You have exceptional organisational, communication and customer service skills, and a commitment to gold standards of care. Join us in delivering professional and dedicated care to our patients and owners.

Lead Veterinary Surgeon

🔸Oldham 🔸Greater Manchester🔸UK🔸Looking for that next step in your career? Have you thought in the past about setting up your own practice but don’t know where to start? Beyond your everyday responsibilities of caring for patients and clients, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing the team. Your drive and ambition will fuel the development of the practice’s client base, ensuring the delivery of high standards of care.

📣 Veterinary Trends News & Memes

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• 💸 Pet care startups aren't fetching as much attention as they used to, which puts 2024 on track for the lowest investment in the space in years.

• 🎓 The number of graduates from existing veterinary colleges will likely meet demand until at least 2035, according to a new report - really?

• 🗣️ 3 things to always keep in mind when having emotionally charged conversations with clients or colleagues.

• 👩‍⚕️ Investing in Veterinary Technicians and Nurses to improve patient care in hospitals, now and in the future.

• 🌈 10 tips for compassionate communication during client-patient final goodbyes.

• 🔋 If you are experiencing burnout, you can recover; you just have to recognize it and make the space and time for it,

• 🤔 The biggest challenges we face in clinical practice do not come from the animals.

• 💡 Insights, challenges, and opportunities from a veterinary technician specialist who has been there, done that, and thrived.

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