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Veterinarian (Phuket Hospital)
Do you love a challenge?
Do you have the drive to make a difference?
Do you have a thirst to improve your skills?

Soi Dog Foundation is looking for passionate and capable veterinarians to join our Team. We will train you in:

• Shelter Medicine and surgery
• Biosecurity
• High Volume Spey and Neuter programs
In return
• we offer a very competitive wage with paid overtime
• You will be part of a highly skilled and friendly Team of veterinarians, making a palpable impact on the street dog population in Phuket.
• You will gain skills and experience that cannot be gained elsewhere in Thailand (or Asia).

About Soi Dog Foundation:

Soi Dog Foundation is the largest animal welfare organisation of it’s kind in Asia, dedicated to helping stray dogs and cats. Soi Dog Foundation sterilises, vaccinates, administers medical treatment, shelters and promotes the adoption of stray dogs and cats in Thailand. SDF runs education programmes on animal welfare, and is also actively working to end Asia’s dog and cat meat trade.
Soi Dog’s Mission Statement is: “To improve the welfare of dogs and cats in Asia, resulting in better lives for both the animal and human communities, to create a society without homeless animals, and to ultimately end animal cruelty”.
For more information, please visit www.soidog.org

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title and Summary: Soi Dog Foundation currently operates a large animal shelter in Phuket, with over 1,000 animals on site. This position is based in the Shelter Hospital, which treats between 200-350 inpatients daily. We also operate mobile spay/neuter clinics, and a Community Outreach Program. We staff seventeen full-time veterinarians who split their time on a rotating basis, between performing surgery (Catch, Vaccinate, Neuter and Return programs) and administering medical treatments on hospital patients in our dedicated dog and cat hospitals and Community Outreach Programme.
Key Responsibilities: The hospital veterinarian directly reports to the Hospital Veterinary Manager, and is responsible for performing all medical diagnostics and treatments on the patients in their care, in accordance with the standards and policies set by Soi Dog Foundation. We take pride in our high quality of animal care. This key staff member performs surgical procedures, maintains medical records, and manages medical cases.

The successful candidate will:
• Be part of a friendly, professional Team of Veterinarians, Nurses and Assistants
• Diagnose and treat sick and injured cats and dogs presenting to the shelter
• Perform minor surgery and soft tissue surgery on hospital patients
• Perform up to 20 sterilization procedures daily
• Administer treatments (injections, CPR, oral medications, fluid therapy, wound dressings, first aid)
• Maintain up to date and accurate electronic medical records
• Perform routine bloodwork (CBC/chemistry), urinalyses, and skin scrapes
• Perform routine diagnostic imaging (x-ray and ultrasound with Doppler)
• Communicate with owners and street animal feeders
• Perform euthanasia and abortions when warranted
• Participate in mobile sterilization clinics and help Community Outreach Programs
• Manage emergency cases as they present to the clinic
• Attend regular medical rounds and journal clubs
• Supervise and work with veterinary volunteers from around the world
• Be available to help as needed, and perform paid overtime if requested by the Hospital Veterinary Manager
• Participate in our on-call service one to two nights a month and work with Community Outreach Programme Team on a rota basis.
• Adhere to Soi Dog Foundation protocols, procedures and rules
Department and Supervisor: The Hospital Veterinarian will be a part of our Animal Welfare-Phuket Medical Team, and report to the Hospital Veterinary Manager.

Skills and Qualifications:

o Fair English communication skills and work well with a diverse Team
o Must have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (or equivalent) degree, and valid license to practice veterinary medicine in Thailand.
o Wiling to train in high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter techniques if needed.
Location: The role of veterinarian is based at the Soi Dog Foundation shelter, in Mai Khao, Phuket, Thailand.
Type of Employment: This is a full-time permanent position

Benefits:
• Five-day working week: 8 hours per day.
• 19 annual holidays (including Thai National Holidays 13 days) increasing with each year of service to a maximum of 25 days a year
• Annual Salary Adjustment
• Annual Service bonus
• Social Security
• Provident Fund
• Housing Loan with GHB
• Uniform
• Training

HOW TO APPLY
Please send your CV together with a covering letter in ENGLISH detailing why you think you would be appropriate for this role, to [email protected]
Short-listed candidates will be notified by email.