Veterinary
Jobs Abroad
Considering a move abroad or just traveling the world?
Whether you want to be sitting on Bondi beach in Australia, seeing the amazing Rocky Mountains in Canada, or maybe working somewhere else in the world, we can help.
If you’re outside the UK looking for work in your home country, we can help with that too.
We’re a global business matching people with jobs in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, the UAE, Hong Kong, Middle East and more. Register with us today and take the first step in making your dream a reality.
We’re here to help you get settled in a friendly practice that offers the type of work you’re looking for. Our number one goal is to make the recruitment process as simple and stress-free as possible for you.
Why work with NSV?
When you register with NSV, you’ll get a free consultation to discuss what’s important to you.
No worries about time zones. We’re available 24/7 to offer support and guidance when you need us.
We’re experts on the requirements to work in different parts of the world – and if we don’t know the answer, we can connect you with a local specialist who does.
We love what we do and making a positive difference.
Professional advice every step of the way.
We connect vet professionals around the world through our unique international programme.
If you’re a vet or vet nurse considering working abroad, either permanently or as a working holiday, we can help you with:
- Booking flights
- Securing the right visas/right to work
- Knowledge of the veterinary job market in your chosen country
- Industry bodies you’ll need to join
- Setting up bank accounts and compliant payroll methods
- Securing work before you arrive and planning an itinerary that works for you
- Arranging accommodation
- Ongoing support
- Securing work back home before you return
From our experience working with vets, we have found that one of the best things you can do to hone your soft skills and become a better vet is to spend some time working abroad. Here are four skills you’ll develop that will help you grow personally and professionally.
Problem-solving
Working abroad will expand your mind as you constantly absorb new experiences, rise to new challenges, and see new perspectives. You’ll learn to develop a more nuanced understanding of the issues at stake, try innovative approaches, and think outside the box. You’ll move from asking yourself, “Can we solve this?” to “How can we solve this?”
Your problem-solving ability will make you a better vet both in your work with patients and in your dealings with colleagues and business issues. Employers will want to hire you because instead of raising problems, you come up with solutions.
Cultural adaptability
You’ll develop tolerance, the ability to anticipate possible misunderstandings, and a real, practical sense of the diversity and unity of humankind.
Diversity is now more than a buzzword; it’s a must. Unless your practice is very rural, you’re going to be dealing with people from a wide range of cultures on both sides of the examining table. The ability to connect with them with genuine respect and understanding will make you a valuable employee.
Self-awareness
Being in a different culture makes you more aware of who you are and of where you come from. You may find the local ways of working and relating to people have strengths you can add to your own. Greater self-awareness will improve your intuition, a lifesaving skill for any vet.
The best vets maximise their potential by working on their weaknesses and optimising their strengths. Self-awareness will also help you recognise the best work environments for you and make more informed career decisions.
Interpersonal skills
A vet with good interpersonal skills can interact and communicate with people in an effective and friendly way. When you visit other countries, you encounter not only different languages but also different body language, manners, and cultures. Through this, you’ll learn to discern intent however it’s expressed, to see other perspectives, and to express your own perspective clearly too.
This will help you build relationships of trust with your team and your manager, which will make you stand out as an employee with high potential. It will also help your networking and your relationships with clients (and maybe even with patients).
