Due to our continued growth, Matamata Veterinary Services is seeking an enthusiastic equine veterinarian to help cater for our after-hours emergency and neonatal intensive care caseload from August 2026 to January 2027. The position is ideally suited to an internist who is comfortable working up routine surgical emergencies, including those who have completed their residency and are studying for Boards, or someone who has completed an intensive internship that included a significant neonatal medicine component.
MVS is a large practice with a purpose-built equine referral hospital located in the heart of New Zealand Thoroughbred country. The majority of our caseload is Thoroughbred racing and breeding with a smaller sport/pleasure horse and Standardbred racing component. The annual hospital in-patient caseload exceeds 1400 horses per year. Emergency work consists primarily of neonatal ICU cases, colics, dystocias, lacerations, and septic joints.
The hospital is fully equipped including surgical facilities, digital radiography, digital ultrasonography, nuclear scintigraphy, in-house laboratory, gastroscopy and video-endoscopy. You will have the support of a team of 18 other veterinarians (including board-certified specialists in surgery, theriogenology and sports medicine), 4 interns and 12 nurses/support-staff.
Our practice culture is one of quality service to the client, dedicated care of the patient and teamwork. Achieving job satisfaction in combination with work-life balance is a key goal of our practice. This after-hours role will be shaped in collaboration with our interviewees in effort to attain that.
Applications (including CV and the names of 2 referees) are invited from veterinarians who keen to join a progressive team.
Contact:
Andrea Ritmeester BVSc MS DipACVS
Andrea@matavet.co.nz
+64 7 888 8193