Companion Animal Team Lead

Ready to take the next step in your veterinary career?

Vet Services is looking for an experienced Companion Animal Veterinarian to join our expanding Hastings team in a full-time senior clinical and Team Lead role.

This is an opportunity to continue doing the clinical work you enjoy while taking on greater responsibility for clinical leadership, mentoring and developing others, and helping shape the future of our Companion Animal service.

Whether you’re an experienced Team Lead or a senior veterinarian ready for your first leadership role, we’re looking for someone with strong clinical capability, sound judgement and a genuine interest in supporting and developing others.

The opportunity

You’ll join an experienced and supportive team of veterinarians, nurses and support staff, with a varied caseload across consultations, internal medicine and surgery, including opportunities for soft-tissue and orthopaedic procedures.

As Team Lead, you’ll provide senior clinical guidance, mentor colleagues, support clinical decision-making and help build a positive, collaborative and high-performing team culture.

You’ll work alongside the Production and Equine Team Leads in Hastings and the wider Companion Animal leadership team across Vet Services, giving you the opportunity to bring your ideas, collaborate and help shape the future of our services.

We support our vets to develop their areas of interest, which currently include small mammals, birds and exotics, soft-tissue and orthopaedic surgery, acupuncture and rehabilitation, and ultrasonography.

About you

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has strong Companion Animal clinical and surgical skills


• Enjoys mentoring, coaching and developing others


• Communicates clearly, respectfully and confidently


• Leads by example and contributes positively to team culture


• Is confident making clinical decisions and supporting others with theirs


• Values collaboration, professionalism and high standards of patient and client care


• Is motivated to contribute to the ongoing development of our clinic and services

What we offer

We believe our people do their best work when they feel valued, supported and trusted. We’re a family-friendly clinic committed to genuine work-life balance and wellbeing.

You’ll enjoy:

• Generous remuneration and a strong professional development package


• Health insurance, birthday leave and long-service leave


• Support to develop your areas of special interest


• Collaboration and professional development opportunities across our wider veterinary group


• A fantastic, loyal client base and strong community connections


• Modern facilities and equipment, with our Hastings clinic currently undergoing a major renovation scheduled for completion in 2027


• In-house blood and cytology analysers, DR digital technology, dental radiology, ultrasonography and endoscopy


• Digital tools including AI-assisted clinical note taking and digital rostering

Our culture

At Vet Services Hawkes Bay, we believe a great workplace is about more than just the work we do. We value work-life balance, wellbeing, trust and a supportive team environment.

Our Wellness Committee provides regular wellness initiatives, social activities and team events, helping our people connect, celebrate and enjoy being part of the team.

About Vet Services

Vet Services is a locally owned veterinary business with four mixed-practice clinics across Hawke’s Bay and Dannevirke and more than 50 years of connection to our local communities.

We’re proud of our people, our clients and the relationships we’ve built within our communities.

Application Submits: Please submit your application using our HR platform via the following https://vshb.bamboohr.com/careers/99?source=aWQ9MTI%3D

Website: www.vshb.co.nz