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Join the Ulysses Team

Enjoy clinical excellence, professional autonomy, and a tropical lifestyle (with no on-call).

Ulysses Veterinary Clinic is a long-established, family-owned small animal practice with clinics in the leafy suburbs of Stratford and Whitfield. We’re expanding and are looking for skilled and confident veterinarians and veterinary nurses to join our high-performing team.

If you’re looking for a place where you can practice high-quality medicine alongside experienced peers while maintaining a genuine life outside of work, you’ll fit right in!

Why you’ll love working with us

Collaborative, high-calibre team: Join a highly experienced group of 9 vets (150+ combined years of experience) and an exceptional nursing team. We value professional synergy and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.

Advanced clinical environment: Our vets’ interests span orthopaedics through to exotics medicine, and we regularly host visiting specialists. This is an environment built for clinicians who love to learn from each other and enjoy staying at the forefront of the profession.

Choose your clinical focus: Whether you excel in general practice, surgery, internal medicine, dentistry, or imaging, we provide the caseload and equipment to let you lean into your strengths.

Quality clientele: Ulysses vets has a long standing and growing client base of quality pet owners who are genuinely invested in their pet’s care. We value the committed partnerships we have with our clients enabling our team to provide optimal patient outcomes.

Modern, purpose-built clinics: Newly renovated facilities across two clinics with all the latest veterinary equipment, including:

Dental X-ray
Brand-new ultrasound and X-ray suite (Whitfield clinic)
And a soon-to-be-built third consulting and surgical wing at our Stratford clinic!

The roster (true work-life balance)

No on-call / no after-hours
No Sundays
Flexible work arrangements designed to fit around your life commitments:
- Full-time, part-time, full days, or half days
- School-friendly shifts available

Whether you are new to Cairns or looking to transition locally, feel free to drop in and say hi!

Alternatively please send us a message below and email your resume to our practice manager Grace Langley at ulyssesvetspm@gmail.com

Exceptional Care For Your Best Friend

4.8

Hayley Day

Microchipped my dog Maya the other day. Friendly and caring staff. Understanding and honest. Reliable. Clean and tidy and neat. Lots of choice for dogs and cats food wise. Affordable

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind review Hayley, it was lovely to see you and Maya!

Boo Vaher

Response from the owner: Thank you for the awesome 5 stars Boo!

Sheila

Wonderful, compassionate and professional practice. We had to put our lovely Sandy down on Monday. Dr Jo Sussex was magnificent, she explained the whole end of life procedure, spent time with us and Sandy and showed so much care and empathy at this difficult time it made it comfortable for us. The whole team at Ulysses are kind caring professionals.

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind words Sheila, and for taking the time to write this review. Sandy will be sorely missed, and will forever be the sweetest girl 💕

Denise Seeney

Very helpful and happy with their care of my old boy Oliver

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind review Denise, we hope Oliver is feeling a little better! 🙏

Yuka is the best vet ever! Our dog Peppa is back on her feet with a spring in her step. Thank you for your beautiful care and kindness Yuka. You rock!

Response from the owner: Thank you for such an awesome review, we love Yuka too! Big hugs to Peppa! 🥰

Andrew Fraser

Thank you to Dr Jo and nurse Sofie for the care, compassion and respect you showed our elderly dog and family when it was time to say goodbye. It was one of the hardest days we've faced as pet owners, but your kindness made a world of difference. The flowers we received afterwards were such a thoughtful and touching gesture. We are truly grateful for the support and professionalism shown by everyone at Ulysses Veterinary Clinic.

Response from the owner: Thank you so much for your kind review Andrew, our team are incredibly appreciative of the time you've taken with this. Mac was a beautiful boy, he will never be forgotten 💓

Sue Day

The staff at Ulysses are always caring and respectful, and the level of care from the vets next level. Couldn't recommend the team more highly

Response from the owner: Thank you for your kind review Sue, big hugs to Khufu & Blackie!

Lanie Richards

Very caring and highly skilled staff. We had to put down our dog and the staff have been very kind and caring.

Response from the owner: Thank you very much for your kind review Lanie, big big hugs from the whole team <3

Christine Waters

Very thankful that Ulysses offered a same day appointment when my dog was unwell and no other vets were available. The reception nurses werehelpful and friendly. Dr Conor was very friendly, relatable, kind, patient and informative when treating my therapy dog. We are changing Vets to Ulysses for all our future vet needs. Thank you Ulysses 😇

Response from the owner: Thank you for your fantastic review Christine, much appreciated! We're glad Benny is feeling better, pop in for treats any time!

mal windsor

A good larger dog vet!

Response from the owner: Thank you for the 5 stars and great review Mal, much appreciated!

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