Vet Nurses and other support staff
Nursing Positions Available in Veterinary Clinics - New South Wales
Killarney Vale Veterinary Clinic, Central Coast (posted 24th September)
Permanent part-time vet nurse (up to 35 hours/week)
Are you energetic, embrace change, are resilient and above all, just LOVE being a vet nurse? If this sounds like you, then we should meet!
Situated on the sunny NSW Central Coast, Killarney Vale Veterinary Clinic is offering the right candidate an exciting opportunity to join our fast-paced practice alongside our passionate and dedicated team. We are continuously striving to be the best we can to deliver to our patients and clients a satisfied experience, filled with compassion and professionalism.
We won’t forget about you either, this is what we will offer…
- above award rate of pay
- access to ongoing education
- VNCA membership
- an EPA (employee assistance program) for you and your immediate family. Lots of great benefits in this program
- a nurturing and supportive environment
- loads of cake…if you wish to indulge!
In return,
- we ask for a committed and dedicated approach to your work
- great communication skills with pets, clients, the team and representatives
- embrace change & be flexible, particularly in these ever-changing times
- have an open and respectful attitude to everyone we encounter
- hold a cert iv vet nursing certificate with at least 12 months experience
- have a passion for continual learning
For more information about this great opportunity, please send a resume to kylie.boulton@killarneyvalevet.com.au and we will be in touch.
Please visit our website: https://www.killarneyvalevet.com.au/
Rouse Hill Family Vet, Hills District (posted 24th September)
FULL TIME QUALIFIED NURSE
Are you looking to expand your skill set and be a valued member of a team. Rouse Hill Family vets are continuing to grow and need to add another nurse to our family.
Rouse Hill Family is a newly purpose built clinic which focuses on fear free for our patients and compassion for our clients and staff. We value every staff member and the contributions they make to our team. We have state of the art equipment including Idexx machines, digital x-rays, ultrasound, K laser machine etc.
What we can offer:
- Opportunities to progress your career
- Above award pay
- Amazing clientele
- Family vibe fun filled team
- Guaranteed lunch breaks
- Limited overtime, however paid if overtime is done
What we require
- Qualified Certificate IV vet nurse with minimum 3 years experience
- Team player
- Willing to adapt to fear free environment
- All rounder including clinical, surgical and hospital nursing
If you think you would fit into well with our little family please send your email to emma@rousehillfamilyvets.com.au
For more information, see rousehillfamilyvets.com.au and 
Bass Hill Vet Hospital, South-West Sydney (posted 24th September)
Vet nurse and reception/vet nurse required.
Are you looking for a new and exciting role with a fun, supportive team environment?
Due to our continuous growth, Bass Hill Veterinary Hospital is looking for experienced vet nurses and a receptionist/vet nurse to join our team!
About us:
Bass Hill Veterinary Hospital is a modern purpose-built hospital, with a wonderful caring and experienced team of vets and nurses who are committed to providing excellent customer service and exceptional veterinary care. We are a very busy hospital offering a wide range of services.
We are a dynamic team that thrives on going above and beyond to keep pets healthy and owners educated and happy.
The experience and knowledge of the people you would get to work with, allows us to provide veterinary medicine and surgeries at the highest level.
We are a very tight knit team and pride ourselves on a positive, encouraging clinic culture. It is very important for us that the candidate fits well with our team more than anything else.
We regularly enjoy social events, celebrating staff birthday’s with free lunch of your choice, flexible working hours, Vet Nurses Day, Christmas parties, encouraging continuing education and more. Good work life balance for all staff is our priority!
What we can offer you:
- A fun, happy and busy work environment!
- Friendly and supportive work colleagues!
- A wide variety of medical and surgical cases to assist with including orthopaedics.
- Fantastic facilities with all the latest toys you need to make your job interesting and enjoyable
- Lots of perks! – Great social calendar
- High standards, career development and continuing education encouraged
- Extremely generous staff discounts and care for your own pets
- Above award wages
Your vet nurse key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Patient triage
- Theatre nursing
- Animal Handling
- IV catheter placement and fluid therapy
- Blood collection and use of Idexx in-house lab equipment
- Intensive care patient monitoring
- Surgical patient care and treatments
- Cleaning and autoclaving of surgical instruments and specialised surgical equipment
- Surgical admissions and discharge
- Nurse consults
- Assist with reception and administration tasks as required
- Maintain an excellent level of patient care and customer service at all times, treating every patient as if they were your own.
- Maintain a consistently high level of organisation and cleanliness in the hospital at all times. We all help each other to get the job done the best we possibly can “Team work makes the dream work!”
Your reception/vet nurse key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Provide exceptional customer service at all times to every one of our clients
- Answering phones, responding to emails, and messages
- Coordinate and scheduling of appointments through our Vision practice management system
- Liaising between our clients and the clinical team
- Handling of cash, EFTPOS and other payments
- Stock rotation of waiting room stock
- Maintain a consistently high level of organisation and cleanliness in reception/waiting room area and consult rooms at all times.
Do you possess the following attributes?
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent) with minimum 2 years paid experience.
- A keen desire to deliver excellent standards of patient care and customer service at all times.
- General computer literacy- Vision VPM knowledge an advantage.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- A genuine love for all animals
- A calm, easy going, friendly professional with a sense of humour
- Team player with a 'can do' attitude
- Enthusiasm and honesty
- Passion and heart
If this sounds like you please email your CV and cover letter to helma@basshillvet.com.au
Sydney Road Veterinary Clinic, Balgowlah, Northern Beaches (posted 23rd September)
Part Time Vet Nurse: Sydney’s Northern Beaches
20-30 hours per week
Cert 4 or equivalent
Has the 40% more clinic work since Covid become a struggle?
We are actively not growing and refer many potential new clients to newer clinics nearby.
1 vet & 1 nurse at a time.
Lovely clients & colleagues, and a temperamental clinic cat.
“The clinic as a whole is a positive place to work…Kay is a superb veterinarian with loyal clients who would follow her anywhere and she is a wonderful boss as well”. -Nurse Laura P in the UK.
“Just look at Sydney Road’s Facebook to get a feel for the friendly atmosphere.” -Present Nurse Helene.
Contact Kay Gerry: reception@sydneyroadvet.com.au
Please see our website: http://sydneyroadvet.com.au/
Please see our video: https://vimeo.com/117694454
Eye Clinic for Animals, Artarmon & Yagoona, Sydney (posted 23rd September)
Junior Veterinary Nurse
ENTRY LEVEL Veterinary Nurse– Full Time (9 Day Fortnight) OR Part Time (4 Days per week) Working across 2 locations. No weekend work. $26-27 p/h
Are you a recently graduated Cert 4 nurse, looking to start your nursing career?
Eye Clinic for Animals is a specialist Veterinary Ophthalmology practice providing the highest professional level of care for our patients. ECA has 4 highly trained and ACVO boarded ophthalmologists, a registrar, residents and intern, who are backed by a team of amazing nurses and admin.
We are a growing clinic with a strong focus on work/life balance and creating a positive and fun working environment. Due to continued rapid growth and demand, we are looking for a highly energetic and enthusiastic junior nurse who is ready to start their nursing career, for this busy and varied role to join our team at both our Yagoona AND Artarmon locations.
Further training in general, surgical, and ophthalmic nursing will be provided by our team of skilled and supportive nurses. A willingness to shift between the 2 locations as required will be needed in this role!
The position is Full Time on a fixed roster, with every second Thursday off!! No weekend work required! OR Part Time 4 days per week.
In return, we offer very attractive above award rates, state of the art facilities, interesting and cutting-edge surgical procedures, and the opportunity to build your nursing skills and recieve regular training with some of the best anaesthetic specialists in the country, who routinely join us once a week to oversee our high risk anaesthetic cases.
But most importantly, we offer a close-knit team of genuinely friendly, supportive, and fun people.
With a strong focus on creating and cultivating a pro mental health workplace for our team. Ophthalmology specific, as well as general training will be provided, along with ongoing support from our Nurses, Specialists and Admin.
This role will involve (Including full training in all areas):
- Admissions and discharges
- Advanced Anaesthesia monitoring and post-operative recovery care
- Monitoring ventilated patients
- Ultrasound and Electroretinogram
- Instrument cleaning and sterilisation
- IV port placement, blood draw and analysis
- Assisting in consultation and procedures
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Positive and upbeat demeanour, with a great sense of humour!
- Interest in ophthalmology, with a willingness to learn
- Recent Certificate 4 Qualification
- Reliability
- Desire to provide the highest level of patient care
- Ability to work within a team and follow directions in a busy environment
- Exceptional organisational and time management skills
Remuneration:
- Pay grade will be between $26-27 per hour, with plenty of room for growth in future as your skills grow!
Essential criteria:
- Recent Cert 4 Qualification.
- Experience within the veterinary industry desirable.
To apply, please send your CV, contactable references and a cover letter to: katrina.mcinnes@eca-aus.com.au
Blackheath Veterinary Clinic, Blue Mountains (posted 23rd September)
Veterinary Nurse
Blackheath Veterinary Clinic is seeking a veterinary nurse for our small but busy practice located in the upper Blue Mountains.
We are a team of 5 hard working dedicated professionals with a wealth of experience to offer (over 100+ years between us). We have a wide and varied case load, and are very patient-focused, ensuring that all pets are as happy and comfortable as possible throughout their visit with us.
What we are seeking is the right person to fit in with our team. Experience is preferred, but personality will count more. We are looking for someone who is kind, adaptable, and calm under pressure. The role consists of combined reception, cleaning, general, and surgical nursing. It will suit someone who is a team player, as we all seek to help each other with all tasks (the vets will even clean cages sometimes!). There is no ego here, so if you’re looking for status and glory, this position isn’t for you.
Our clientele are conscientious pet owners who tend to come in sooner rather than later, and who genuinely want the best for their pets. We have the pleasure and privilege of watching our patients grow from babies to seniors. We know our clients, and have a good relationship with them. Therefore, we rarely have instances of bad behaviour. It’s a lovely demographic to work with!
Our team is our work family, who all support each other, keep each other sane and calm, and seek work/life balance.
Our location is in the magnificent world heritage listed Blue Mountains, and we all feel so fortunate to be living in such a beautiful place. There is a wealth of recreation on offer, and it’s only a stones throw away. Tourism is a large industry here, so there is always much to see and do. The Arts are also another strong industry in the region, with many artists, actors, musicians, etc. Not to mention the amazing cafes, restaurants, and really great coffee! Blackheath has a strong sense of community, and you will be very welcomed.
If we have piqued your interest and feel you’d be a suitable candidate for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to our Practice Manager, Michelle, at: michellehayward@yahoo.com.au
Auburn Veterinary Hospital, Western Sydney (posted 22nd September)
- Full-time or Part-time Veterinary Nurse
- Supportive and friendly environment
About us
Auburn Veterinary Hospital is privately owned and prides itself in providing a high standard of care and practice. We have been servicing the Auburn area for over 30 years, but have recently gone through an update and renovation.
Hence we are growing and need a superstar nurse.
We have digital radiography, ultrasound, inhouse biochemistry and haematology machines, and all the monitoring equipments, ie ETCO2, SPO2, ECG. If you like surgeries we do orthopedic surgeries such as fracture repairs and TTA’s.
Although we are a small team, we are not short of love and passion for what we do!
What we are looking for?
- Certificate IV in Nursing
- Experience preferred but enthusiastic applicants who are keen to learn will be considered
- Ability to perform medical nursing as well surgical monitoring.
- High standards and quality of care
- Customer focused approach
- Clear communication skills
- Friendly and compassionate
- Ability to work autonomously
How to Apply
If you want to join our family at Auburn Veterinary Hospital, submit your CV to:
Email: recruitment@auburnvet.com.au
You must have the right to work in Australia.
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre, Artarmon Sydney (posted 22nd September)
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre is looking for an experienced Medicine Veterinary Nurse to join our amazing medicine team!
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre is seeking an enthusiastic, patient care focused Full Time Medicine Veterinary Nurse within our busy referral hospital.
Want an insight on what it’s like to work at North Shore Veterinary Hospital? Click on the link below to hear from some of our wonderful staff on why they love working at North Shore Veterinary Hospital.
No previous experience in a referral setting is necessary as we have the staff, facilities and capability to provide the training required to be a valued member of the team!
At NSVH, we pride ourselves on having friendly, sociable teams with a great support network within the VetPartners community, allowing for potential career development and progression.
Your role and responsibilities:
- Apply and adapt your clinical nursing skills to medicine focused caseload including, but not limited to, chemotherapy, endoscopy, radiology and critical care.
- Liaise with specialists and interns on delivering high-end patient care
- Use of Smart Flow system to assess and record patient vitals, identify and report abnormalities.
- Work as an integral part of the team in contributing to and partaking in continuing professional development
Essential criteria:
- Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent) and preferably a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience
- Be willing to learn and develop advanced nursing skills
- Ability to work well within a close-knit team and adapt to changing work environments and schedules
What we offer:
- A supportive and friendly team environment
- A varied and interesting case-load
- Training in advanced internal medicine nursing skills
- The opportunity to challenge and expand your knowledge and skillset
- Continuing education opportunities
- Sociable working hours with potential to pick up extra occasional emergency shifts if desired.
Apply Now!
Apply online with your CV and Cover Letter or by emailing: chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Potts Point Veterinary Hospital, Elizabeth Bay, Inner Sydney (posted 21st September)
Saturday Nurse - Permanent part-time
After 5 years one of our wonderful nurses is moving up North.
We are looking to take on a suitable replacement to start as soon as possible, permanent part-time 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. each Saturday (with a junior assistant).
Having recently relocated 500m down the road you would be joining our fabulous team in our stunning brand new purpose built hospital in a vibrant & diverse location, 1 stop from Martin Place / Bondi Junction.
Saturday duties are multi-tasking: a busy reception, OTC sales & assisting the duty vet during consultations, caring for hospitalised patients & any emergencies.
Knowledge, experience & excellent, friendly customer service skills essential.
Good renumeration with Saturday penalties applied.
Please contact Claire: claire@pottspointvet.com.au
Check our website out at: www.pottspointvet.com.au
Allambie Vet, Sydney's Northern Beaches (posted 21st September)
VET NURSES REQUIRED - FULL TIME or PART TIME
A little about us:
Our practice is well established on Sydney's Northern Beaches. We are a family operated practice. Technology is always evolving and we do our best to stay up to date with equipment that will offer our patients the outstanding care that they deserve. We are here to help the local community and their pets live happy, healthy, comfortable lives. We have a good nurse to vet ratio, and a great team of long standing staff of vets, nurses and administration.
Our ideal candidate has experience with:
- Monitoring anaesthetics (if not we have incredible staff to teach you)
- Monitor and treat hospitalised patients under the guidance of the vets
- Communicate with vets about progress or concerns with patients
- Strong work ethic and commitment to the culture and values of Allambie Vet
Qualities we are looking for include:
- Minimum 2 year’s experience in small animal vet nursing
- Certificate IV in Vet Nursing qualified or equivalent
- Giving our patients individualised care that's
- Recognising and communicating with vets on progress or concerns with patients
- Having exceptional time management skills that keeps the clinic following smoothly during busy and stressful periods
- Being accountable at all times
- Working in a challenging environment with a diverse case load
- Positive attitude coming to work everyday
- You must be totally reliable
- Have an interest in continuing education and furthering your skills
- Client and patient empathy during tough times
- Addressing clients appropriately, address their pet’s needs, understand their emotional situations/appreciate their emotional state when they come to Allambie Vet
Please get in touch and tell me what areas of nursing you thrive in. This might be you love client interaction, assisting veterinarians in consults, surgical nursing or inpatient care. In our hospital we have multiple daily nursing roles. We can tailor a role to help you thrive in our workplace.
• Hours on offer range from 30 – 38 per week and 1 in 4 weekends. Drivers Licence essential.
Please email your resume and cover letter to Natalie MacDonald
(E): natalie@allambievet.com.au
Warners Bay Vet, Lake Macquarie/Newcastle (posted 21st September)
PERMANENT PART TIME - VET NURSING POSITION IN WARNERS BAY
Warners Bay Vet is a new, rapidly growing, small animal clinic located in the heart of Warners Bay (Newcastle region). The hospital is spacious, well equipped and pleasant to work in. We strive to offer honest, friendly and professional patient care for our clients.
We are looking for a part-time vet nurse to join our team of four vets and five nurses. The position will be approximately 20-30 hours per week and subject to performance may lead to full time employment.
The ideal candidate will be professional, enthusiastic, reliable, punctual, trust worthy and customer focused. A Certificate IV in veterinary nursing is required. A nurse with a positive attitude who is willing to adapt to change and has more than two years’ experience is desirable. Nurses with less than two years’ experience are also welcome to apply. This is a great opportunity to establish yourself in a quality focused veterinary hospital.
The successful applicant is expected to:
- Be well presented and both friendly and respectful to clients and other staff
- Show a positive and enthusiastic attitude with an ability and desire to learn
- Work well both on their own and as part of a team
- Have a sound computer software knowledge including windows, excel and word
- Perform general day to day veterinary clinic duties including (but not limited to) reception, surgical and anaesthetic monitoring, cleaning and inventory control
- Have good nursing skills and be skilled in correct animal handling and restraint
- Work flexible hours including Saturdays
The successful applicant will be offered an above award wage commensurate with experience and enjoy working with a great clientele who appreciate our efforts.
Interested applicants should contact Jessica Smallwood on 02 4947 1069 and/or forward their resume to Practice Manager, 87 Albert Street, Warners Bay NSW 2282.
Greencross Vets Fairy Meadow, North of Wollongong (posted 21st September)
Veterinary Nurse
Fairy Meadow NSW
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Fairy Meadow team on a casual basis.
- Join a friendly, synergised team
- Let your passion for pets shine every day
- Be part of our supportive Vet community
Greencross Vets provides the highest quality of integrated veterinary services in Australia, with an extended network of General Practice clinics and state-of-the-art Emergency, Specialist and Referral hospitals that are steered by a team of world-class Vets, devoted Specialists, skilled nurses and supportive Management. This allows us to provide an exceptional standard of patient care, with access to all of the resources, technology and equipment needed for best practice medicine.
About Your New Role
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, supporting and handling patients of all kinds
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures under Veterinary guidance, when required
- Reception duties, including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting and discharging patients
What you’ll bring
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 2 or more years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- A good knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
What we offer you
- A casual role with variety
- Above award rates and great benefits
- An interesting and varied role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education and ongoing learning
- Access to a support network of like-minded Vet Nurses
What would it be like to work with us?
Greencross is simply a great place to work. Our Greencross Vets are patient advocates. We’re focused on your professional growth and development, providing opportunities for you to progress in areas that spark your passion to change the lives of pets. We offer continued education and support, internally and externally, to give you development based on your interests and long-term goals.
We also provide access to experts in areas such as mental health and pride ourselves on our employee-led development and support programs.
Greencross provides the best mentoring and structured ongoing Vet and Vet Nurse development program opportunities in the country. We are proud to lead the way in the veterinary industry by supporting our teams with Paid Parental Leave, flexible working arrangements and a structured return to work clinical program.
We are committed to providing career life balance, have an industry-leading Continuing Education program, a highly regarded nursing intern program, plus a wide range of career opportunities throughout our 170+ Greencross Vet GP clinics, Specialist, Emergency and Referral vet hospitals nationally; Animal Emergency Centre, Animal Referral Hospital, Veterinary Referral Hospital, AVSARC, AAERC.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, apply now with your cover letter and resume to Lauren Coussens, Practice Manager on Lauren.Coussens@greencrossvet.com.au
www.greencrossvets.com.au/vets/fairy-meadow
Brisbane Water Veterinary Centre, Gosford Area (posted 20th September)
Vet Nurse
GOSFORD AREA – CENTRAL COAST
We are looking for an experienced vet nurse or a person currently studying the vet nurses course.
We are a busy 5 vet small animal practice.
Our new hospital is equipped with modern equipment and experienced staff.
We are situated near 3 large shopping centres and close to beaches, restaurants and picture theatres. We are in a tourist centre.
We are only 45 minutes from Sydney. This could be a great lifestyle change.
For further information please contact Helen on 0414 445 971.
https://brisbanewatervet.com.au/
Mosman Veterinary Hospital, Lower North Shore Sydney (posted 20th September)
Experienced Veterinary Nurse wanted to join our passionate nursing team at Mosman veterinary Hospital.
We have a varied caseload and with vets who have completed extra studies in ultrasonography, endoscopy, orthopaedic surgery, medicine, and dentistry we are able to thoroughly work up every case that walks through our door.
Who are we?
A Class small animal hospital in the prestigious suburb of Mosman on Sydney's North Shore.
Proudly independent, we have been looking after the pets of Mosman for over 20 years.
We strive to offer our clients gold standard service and care for their pets.
Our nursing team works closely with our reception, animal attendant and vet teams. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment and are looking for an exemplary nurse to join our team.
What can you offer us?
- A Cert IV in vet nursing (or equivalent)
- A passion for gold standard nursing care
- 2 years clinical experience post qualification
- A High skills standard (anaesthetic monitoring, IV catheter placement, blood collection, admission/discharge appointments, nurse consults and use of in-house lab equipment (IDEXX)
- Knowledge of RX work is helpful but not essential
- Outstanding customer service and phone manner needed
- Well-presented and a good team player
- An enthusiastic attitude towards training junior staff members
- Comfortably working solely or within a team
What can we offer you?
- No after-hours or weekends
- Above award salary
- Negotiable hours
- Opportunity to join an enthusiastic, friendly, and professional team within an independent vet hospital focused on patient care and well-being.
- Six experienced veterinarians
- Modern imaging, anaesthetic monitoring, Idexx in-house lab, Endoscopy, and ultrasound
- Exciting opportunity to work in a beautiful Sydney suburb.
- Many dedicated clients who will go above and beyond for their pets
Commencement Date - available to start immediately
If you would like to discuss the role, or if you have any questions, please call Naomi or Libby on 0299602856
To apply for this amazing role, please email your CV and a cover letter to mosmanvetpm@gmail.com
Berry Veterinary Clinic, Shoalhaven, NSW (posted 20th September) Workflow Coordinator
Veterinary Nurse Workflow Coordinator
• Experienced vet nurse team leader
• Highly organised, and process driven
• Full time/Part time hours available
Berry Vet Clinic is on the lookout for their newest vet nurse to join their team, only this time, with the added responsibility of coordinating and organising the day-to-day operations of the clinic.
A newly created position, designed by the clinic’s nursing team, we are looking for a vet nurse with a calm demeanour, strong organisational skills, and effective communication to operationally coordinate and lead the teams’ activities each day.
A week in the life of this role, includes actions and tasks such as:
- Leading the day-to-day workflow of the clinic, providing direction to the veterinary team on operational clinic tasks
- Facilitating daily rounds with the team
- Ensuring patient consultations are best fit for vet and nurse
- Overseeing the correct capturing and sharing of case details and knowledge across the clinic
- Ensuring patients receive the best hospital care with clinic cleanliness maintained
- Continual review and monitoring of day-to-day practices, identifying, and developing new, more efficient systems and strategies where possible
- Working as part of the veterinary team, carrying out all nursing duties including surgery procedures and patient and client care
To ensure the smooth running of the clinic we are ideally looking for a vet nurse workflow coordinator who can work five days a week, Monday to Friday. Full time hours are preferred; however, the position can also support a nurse seeking part time hours who is able to work mornings and early afternoons.
The Berry Vet team vibe is best described as; humorous, compassionate, realistic, with a passion for their local community and a balanced approach to animal and human care.
If you are an experienced vet nurse, with the skills and experience to coordinate clinic activities, we would love to hear from you.
To submit your interest in this position please send a detailed resume with cover letter outlining your experience as it relates to this position to Anna Finch from our HR team at KardiaHR: anna@kardiahr.com.au
Please visit our website: https://www.berryvetclinic.com.au/
Greencross Vets Chatswood, Lower North Shore, Sydney (posted 17th September)
Veterinary Nurse
Chatswood NSW
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Chatswood team on a fixed-term part-time basis.
- Join a friendly, synergised team
- Let your passion for pets shine every day
- Be part of our supportive Vet community
Greencross Vets provides the highest quality of integrated veterinary services in Australia, with an extended network of General Practice clinics and state-of-the-art Emergency, Specialist and Referral hospitals that are steered by a team of world-class Vets, devoted Specialists, skilled nurses and supportive Management. This allows us to provide an exceptional standard of patient care, with access to all of the resources, technology and equipment needed for best practice medicine.
About Your New Role
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, supporting and handling patients of all kinds
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures under Veterinary guidance, when required
- Reception duties, including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting and discharging patients
What you’ll bring
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 2 or more years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- A good knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
What we offer you
- A 6 month fixed-term part-time role with variety
- Above award rates and great benefits
- An interesting and varied role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education and ongoing learning
- Access to a support network of like-minded Vet Nurses
What would it be like to work with us?
Greencross is simply a great place to work. Our Greencross Vets are patient advocates. We’re focused on your professional growth and development, providing opportunities for you to progress in areas that spark your passion to change the lives of pets. We offer continued education and support, internally and externally, to give you development based on your interests and long-term goals.
We also provide access to experts in areas such as mental health and pride ourselves on our employee-led development and support programs.
Greencross provides the best mentoring and structured ongoing Vet and Vet Nurse development program opportunities in the country. We are proud to lead the way in the veterinary industry by supporting our teams with Paid Parental Leave, flexible working arrangements and a structured return to work clinical program.
We are committed to providing career life balance, have an industry-leading Continuing Education program, a highly regarded nursing intern program, plus a wide range of career opportunities throughout our 170+ Greencross Vet GP clinics, Specialist, Emergency and Referral vet hospitals nationally; Animal Emergency Centre, Animal Referral Hospital, Veterinary Referral Hospital, AVSARC, AAERC.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, apply now with your cover letter and resume to Caytlin Intervalo on: caytlin.intervalo@greencrossvet.com.au
Coast & Valleys Veterinary Hospital, Alison Central Coast (posted 17th September)
Experienced Veterinary Nurse Position Available
Coast and Valleys Veterinary Hospital are looking for a dedicated veterinary nurse to join our team. We are a mixed practice on the NSW Central Coast that provide our own 24/7 emergency care. We have a strong focus on small animal medicine and surgery, with a solid equine client base and a largely individual focus on our livestock patients.
Our 4-year-old purpose-built clinic boasts a large reception area, multiple consultation rooms, separate dog, and cat wards, 2 surgeries, large central treatment room and stables, dog runs and a crush at the back of the clinic.
The position may be for a full time, part time or casual nurse with Certificate IV qualifications. The shifts will be a combination of day, night, and weekend shifts to accommodate our afterhours care. Applicants should be confident in all aspects of nursing with our nurses sharing reception, medicine, surgery, and anaesthesia roles. Applicants should be comfortable working as part of a team or as the sole nurse in the clinic.
For more information, or to apply for the position, please email: jess@coastandvalleysvet.com.au and ATTN to the Practice Manager
Please visit our website: https://coastandvalleysvet.com.au/
Greencross Vets Marsden Park, North Western Sydney (posted 17th September)
Veterinary Nurse
Marsden Park NSW
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Marsden Park team on a casual basis.
- Join a friendly, synergised team
- Let your passion for pets shine every day
- Be part of our supportive Vet community
Greencross Vets provides the highest quality of integrated veterinary services in Australia, with an extended network of General Practice clinics and state-of-the-art Emergency, Specialist and Referral hospitals that are steered by a team of world-class Vets, devoted Specialists, skilled nurses and supportive Management. This allows us to provide an exceptional standard of patient care, with access to all of the resources, technology and equipment needed for best practice medicine.
About Your New Role
- Contribute across different clinics in Western Sydney: Marsden Park, Minchinbury, Castle Hill, North Parramatta, Coreen Ave (Penrith)
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, supporting and handling patients of all kinds
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures under Veterinary guidance, when required
- Reception duties, including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting and discharging patients
What you’ll bring
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 2 or more years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- A good knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
What we offer you
- A casual role with variety
- Above award rates and great benefits
- An interesting and varied role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education and ongoing learning
- Access to a support network of like-minded Vet Nurses
What would it be like to work with us?
Greencross is simply a great place to work. Our Greencross Vets are patient advocates. We’re focused on your professional growth and development, providing opportunities for you to progress in areas that spark your passion to change the lives of pets. We offer continued education and support, internally and externally, to give you development based on your interests and long-term goals.
We also provide access to experts in areas such as mental health and pride ourselves on our employee-led development and support programs.
Greencross provides the best mentoring and structured ongoing Vet and Vet Nurse development program opportunities in the country. We are proud to lead the way in the veterinary industry by supporting our teams with Paid Parental Leave, flexible working arrangements and a structured return to work clinical program.
We are committed to providing career life balance, have an industry-leading Continuing Education program, a highly regarded nursing intern program, plus a wide range of career opportunities throughout our 170+ Greencross Vet GP clinics, Specialist, Emergency and Referral vet hospitals nationally; Animal Emergency Centre, Animal Referral Hospital, Veterinary Referral Hospital, AVSARC, AAERC.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, apply now with your cover letter and resume to Dana Panos on: dana.panos@greencrossvet.com.au
Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists, Rosebery, Sydney (posted 17th September)
Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists is looking for a Full-time Day ECC Veterinary Nurse to join their team!
We are looking for professional and empathic emergency and critical care nurses who works well in a team but who can also work autonomously. Patient and client care need to be a priority in your work.
The position involves, but is not limited to:
- Triage of emergency patients
- Responsible for organising and assisting on procedures on emergency patients
- Skilled to perform anaesthesia on a range of patients from paediatric to geriatric patients and often critically ill patients for short and long procedures.
- Placement of IV catheters, phlebotomy, performing radiographs of diagnostic quality, intensive care and monitoring, pre and post-operative patient care.
- Work directly with specialists and emergency clinicians to ensure that the patient, clients, clinicians and team are all attended to and working in sync.
- Client communication – providing advice, answering questions and soothing client fears about the status of their pet.
- Cleaning – while we have a fantastic animal attendant team, the nurses still need to help to keep the hospital clean and tidy.
- The position includes on-going education allowances, assess to various on-line training opportunities.
- Regular nurse meetings.
About You:
- You must be fluent in English and have excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
- Display professionalism, empathy and excellent customer service and care.
- Love’s animals and respects clients
- Great time management skills
- Must have a current Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or Veterinary Technician
- Diploma. For emergency nurse positions, experience in emergency and or referral practice is desirable but not essential.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a qualified veterinary nurse.
Apply now!
Apply Online with your CV & Cover Letter or by emailing: chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Greencross Vets Penrith, Western Sydney (posted 17th September)
Veterinary Nurse
Penrith NSW
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Coreen Avenue Penrith team on a permanent part-time basis.
- Join a friendly, synergised team
- Let your passion for pets shine every day
- Be part of our supportive Vet community
Greencross Vets provides the highest quality of integrated veterinary services in Australia, with an extended network of General Practice clinics and state-of-the-art Emergency, Specialist and Referral hospitals that are steered by a team of world-class Vets, devoted Specialists, skilled nurses and supportive Management. This allows us to provide an exceptional standard of patient care, with access to all of the resources, technology and equipment needed for best practice medicine.
About Your New Role
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, supporting and handling patients of all kinds
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures under Veterinary guidance, when required
- Reception duties, including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting and discharging patients
What you’ll bring
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 2 or more years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- A good knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
What we offer you
- A permanent part-time role with variety
- Above award rates and great benefits
- An interesting and varied role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education and ongoing learning
- Access to a support network of like-minded Vet Nurses
What would it be like to work with us?
Greencross is simply a great place to work. Our Greencross Vets are patient advocates. We’re focused on your professional growth and development, providing opportunities for you to progress in areas that spark your passion to change the lives of pets. We offer continued education and support, internally and externally, to give you development based on your interests and long-term goals.
We also provide access to experts in areas such as mental health and pride ourselves on our employee-led development and support programs.
Greencross provides the best mentoring and structured ongoing Vet and Vet Nurse development program opportunities in the country. We are proud to lead the way in the veterinary industry by supporting our teams with Paid Parental Leave, flexible working arrangements and a structured return to work clinical program.
We are committed to providing career life balance, have an industry-leading Continuing Education program, a highly regarded nursing intern program, plus a wide range of career opportunities throughout our 170+ Greencross Vet GP clinics, Specialist, Emergency and Referral vet hospitals nationally; Animal Emergency Centre, Animal Referral Hospital, Veterinary Referral Hospital, AVSARC, AAERC.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, apply now with your cover letter and resume to Kellie Tickner, Practice Manager on: Kellie.Tickner@greencrossvet.com.au
My Vets Irrawang & Thornton Veterinary Hospital, Raymond Terrace (posted 17th September)
Qualified Veterinary Nurse - Immediate Start
Are you a qualified Veterinary Nurse with two or more years’ experience and looking for a change? Yes, well we want you!
We are located in the Lower Hunter Valley, just a 30minute drive to beautiful clear beaches or the vineyards for delicious food and wine. We have two locations; Thornton and Raymond Terrace (Irrawang). You would be joining a fun, supportive and progressive team.
This position is 4 days a week plus a rotating (1 in 3 0r 4) Saturday roster.
What will we do for you?
- We are a Covid safe business and take all measures to keep our team safe.
- A continuing professional development allowance
- Provide a safe, progressive and happy place to work.
- Over the counter product, service, pathology and medication discounts.
- Share the love with an immediate family discount on products, services, pathology and medication.
- Cheer for a Peer, share and receive the good vibes by acknowledging the great work you and the team do.
- Yummy food provided at all team meetings and training days.
- We will keep the kitchen full of yummy snacks (healthy and not so healthy options).
- Appraisals, an opportunity to chat and enhance your future with My Vets
- Access to Vet Education online, a world of continual and educational webinars
- An Excellent Christmas Party.
What you can do for us?
- Bring your A game each shift.
- Live your work life by our core values and mission.
- Come along to team meetings.
- Support your colleagues.
- Willing to take on extra shifts to cover leave.
If this sounds like an environment you would like to be involved in, then quick, sent us your resume. We can’t wait to meet you.
Please forward all resumes to: The Practice Manager - melaney.irrawangvets@gmail.com
Please see our website: https://www.myvets.vet/
Southside Animal Hospital, Cronulla (posted 16th September)
JOIN OUR TEAM IN 2021!
We are currently recruiting a vet nurse!
Here at Southside Animal Hospital, we really do love what we do.
Our passion is the animals, and we pride ourselves on providing first class care for our patients while delivering a customer service experience beyond our client’s expectation.
This has, and always will be at the core of our existence as a business.
Check us out here:
https://southsideanimalhospital.com.au
Another of our core values at Southside Animal Hospital is workplace flexibility. We more than understand the essentiality of achieving a sense of work-life balance, and the beauty of being a part of our family-run company is the reality that the individualisation of your role is possible.
In fact, it’s a priority.
We now operate two clinic locations in the Sutherland Shire; Cronulla and Gymea, supported by 6 vets (some of whom are part time) and 10 nurses. We have fantastic facilities, with both clinics being modern and new and equipped with the latest technologies.
Who you are as a person:
- You’re an all-round good human. Someone with great communication skills and the ability to build rapport with our wonderful clients.
- You exude a warm, understanding, and compassionate nature. Friendliness is our name!
- You possess the knack to quickly assess tasks and work through competing priorities.
- You are experienced as a vet nurse. Whether it be (at least) 1 year out or 20+ years, we have the desire, skills, and abilities to be able to embrace most levels of experience.
Who we are and what we offer:
- We are a bunch of good eggs who take pride in the work we do and the service we provide but love a (fair) bit of banter along the way.
- All of our vets have between 8-20 years’ experience, so you’ll be joining a knowledgeable team of people who love to share ideas and work together.
- We must say, we do have a fantastic client base. You will love them as much as we do.
- Flexibility and above-award remuneration; both the hours and salary offering as well as the additional perks when joining our team are open for discussion.
So, if the above is a match, let’s chat.
Call us and ask to speak with Hollie our Practice Manager or Dr Michael Demertze our Practice Owner. The number is 02 9523 5500.
Motto Farm Veterinary Hospital, Heatherbrae Port Stephens (posted 16th September)
Veterinary Nurse, Casual
Location: Port Stephens New South Wales
Motto Farm Veterinary Hospital has a position available for a passionate and experienced nurse (certificate IV Veterinary Nurse, min 3 years’ experience) to join our Motto Farm Family. An experienced Nurse would be preferred, but all applications will be considered, including new graduates who want to join a friendly and diverse team.
Our Team:
The practice owner has over 25 years’ experience and has his memberships in small animal surgery making our case load exciting and varied. The vets in the practice are experienced and we have a great team environment with 12 nurses providing excellent patient care and client service. We are a friendly, progressive, personalised practice with an emphasis on quality patient care and client relations. Indeed we are a busy practice and are never bored. We work efficiently and have a laugh while doing it. We encourage our staff to pursue their own special interests and support continuing education and professional development.
Our Practice:
We have special interests in general and orthopaedic surgery, ultrasound, imaging, canine reproduction and are currently in the process of expanding. Our new practice is located only 5 minutes away and will also include a Rehabilitation Therapy facility.
Equipment at the practice includes digital radiography, ultrasound, Endoscopic tower for gastroscopy, bronchoscopy and transcervical inseminations, class IV Laser, ultrasonic scaler, IM3 deluxe dental unit, in-house haematology/biochemistry, multiparameter monitor, pulse oximeters, ECG, and more.
The Position:
We require a casual nurse a minimum 2 days per week, with expected annual/sick leave fill in, as well as full time maternity leave replacement coming up. Becoming a permanent part time or full time employee is a possibility for future employment for the right applicant. The shifts are Monday - Friday with a rotating weekend roster.
You can be sure of a good life-work balance with no after-hours!! Any cases requiring overnight monitoring are referred to a nearby after-hours hospital. While we try to work around our staff with outside commitments and value a healthy work/life balance, this role will require some flexibility to fill in for holidays and sick leave.
The Daily Roles and Responsibilities Include:
- Surgical (including orthopaedic) nursing and monitoring.
- Medical/Hospital nursing and patient care.
- Pre and Post-Operative patient care.
- Assist with endoscope procedures, x-rays and ultrasound, Laser therapy.
- Reception, answering phones, client liaison, admission and discharge of patients.
- Provide outstanding care to all patients and owners.
- Maintaining the overall hygiene in all areas of the clinic.
- Uphold the high clinic standard.
The Qualities we are Looking for:
- Excellent communication skills
- A flexible Can Do attitude
- Able to multitask and prioritize workload.
- Must have efficient time management skills
- A passion for nursing and patient care
- A friendly natured person who is able to remain calm and professional in our fast paced practise while having a laugh.
Remuneration is commensurate to experience and is above award.
If you want to join a great team of people, grow your nursing skills and work in a family friendly environment then please give us a call.
For further information please contact:
Melissa Cowan
Motto Farm Veterinary Hospital
Cnr Motto Lane and Pacific Highway
Heatherbrae NSW
Phone: 02 4987 5087
Email: info@mottovet.com.au
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre, Artarmon Sydney (posted 16th September)
Surgical Veterinary Nurse - Full Time
North Shore Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Centre is seeking an enthusiastic, patient care focused Full Time Surgical veterinary nurse within our busy referral hospital.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside boarded Surgical Specialists to deliver all aspects of advanced nursing care to an exceptional standard. Based in a brand new, purpose-built hospital with the latest equipment in an accessible location on Sydney’s lower North Shore.
No previous experience in a referral setting is necessary as we have the staff, facilities and capability to provide the training required to be a valued member of the team.
Want an insight on what it’s like to work at North Shore Veterinary Hospital? Click on the link below to hear from some of our wonderful staff on why they love working at North Shore Veterinary Hospital.
At NSVH, we pride ourselves on having friendly, sociable teams with a great support network within the VetPartners community, allowing for potential career development and progression.
Your role and responsibilities
- Apply and adapt your clinical nursing skills to a surgically focused caseload including, but not limited to, advanced anaesthesia, computed tomography, fluoroscopy, orthopaedic and soft tissue surgical nursing.
- Liaise with specialists and interns on delivering high-end patient care
- Use of Smart Flow system to assess and record patient vitals, identify and report abnormalities.
- Work as an integral part of the team in contributing to and partaking in continuing professional development
Essential criteria
- Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent) and preferably a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience
- Be willing to learn and develop advanced nursing skills
- Ability to work well within a close-knit team and adapt to changing work environments and schedules
What we offer
- A supportive and friendly team environment
- A varied and interesting case-load
- Training in advanced surgical nursing skills
- The opportunity to challenge and expand your knowledge and skill set
- Continuing education opportunities
- Sociable working hours with potential to pick up extra occasional emergency shifts if desired.
Apply online with your CV and Cover Letter or by emailing: chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
East Port Veterinary Hospital, Port Macquarie (posted 15th September)
Veterinary Nurse - Full Time
Do you love coming to work every day, excel in customer service and have the ability to care for our patients like they are your own? Please read on - as this might be for you!
The team at East Port Veterinary Hospital are seeking a qualified full-time veterinary nurse to join our busy companion animal practice in Port Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast. Being an ASAVA accredited “Hospital of Excellence” means that every aspect of our practice is aligned with contemporary “Gold Standards”.
This role offers a friendly, positive and supportive work environment, with a culture of trust, ensuring collaboration and teamwork are the norm. We support ongoing learning opportunities and helping you achieve your career goals. All our nursing staff are required to be registered with the AVNAT registration scheme. We will support you in this by paying for VNCA membership and AVNAT registration fees.
A successful applicant will have:
- Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 2 years minimum experience working as a veterinary nurse
- Confidence in all areas of nursing
- The ability to work flexibly within a 3 weekly rotating roster including some reception shifts (1 in 3 Saturdays and some after-hours availability)
- A positive can-do attitude with attention to detail and high standard of patient care
- Excellent communication and client interaction skills
- Ability to work well in a team as well as independently
- Committed to continuing education
- Our practice uses RX Works, so some understanding of the software is preferable but not essential.
We recognise life is short so having fun and a positive outlook on life is mandatory! Mind you, this is not hard to do when working with a team of like-minded people, chocolate, cheese and cake.
Check out our website to get to know us a little better – www.eastportvet.com or on to find out more about what we really get up to!
Apply Now!
Apply Online with your CV and Cover Letter or by emailing: info@eastportvet.com Attention Practice Manager - Stacey Theofanou.
VetMed Randwick, Eastern Suburbs Sydney (posted 15th September)
Veterinary Nursing Department Manager - Full time
Are you ready for the next stage of your Vet Nurse Career? Do you love being part of a high-performance team? We would love to talk to you!
VetMed Randwick is a state-of-the-art ASAV Accredited Animal Hospital offering the latest surgical equipment & facilities to our clients and their pets. We strive to deliver the highest level of patient care and customer service whilst we live our core values of Care, Excellence, Knowledge and Patients at heart.
Due to the expansion and growth within our Randwick clinic, we are currently looking for a Nursing Department Manager to join our team.
Do you possess the following…
- Minimum Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing
- Minimum 2+ years' experience in clinical vet nursing
- A desire to be involved in the leadership, coaching and development of our nursing team
- Excellent people management skills
- Desire to give the highest level of client and patient care & excellent support to our great vet team
- Outstanding communication skills
- Amazing ability to multi-task
- Positive and outgoing personality
- Strong work ethic & team player
- Drive to continue to learn and grow
- Desire to join a progressive team of passionate professionals
The Vetmed nursing team is a high-performance team that plays a vital role in the support of our vet team caring for our patients. Day to day responsibilities includes surgical and anaesthetic nursing, nurse consults, admit and discharge of surgical and procedure patients, coaching, support and development of the nursing team, and general office admin tasks.
What we can offer you….
- Invest in your ongoing professional/career development
- Innovative, Progressive & highly regarded group of practices with a top-level working environment
- Opportunity to join a passionate & highly skilled team of Veterinary professionals
- An interesting variety of cases and procedures
- We look forward to hearing from you.
Please send CV with Cover letter to Eliza Davies via email: managerassist@vetmed.com.au
Vets on Crown, Surry Hills (posted 14th September)
Vets on Crown (Paramount Veterinary Services) in Surry Hills is hiring
Veterinary Nurse: Full-time position
- Vets On Crown (Paramount Veterinary Services) is growing fast
- 3 Years old Hospital
- State of art facilities
- Perfect location
- Potential for managerial promotion in the near future
- Walking distance to Central Station and other public transports.
We are growing fast, our state of art hospital is located in the heart of Surry Hills in Sydney. Surry Hills is a vibrant inner-city suburb with loads of culture and character, and really close to everything.
We are looking for 1 or 2 enthusiastic, positive and happy Full-time vet nurse to join our friendly team. Our hospital is all about team work and servicing our clients in the best possible way.
We pride ourselves in providing outstanding pet care services to our customers. We have an iconic three level building which offers boarding for cats and dogs, grooming and day-care in addition to our brand new hospital.
We have a friendly, happy and energetic team and would love someone with the same personality to join us.
We are ideally looking for a minimum of 2 years' experience. We can provide you with lots of support and you get to use a range of equipment such as in-house blood machine, DR Radiography System, Ultrasound, IM3 Dental machine, Endoscope, Laser machine, Dental X-ray unit etc.
The Veterinary Nurse is primarily responsible for the overall care of all the animals within our veterinary hospital and pet hotel, and includes assisting Veterinarians to perform procedures and operations.
The Veterinary Nurse reports to the Hospital Manager.
Duties:
- General veterinary nursing duties including assisting the Veterinarian in consultations, monitoring anaesthesia, preparing for surgery, providing treatment, processing lab samples, providing general advice for clients, caring for boarding animals, etc.
- In house blood test equipment – Abaxis.
- Assisting with consultations, examinations and treatment.
- Admission and discharge of patients.
- Client management and billing with Vetlink SQL practice management software.
- Anaesthetic monitoring.
- Surgery / dental preparation and assistance.
- Dental assistance, including x-ray and dental x-ray assistance.
- Laser machine assistance.
- Monitor and care for patients including pre and post-operative care.
- General customer service duties include welcoming clients, admitting patients, processing insurance claims, processing payments, discharging patients.
- Maintaining overall hygiene and stocking of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment.
- At least 2 years of veterinary nursing experience in clinic.
- Ability to perform more advanced tasks e.g. IV catheterisation, blood collection and x-ray positioning.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Enthusiastic, client focused, friendly and self-motivated.
With a competitive remuneration package, up to $70,000 and a great team to collaborate with, it’s an exciting time to be part of our team.
Please email your resume to omid@vetsoncrown.com.au or call on 0414-801458 to discuss further.
Sydney Animal Hospitals - Northern Beaches, Newport (posted 14th September)
Experienced Veterinary Nurse
LIVE AND WORK AT THE BEACH!!!
CASUAL OR PART TIME EXPERIENCED NURSE REQUIRED
Sydney Animal Hospitals – Northern Beaches Veterinary Hospital is expanding our team!
Our rapidly growing branch in Newport on the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney needs a new team member. We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Qualified Veterinary Nurse with at least 2 years experience to join our established and growing team.
Our hospital is committed to providing an exceptional level of patient care and customer service within a high standard, professional and fun working environment.
Our purpose-built hospital is family owned and operated. It has all the toys including; IDEXX Catalyst One/ Procyte/ Snapshot Dx in house pathology, and vetstat in house blood gas analyser, CR digital radiography, full iM3 dentistry equipment and digital dental radiography, 2 ultrasound machines, multiple isoflurane anaesthetic machines with piped oxygen throughout the hospital, separate dog, cat and ICU wards, pulse oximetry, doppler, apalert and mindray monitoring equipment, ventilator, full orthopaedic surgical equipment, brand new operating theatre and much more. We also conduct puppy preschool classes.
You will be working with a highly experienced Veterinary Nurse team and under the guidance of dedicated and experienced Vets capable of the full spectrum of general practice and emergency medicine and surgery. The management are committed to personalised, ongoing, professional development and you would have a tailored professional development plan mapped out for permanent staff members.
Essential criteria:
- Excellent communication skills and sound product knowledge
- At least 2 years Veterinary Nursing experience (Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing)Excellent Customer service skills & experience with nurse reception duties.
- An ability to work largely unsupervised but to equally be able to work as part of a cohesive team.
- A strong knowledge and competency in all aspects of surgical nursing tasks including anaesthesia (including induction and intubation), patient monitoring and surgical pack preparation
- An interest and competency in medical nursing including placing intravenous catheters, collecting blood samples, conducting routine dental procedures and critical care and emergency experience.
- An ability and sound understanding in the use of equipment including in-house IDEXX pathology machines, digital radiography, dental radiography and dentistry units
- Be computer literate (and preferably have experience with Rx works software) and
- SmartFlow patient monitoring systems
- Mentoring and supervising Junior nurses and kennel hand staff.
- Show initiative, have strong attention to detail and an ability to multitask.
- Takes pride in their work and maintenance of all hospital areas.
- Be passionate about patient care.
The successful candidate will work at the Newport branch, extra hours can be available at our Avalon branch if needed. The candidate will share rotating weekend work with other nurses and can increase their hours when covering leave. The amount of weekly hours can be flexible to suit the right candidate.
Permanent Part time applications will also be considered for the right applicant.
This position involves both veterinary nursing and veterinary reception duties. Pay and conditions are in compliance with the relevant award and commensurate with experience. Our Hospital is open 7 days a week from 8am-7pm, our rotating roster includes evening and shared weekend work (penalty rates apply).
If you are interested in working in a state of the art hospital that strives to offer the highest standard of patient care and join a fun and dedicated team in a supportive environment then this position is for you!
Check us out on YouTube and read a staff Testimonial!
To apply or enquire please forward your resume and a covering letter to: vanessa@sydneyanimalhospitals.com.au
Macquarie Vetz Animal Centre, Warners Bay, Newcastle (posted 13th September)
Seeking qualified veterinary nurse for ongoing casual shifts with possibility of permanent shifts in the future.
Small animal practice in Lake Macquarie, Newcastle. We are a small team, very supportive of each other, with the focus on quality care for our client’s pets.
THIS IS NOT AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU CAN MEET THE CRITERIA BELOW
Qualification- Certificate IV (Veterinary Nursing)
Experience- Minimum ONE-year relevant post qualification experience
Skills and Competencies
- Customer service focused: committed to providing exceptional customer– written, phone and face to face.
- Communication: the ability to communicate clearly and concisely,
- Attention to detail: excellent attention to detail and written skills when communicating with others
- Teamwork: willingness to assist and support others as required and get on with team members.
- Time management/organisation and flexibility: accomplish objectives effectively and carry out duties in an efficient and timely manner.
Duties
- Confidently handle and restrain animals
- Provide nursing care to hospitalised patients, including patient monitoring and health checking, feeding, grooming, and walking animals
- Insert IV catheters and calculate basic fluid requirements
- Administer treatments including injections and tablets
- Have strong attention to detail, particularly when administering medications and monitoring multiple patients
- Perform diagnostic tests, blood sampling, urine analysis and x-rays prepare animals for surgery and perform some minor procedures, e.g., dental hygiene
- Monitor anaesthesia and report changes to the veterinarian
- Assist veterinary surgeons with operations
- Communicate with pet owners about their animals, reassuring them about their animal's treatment
- Educate pet owners on animal health, including vaccinations, worming, flea prevention and appropriate nutrition
- Ensure that patient records are up to date by carrying out any relevant administration tasks
- Undertake stock management tasks
- Support veterinarian, veterinary nurses and anyone undertaking work placements
- Cleaning duties to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the practice.
To apply please send relevant documentation including qualification experience and referees to vetz@bigpond.com Mark subject as NURSING APPLICATION
Please visit our website: https://vetz.com.au/
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre, Artarmon Sydney (posted 13th September)
The North Shore Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Centre is seeking an enthusiastic, patient care focused Full Time General Practice Vet Nurse within our busy referral and general practice.
The NSVH is situated on the Lower North Shore of Sydney and has a strong well-established client base. We have an outstanding group of team-orientated veterinarians who work together to provide excellent veterinary care in a fun caring environment. The group is closely associated with North Shore Veterinary Specialist Centre, which is an expanding multi-disciplined Veterinary Hospital also located on the lower North Shore of Sydney. We have developed a strong culture based around a collaborative team effort to provide outstanding veterinary care to our patients.
Want an insight on what it’s like to work at North Shore Veterinary Hospital? Click on the link below to hear from some of our wonderful staff on why they love working at North Shore Veterinary Hospital.
Your Responsibilities:
- Apply clinical nursing skills including routine anaesthetic and post-op recovery monitoring; blood draw and cannula placement; assess and monitor patient vital signs; identify and report abnormalities.
- A high level of patient care standards and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate well with fellow nursing staff, veterinary professionals and associated hospital team members.
- Be professional and punctual in the workplace.
- Willingness to work a rotating roster Monday – Saturday.
Essential Criteria:
- Cert IV (or equivalent) qualifications in Veterinary Nursing or currently undertaking Cert IV qualification with minimum 1-2 years clinical nursing experience.
- Strong animal handling skills.
- Sound communication skills.
- Ability to work well within a team and adapt to changing work environments and schedules.
- Confidence in all areas of General Practice nursing.
Desirable Criteria:
- Unrestricted driver's license.
- Experience in using RX Works.
What We Offer:
- A supportive team environment
- The ability to challenge and expand your knowledge and skillset.
- Continuing education opportunities.
- A varied and interesting case-load.
- The rewarding experience of being involved in all aspects of your patients care during their treatment at our multi-service hospital.
If you possess a strong work ethic, are committed to high standards of nursing care and are keen to join a busy, hardworking, motivated and supportive team.
Apply Now!
Please apply online with your CV and Cover Letter or by emailing chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Please visit our website: https://www.northshorespecialist.com.au/
Macquarie Vet Hospital, North Ryde (posted 13th September)
PART/FULL TIME VET NURSING ROLE IN NORTH RYDE
Macquarie Veterinary Hospital is currently looking for an upbeat, friendly vet nurse that loves dogs, cats, furries and everything that falls in between.
Our clinic is a Fear free certified clinic as are all our staff and we go above and beyond to make sure patients and their owners feel as relaxed and informed as possible! We will support you to become fear free certified and our clinic prides itself on gold standard patient care and experienced vets and nurses that love to teach, learn, and educate each other!
Are you a talented vet nurse looking for a position in a dynamic clinic aiming to practice the highest standards of care? Are you looking for a little inspiration in your career? PAWFECT! then we can help!
Skills you will have:
- Cert IV Qualified with 1-2 years nursing experience behind you
- Monitoring anaesthetics and surgical nursing skills
- Pre and post op patient care
- Amazing Communication skills with clients and our team
- IV placement and blood collection
- Admission and discharge of patients
- Assist with x-rays and ultrasounds
- As part of the role, you will be required to work your share of weekends too!
The exciting part!
Our head vet and owner will make you as many chai latte’s, (in keep cups), as you want, and we get free food at team meetings! We also get 1-hour breaks! WOW!
Tell us what your areas of interest are, and we will support you through becoming a more skilled and valuable vet nurse and even give you $600 a year towards further study!
We have a close relationship with Greyhound rescue and work continually with them to give greyhounds the best life they can have with their fur-ever families! We see a lot of greyhounds in our clinic and send our nurses out once a month to do a volunteer day with them to gain invaluable skills and help them out!
Come join us as we look towards offering first class, fear free care to our fur patients and parents!
If you're nodding along and feel like you would be the perfect fit for our team, or if you just want to chat about the role, send your application through to: matt@macquarievets.com.au
Please visit our website: https://macquarievets.com.au/
Abbotsbury Veterinary Clinic, South West Sydney (posted 13th September)
Are you searching for a team that is supportive, has fun and strives to be the best they can be?
If so, we are on the lookout for that special Junior nurse to join our team.
Abbotsbury Veterinary Clinic is a well-established small boutique hospital located in
South West Sydney with wonderful clients. Our case load is varied and exciting with
amazing rescue work as well.
We are looking for a junior nurse that is passionate about patient care and
customer service. The position will include all aspects of the practice including
reception, surgical and medical patient care. We are a team of 2 full time vets 1
part time vet, 4 nurses and a receptionist with 3 wonderful clinic cats called Tiger, Ron and Peppa.
We are extremely passionate about what we do and are looking for a like minded
individual to complete the team. The position involves weekday work with
some weekend and rostered public holidays. There are no after hours.
If you are looking for a position where you will be valued, learn a lot in a supportive environment and you particularly enjoy caring for our fur babies please send your resume and a cover letter introducing yourself to Dr Patricia Carnovale email: abbotsburyvetcontact@gmail.com
Please visit our website: https://www.localvet.com.au/abbotsbury/
Point Clare Veterinary Hospital, Central Coast (posted 13th September)
Calling all small animal nurses!
One of our nurses has dubbed us the unicorn clinic. If the following sound appealing, then get in touch!
- Flexible working hours
- Finish on time
- Enforced breaks - some of us need to be forced to have one!
- Option of full time, part time or casual.
- Support and training
- Only an hour from Sydney and Hunter Valley wineries
Cert 4 qualified preferable but those currently enrolled will also be considered.
We are very focused on workplace culture and work life balance.
Actions speak louder than words - trial shifts available so you can see for yourself!
Email any inquiries to pcvets1@gmail.com -Attn Christine and Crawford
Please visit our website: https://www.pointclarevet.com.au/
My Vet Animal Hospital, Waterloo Sydney (posted 10th September) Entry-level Trainee Internship
Entry-level Trainee Internship, Part Time
My Vet Animal Hospital is a complete purpose-built veterinary hospital located in Waterloo, Sydney. The veterinary hospital has been open for almost 7 years and is a 3.5 vets and 8 nurses practice’ practice. We are now again looking for some bright and bubbly people to join our team. At My Vet, we are more than just a vet hospital - we have a very different work culture and we are always striving to improve. We are looking for someone who is going to grow with us as a team.
We have two vacant positions available (those on working/student visas are welcome to apply)
2 x Entry level trainee vet nurse internship for vet nurse students
The Entry-level Trainee Internship would suit someone who is:
- Enrolled in Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing
- Animal handling experience or any experience in the animal industry is preferred
- Enthusiastic and hard working with an excellent work attitude
- Dedicated and committed to animal care and customer service
- Reliable, honest and trustworthy
- Able to work semi unsupervised & as part of a team
- Able to multitask & follow directions
- Eager to learn
The ideal candidate for the internship must be available 2-3 days a week to start but with the potential for more days in the future.
We strive to provide a service that is not just of the highest quality, but is compassionate to each individual circumstance. We expect our team members to be willing to go over and above for our clients and their pets and to be a team player. Our nurses ensure the standard of animal care/husbandry and presentation of hospital facilities are maintained at the highest possible level.
If you are interested please email your resume and cover letter to: crystal@myvetanimalhospital.com.au
Attention: Crystal Leigh Subject line: Vet Nurse Internship position
Petersham Veterinary Hospital, Inner West Sydney (posted 10th September)
Awesome Veterinary Practice seeking an awesome Veterinary Nurse!
Become part of a dynamic team that works well together and laughs a lot! Our close-knit practice consists of 3 veterinarians and 7 nurses. Here at petVets we aim to make both our staff and our clients feel at home. We encourage uniqueness, the ability to learn and grow your knowledge along the way, while feeling supported and enjoying each day in our busy clinic.
ARE YOU…
- A Certificate IV holder or working towards Certificate IV with a minimum of 1-year full time experience?
- One of those so called ‘crazy’ people who talk to random cats and dogs on the street?
- A person who loves snacking?
- A hard worker with a great sense of humour?
- An adaptable and enthusiastic nurse with a passion for small animals and veterinary medicine?
- A person who is always looking to learn and progress their skills?
Well, we would love to have you join our incredible team!
ABOUT US…
- We are a strong and cohesive team that strive to give our patients the highest level of care possible.
- We are a practice that believes that gaining further knowledge and in-clinic learning is important to all staff. Our marvellous vets are always helping us learn and further improve our nursing skills, with the belief that no question is too silly to ask!
- We have some remarkable clients who are prepared to do anything for their fur kids, a high majority have their kids insured so cost is not an issue.
- We love using Fear Free techniques and gentle handling to make sure our patients have the best treatment and experience possible with the least amount of stress; our clients love it as well!
- We have animals lining up at the door to get in! Sometimes they just pop in for a pat and a treat… or ten.
THE POSITION
- A FULL-TIME position, with rostered weekend shifts with some OCCASIONAL on-call work for caesarean procedures.
- General reception tasks: including admission and discharge of surgical patients, have good client communication and liaison and product knowledge.
- Undertaking general nursing tasks; including monitoring pre, peri and post-operative surgical patients, assistance with radiographs as well as performing dental radiographs, placing IV catheters, animal pathology, medical nursing, and emergency care, assisting the vet with animal restraint in consultations etc.
- Cattery duties: including animal handling, nutritional and environmental enrichment tasks such as cuddling!
- The ability to learn and assist in the use of Clinic-Ware Software, IDEXX Catalyst machinery, Digital and Dental Radiology and Laser Therapy Treatment.
- As always, a love of French Bulldogs, the colour Pink, & pumping the tunes with 30 second dance parties is a MUST.
To apply for this position, please send your resume and the cover letter to Toni at: info@petvets.com.au
Macquarie Veterinary Hospital, North Ryde, Sydney (posted 9th September)
Trainee Veterinary Nurse
Are you a studying veterinary nursing or looking to get your career started in a dynamic clinic aiming to practice the highest standards of care? Are you looking for a little inspiration in your career?
Perfect, then we can help! We are looking for an upbeat, friendly person to join our team as a nurse trainee in an exciting stage on our clinic’s journey. Come join us as we look towards offering first class, fear free care to our fur patients and parents.
The exciting part!
- All of our team members are Fear Free certified and if you’re not already, then we will get you there!
- We will give you $300 each year towards further study of interest
Is this role right for you?
We are searching for somebody studying a Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing. We want you to be motivated, caring and committed to your role. We will take the time to train you into a terrific nurse over a couple of years, starting from the basics and slowly progressing you through the ranks with lots of support.
The role is FULL time and available immediately. We will offer the right candidate a competitive salary package in line with experience and promote ongoing education opportunities to help make you the best you can be! As part of the role you will be required to work your share of weekends.
Here to help
If you're ready to join a clinic striving for the best in pet and client care, then please send your application through to Matt at matt@macquarievets.com.au .
We look forward to you joining the team!
Please visit our website: https://macquarievets.com.au/
ActiVet Clinic Carlingford, North-west Sydney (posted 9th September)
ActiVet Clinic Carlingford - Casual Veterinary Nurse Position Available
We are an independent small animal vet practice established since 2011. We provide a holistic approach to veterinary care and service a wide clientele from all over Sydney. We are a small, friendly, and supportive team that pride ourselves in providing compassionate care to our patients and excellent customer service to pet parents.
Do you share our passion for animal care? Are you prepared to take on the challenge to broaden your experience with small animal integrative veterinary treatment?
We are looking for a casual vet nurse who can work 2-3 days per week and Saturdays initially. The position will be available from late September 2021.
Experienced vet nurses, newly graduated or vet nurses currently completing their Cert IV are encouraged to apply.
The role includes general vet nursing duties as well as reception duties. No after hour work required. Weekday shift will be 10am-6:30pm. Saturday shift will be 9am to 1:30pm. We are closed on Sunday and Public Holiday.
The position could also potentially be expanded to a permanent full-time or part-time position for the right candidate.
The ideal candidate would preferably:
- live locally
- possess a motivated and happy personality
- have good communication and customer service skills
- be willing to participate in continue education to further improve vet nursing skills
Multi-lingual applicants, especially fluency in Mandarin and/or Cantonese, would be an added advantage.
Our clinic is equipped with Class IV laser, digital DR x-ray, dental CR x-ray, Idexx in house pathology (Catalyst One and Vetlab UA Analyser) and OpenVPMS practice software.
Remuneration is commensurate with experience. Discounted veterinary service fee is provided for our staff’s pets.
Please contact us by email or give us a call on (02) 9871 6838 if you would like any further information about the position.
To apply for this position, please send your resume with a cover letter to Grace at admin@activet.com.au
Please visit our website: https://www.activet.com.au/
Greencross Vets Warilla-Shellcove, Shellharbour (posted 9th September)
Veterinary Nurse
Warilla-Shellcove NSW
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Warilla-Shellcove team on a permanent part-time basis.
- Join a friendly, synergised team
- Let your passion for pets shine every day
- Be part of our supportive Vet community
Greencross Vets provides the highest quality of integrated veterinary services in Australia, with an extended network of General Practice clinics and state-of-the-art Emergency, Specialist and Referral hospitals that are steered by a team of world-class Vets, devoted Specialists, skilled nurses, and supportive Management. This allows us to provide an exceptional standard of patient care, with access to all of the resources, technology and equipment needed for best practice medicine.
About Your New Role
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, supporting, and handling patients of all kinds
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures under Veterinary guidance, when required
- Reception duties, including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting, and discharging patients
What you’ll bring
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 2 or more years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- A good knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
What we offer you
- A permanent part-time role with variety
- Above award rates and great benefits
- An interesting and varied role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education and ongoing learning
- Access to a support network of like-minded Vet Nurses
What would it be like to work with us?
Greencross is simply a great place to work. Our Greencross Vets are patient advocates. We’re focused on your professional growth and development, providing opportunities for you to progress in areas that spark your passion to change the lives of pets. We offer continued education and support, internally and externally, to give you development based on your interests and long-term goals.
We also provide access to experts in areas such as mental health and pride ourselves on our employee-led development and support programs.
Greencross provides the best mentoring and structured ongoing Vet and Vet Nurse development program opportunities in the country. We are proud to lead the way in the veterinary industry by supporting our teams with Paid Parental Leave, flexible working arrangements and a structured return to work clinical program.
We are committed to providing career life balance, have an industry-leading Continuing Education program, a highly regarded nursing intern program, plus a wide range of career opportunities throughout our 170+ Greencross Vet GP clinics, Specialist, Emergency and Referral vet hospitals nationally; Animal Emergency Centre, Animal Referral Hospital, Veterinary Referral Hospital, AVSARC, AAERC.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, apply now with your cover letter and resume to Monish Ali, Practice Manager on monish.ali@greencrossvet.com.au
Greencross Vets Minchinbury, Western Sydney (posted 9th September)
Veterinary Nurse
Minchinbury NSW
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Minchinbury team on a permanent part-time basis.
- Join a supportive, synergised team
- Let your passion for pets shine every day
- Be part of our supportive Vet community
Greencross Vets provides the highest quality of integrated veterinary services in Australia, with an extended network of General Practice clinics and state-of-the-art Emergency, Specialist and Referral hospitals that are steered by a team of world-class Vets, devoted Specialists, skilled nurses, and supportive Management. This allows us to provide an exceptional standard of patient care, with access to all of the resources, technology and equipment needed for best practice medicine.
About Your New Role
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, supporting, and handling patients of all kinds
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures under Veterinary guidance, when required
- Reception duties, including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting, and discharging patients
What you’ll bring
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 2 or more years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- A good knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
What we offer you
- A permanent part-time role with variety
- Above award rates and great benefits
- An interesting and varied role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education and ongoing learning
- Access to a support network of like-minded Vet Nurses
What would it be like to work with us?
Greencross is simply a great place to work. Our Greencross Vets are patient advocates. We’re focused on your professional growth and development, providing opportunities for you to progress in areas that spark your passion to change the lives of pets. We offer continued education and support, internally and externally, to give you development based on your interests and long-term goals.
We also provide access to experts in areas such as mental health and pride ourselves on our employee-led development and support programs.
Greencross provides the best mentoring and structured ongoing Vet and Vet Nurse development program opportunities in the country. We are proud to lead the way in the veterinary industry by supporting our teams with Paid Parental Leave, flexible working arrangements and a structured return to work clinical program.
We are committed to providing career life balance, have an industry-leading Continuing Education program, a highly regarded nursing intern program, plus a wide range of career opportunities throughout our 170+ Greencross Vet GP clinics, Specialist, Emergency and Referral vet hospitals nationally; Animal Emergency Centre, Animal Referral Hospital, Veterinary Referral Hospital, AVSARC, AAERC.
How to Contact Us
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, apply now with your cover letter and resume to Sarah Price, Practice Manager on sarah.price@greencrossvet.com.au
Please visit our website: https://www.greencrossvets.com.au/
Figtree Veterinary Clinic, Lane Cove, Sydney (posted 9th September)
Figtree Veterinary Clinic is looking for a Full-Time Veterinary Nurse to join their amazing team!
Figtree Veterinary Clinic seek a Full-Time dedicated and passionate Veterinary Nurse to join our wonderful team. We are a team who are committed to providing gold standard care to our patients and excellent service to our clients.
Essential Criteria:
- Minimum of 3 years experience
- Competent and confident in general anaesthesia, surgical nursing, patient monitoring, nurse consults and animal restraint
- Enjoys a challenge and a busy workload
- Computer literate (Rx works experience is advantageous)
- Committed and flexible with shifts
- Ability to work efficiently as part of a team and follow protocols
- Dedicated to embracing our clinic culture and values
We can offer:
- Great work life balance
- No out of hours or Sundays
- Working with a team who embraces our clinic values in all that we do- empathy, compassion, excellence and integrity
- Working with an experienced team who can provide support and training
Apply Now
Apply online with your CV and cover letter or by emailing chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Please visit our website: https://www.figtreevet.com.au/
Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSoS), Miranda, Sydney (posted 8th September) Mobile & Emergency Nurse
WANTED...
Mobile & Emergency Vet Nurse with
Passion & Heart...
Full Time or Part Time
Have you been looking for an exciting and fulfilling position, in a technology advanced world class, cutting-edge privately owned medical hospital and mobile specialty services, doing professional work in an amazing growing team?
Have you been looking for a position, in which you will be seen as a miracle-worker, for the people you meet?
Do you strive to expand your knowledge and experience; increasing your influence and value, in the veterinary profession?...
We are Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSOS), a privately owned emergency and specialist service, offering both mobile specialist services and a World-class, 24-hour, Advanced Treatment Centre, brimming with brand-new, World-class, ‘cutting-edge’ technology, and equipment, from our 64 Slice CT scanner and 1.5T MRI, to our Zenition flatbed fluoroscopy machine, just to name a few.
Of course, World Class, ‘cutting-edge’ technology, is nothing, without a team of the same caliber, quality, and dedication. Our existing team of over 110 passionate professionals, thrive on our culture of respect, recognition, and support, that values fulfilment and growth for everybody.
If you’re thinking you might ‘need a change’, to reach your full potential, we’re looking for YOU.
You will learn a great deal about veterinary medicine, mobile and hospital operations, and teamwork from us; in return, we need to know you have ‘passion’ & ‘heart’; you want to grow... and help others do the same...
You would describe yourself as thoughtful, detail-focused, dependable, and really, really good at what you do. You would be confident to play your part in a professional and supportive team, who will value and appreciate your input and ideas, to help us perform the miracles, we achieve daily.
You will hold the essential requirements including Certificate IV nursing and a minimum of 2 years in-hospital experience.
Your remuneration and career path is limitless, but you better hurry, because we’re on a fast track and we’re looking for runners. If this sounds like the position for you, or anyone you know, please contact: HR@vsos.com.au or call +61 2 8376 8767.
Video tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MzHOrIa8Q
Photo link: https://www.vsos.com.au/advanced-treatment-centre-now-open/
Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSoS), Miranda, Sydney (posted 8th September)
Full Time or Part Time Nurse in the Surgery Department – Miranda – Advanced Treatment Centre
Have you been looking for an exciting and fulfilling position, in a technology advanced world class, cutting-edge privately owned medical hospital and mobile specialty services, doing professional work in an amazing growing team?
Have you been looking for a position, in which you will be seen as a miracle-worker, for the people you meet?
Do you strive to expand your knowledge and experience; increasing your influence and value, in the veterinary profession?...
We are Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSOS), a privately owned emergency and specialist service, offering both mobile specialist services and a World-class, 24-hour, Advanced Treatment Centre, brimming with brand-new, World-class, ‘cutting-edge’ technology, and equipment, from our 64 Slice CT scanner and 1.5T MRI, to our Zenition flatbed fluoroscopy machine, just to name a few.
Of course, World Class, ‘cutting-edge’ technology, is nothing, without a team of the same caliber, quality, and dedication. Our existing team of over 115 passionate professionals, thrive on our culture of respect, recognition, and support, that values fulfilment and growth for everybody.
If you’re thinking you might ‘need a change’, to reach your full potential, we’re looking for YOU.
You will learn a great deal about veterinary medicine, mobile and hospital operations, and teamwork from us; in return, we need to know you have ‘passion’ & ‘heart’; you want to grow... and help others do the same...
You would describe yourself as thoughtful, detail-focused, dependable, and really, really good at what you do. You would be confident to play your part in a professional and supportive team, who will value and appreciate your input and ideas, to help us perform the miracles, we achieve daily.
About you and the Role:
- Part or full time role in the specialist surgery department
- Desire to take your anaesthesia skills to the next level (our anaesthetists will teach you!)
- An interest in scrubbing into surgical procedures to assist surgeons in major operations
- Ability to process and sterilise surgical instrumentation (our specialist surgeons will teach you!)
- An interest in participating in our mobile surgery service is desirable but not essential.
- Certificate IV nursing and a minimum of 2 years in-hospital experience.
Your career path is limitless, but you better hurry, because we’re on a fast track and we’re looking for runners. If this sounds like the position for you, or anyone you know, please contact: HR@vsos.com.au or call +61 2 8376 8767.
Video tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MzHOrIa8Q
Photo link: https://www.vsos.com.au/advanced-treatment-centre-now-open/
Northside Veterinary Specialists, Terrey Hills, Northern Beaches, Sydney (posted 7th September)
FT Veterinary Nurse - Specialist Internal Medicine
- Boutique Specialist / Referral Centre in Sydney's Beautiful Northern Beaches
- Fast paced, friendly, inclusive environment where you are encouraged to continually grow
- Interesting and varied caseload - we see some incredible cases, and do awesome procedures!
Endoscopy, ultrasound, CT, chemotherapy, managing tricky diabetics, teaching clients how to administer medication – a day in the life of an Internal Medicine Nurse at NVS is never boring! Work in a very fast-paced environment and act as the patient advocate – ensuring each and every medicine patient receives optimal care, from admission through to discharge.
Our boutique referral centre located in Sydney’s beautiful Northern Beaches is growing faster than we can keep up, and we're urgently looking for nurses to join the team. While experience would be great, we are really looking for positive, friendly, and adaptable nurses who will contribute to the incredible workplace culture we strive for.
About us
We are a rapidly-growing referral centre with specialists in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Exotics, Cardiology, Anaesthesia, and Diagnostic Imaging. We pride ourselves on maintaining a close-knit team, and providing exceptional service that makes the client feel like their pet is as important to us as it is to them. We are also Cat-Friendly accredited.
About this role
Our internal medicine nurses are superstars! They work in a very fast-paced environment and act as the patient advocate – ensuring each and every medicine patient receives optimal care, from admission through to discharge. The medicine team perform a huge range of procedures and works very closely with our other specialities to provide coordinated, comprehensive care. Medicine nurses are often involved in advanced imaging procedures such as ultrasound and CT scans, administer chemotherapy and other medical treatments, and perform a vital role in client communication and education.
About you
Our ideal nurse will meet the following criteria:
- Min. Cert IV Veterinary Nursing qualification, or equivalent;
- Min. 2 years nursing experience (previous referral experience not necessary);
- Solid general nursing skills, including venepuncture, catheter placement, anaesthetic monitoring, etc.;
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment;
- Loves the thrill of medical detective-work;
- Friendly and cooperative attitude is a must!
Our offer
NVS is working to become the Employer of Choice amongst the specialist hospitals of Sydney. We strive to promote a healthy work environment and have a strong focus on overall wellness. We provide a range of in-house and external CPD and learning opportunities, and truly wish to see every one of our employees reach their career goals. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, and – perhaps the biggest bonus of all – we don’t work nights, weekends, or public holidays! We are very fortunate to be partnered with Northside Emergency Veterinary Services (NEVS) who operate in the same building after-hours, looking after our patients so we can go home and be re-energised for our next shift. We offer flexible working hours and can accommodate a 4 or 5-day workweek.
Interested? We’d love to chat!
For a confidential discussion, send your CV and covering letter to: hr@northsidevetspecialists.com.au
Friends of the Koala, East Lismore (posted 7th September)
Veterinary Nurse (Part-Time)
Working in a conservation role, this is your chance to support an iconic species to avoid extinction while living and working in a desirable lifestyle location in the NSW Northern Rivers. Part-time position, approx. 3 days per week (negotiable depending on availability), including on call and weekend work (shared with other staff).
- Must currently be eligible to work as a veterinary nurse in Australia (sponsorship is not available).
- Minimum hourly rate is negotiable commensurate with experience.
- Overtime rates and other employment conditions are in line with the Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award 2020.
ABOUT US
At Friends of the Koala, we believe in a future for koalas in the NSW Northern Rivers. Operating for over 35 years, we have an established history of working towards positive outcomes for koalas in a region that is home to one of the last significant, genetically diverse koala populations in Australia.
We operate the only specialised Koala Hospital in the region, which is licensed through the veterinary board of NSW. We are equipped with an anaesthetic machine, drip pumps, ultrasound, digital x-ray and are in the process of upgrading our Koala Hospital and Koala Care Facility, including the purchase of more equipment.
We are licensed through NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to rescue, rehabilitate, and release sick and injured koalas. With the support of over 150 active volunteers and 400 plus members, we tend to approx. 350 sick, injured, and orphaned koalas each year. That's over a third of all wild koalas rescued in NSW and more than any other individual rescue group or wildlife hospital in the country.
Our Community Education and Administration Centre is our operational hub for community engagement and advocacy activity. Through our Community Nursery, we issue koala food trees and other rainforest species to private landholders and tree planting groups. We also negotiate with landowners to preserve and extend known koala habitat through targeted Habitat Restoration Projects.
If you believe in a future for this iconic species, we would love your support to ensure that NSW Northern Rivers koalas can continue to thrive in the years ahead.
ROLE PURPOSE
To ensure koalas receive an exceptional standard of triage and treatment whilst under our care, leading to improved rates of release to the wild.
RESPONSIBILITIES & KEY DUTIES
- Coordinate and carry out triage of rescued koalas when brought into care.
- Demonstrate and undertake safe capture and restraint techniques of koalas.
- Assist during examinations and clinical/surgical procedures under advice or supervision of a veterinarian.
- Undertake laboratory diagnostic procedures, including sample collection and storage.
- Calculate, prepare, and administer medications, including anaesthetics, under veterinary instruction.
- Maintain veterinary medical and surgical equipment; keep associated maintenance records - reporting on issues as required.
- Undertake associated administrative duties including recording and maintaining clinical treatment files and laboratory diagnostic test results.
- Demonstrate strong commitment to koala clinical nursing education, both personally and for our volunteers.
- Liaise with volunteers, carers and members of the public regarding the koalas in our care.
- Undertake media duties when necessary.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential
- Minimum qualification of Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent recognised qualification.
- Demonstrated understanding, knowledge and practical clinical nursing skills.
- Communicate in a friendly and effective manner with key contacts including, other staff, volunteers, the media, external local community groups and associated veterinary contacts.
- Knowledge and understanding of the key elements of the Code of Practice for Injured, sick, and orphaned koalas.
- A professional approach to duties and standard of personal presentation.
- Must hold a current driver’s licence.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience working with koalas, and an ability to demonstrate an understanding of their behaviour and husbandry requirements.
- Admin and IT skills, experience with Microsoft Office programs.
- Flexible, cooperative, and positive attitude.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
HOW TO APPLY
Your application should include a resume with contact details for two professional referees and a cover letter (2-3 pages maximum) outlining how you your skills and experience meet the selection criteria for the role.
Please email PDF copies of your application documents to richard@friendsofthekoala.org, by 5pm on Thursday September 30. We will be reviewing applications as they come in so, please do not wait until just before due date to submit your application.
Concord Veterinary Hospital, North Strathfield (posted 3rd September)
Veterinary Nurse - Full Time
Concord Veterinary Hospital is looking for a Full Time Veterinary Nurse who will be a great addition to our current 5 Vet, 8 Veterinary Nurses, a Hospital Manager and 3 Casual support staff practice – to start as soon as possible.
Our ideal candidate will:
- A positive attitude and an excellent work ethic.
- Be a team player.
- Have excellent animal handling skills.
- Have excellent communication skills and a high emotional intelligence
- Have strong client service focus.
- Be competent in basic reception duties.
- Be able to work confidently in a busy environment.
- Be aligned with our mission statement which is to provide personalised, compassionate, and consistent veterinary care to all of our patients.
- Have a drive to provide excellent patient care at all times.
- Newly graduated or nurses currently completing their Cert IV are encouraged to apply.
Common daily duties include:
- Animal handling and restraint.
- Managing the running of surgery.
- Monitoring general anaesthesia.
- Assisting the Veterinarians with treatments.
- General cleaning duties.
- Reception responsibilities.
- Clinical duties such as blood collection, IV catheter placement and taking radiographs.
What we can offer you:
- Daily coffees! Barista coffee morning delivery uber eats style.
- Often food every day! Doughnuts, hot chips – all the healthy stuff…
- A positive and fun place to work.
- A fast-paced environment with a high case load.
- Strong alliances with many feline welfare organisations, most notably The Cat Protection Society of NSW.
- We take mental health very seriously – you will have full access to our Access EAP Program.
- A high level of support through COVID-19.
- We are a very busy small animal practice with great vets and awesome nurses – we love our team and back you all the way.
- Continued education to increase skills and knowledge.
- No scheduled weekend work, as we have casual staff that cover our weekend shifts.
- Did we mention coffees, food, and mental health support?
Concord Veterinary Hospital is equipped and constantly being upgraded, we possess: Digital X-ray, Ultrasound, IM3 Dental X-ray and 2 IM3 Dental Machines, Monitoring Equipment, 5 Anaesthetic Machines, ETCO2, IDEXX In House Blood and Urine Analysers (Procyte, Catalyst and Sedivue). We have two newly renovated custom built surgery suites and cat boarding and are completely computerised with Vetlink Software.
Please have a look at our page and website: www.concordvets.com.au to see what we are all about!
Please email your resume and cover letter to the Hospital Manager, Rheanna Mills at: manager@concordvets.com.au
SASH Central Coast, Tuggerah (posted 3rd September) Surgery Vet Nurse
About SASH:
The Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH), was established in North Ryde, Sydney in 2007 with a second hospital opening on the Central Coast of New South Wales in 2017. We are also excited to announce that we are opening a brand new purpose-built specialist veterinary facility in South Australia in October 2021. Our core purpose is to help pets and their families live their best life.
SASH is the largest veterinary specialist hospital group in the Southern Hemisphere. We are privileged to care for over 18,000 pets and their families each year. SASH offers a wide range of specialist services including Anaesthesia, Avian & Exotics, Cardiology, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Medical and Radiation Oncology, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Physiotherapy, Radiology, Reproduction Medicine, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Surgery and a renowned 24-hour Emergency and Critical Care department.
SASH Central Coast offers Surgery, Internal medicine, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Dermatology, Physiotherapy, Radiology, 24-hour Emergency, and Critical Care (from 2022).
About the Role:
This role is for a full time Surgical Nurse position.
At SASH Central Coast we have an expert surgical team who are committed to providing the highest quality of care to our patients. We are looking for a nurse who is professional, energetic and focused on ensuring the high standards are maintained. You will be responsible for providing excellent and efficient surgical assistance to the specialists and emergency veterinarians at SASH. Training from an experienced team of nurses and specialists will be provided.
This role will include:
- Creating sedation and General Anaesthesia plans for patients, and monitoring patients for surgery.
- Preparing and maintaining surgical instruments and equipment for a wide variety of specialist surgical procedures
- Delivering exceptional patient and client care
- Pre- and Post-operative patient care in the ward
- Assisting in other departments when needed
About You:
We are looking for great people to join our team who are interested in learning and growing in their roles. You must be prepared to go the extra mile to make SASH a great place to work and the best provider of specialist veterinary care to our patients and their families.
Key skills for this role include:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
- Minimum of 3 years nursing experience
- Experience in Surgery / Anesthesia focused role is preferred, but training will be provided.
- Good knowledge of surgical diseases & surgical terminology
- Passionate about providing exceptional patient care
- Willingness to learn and work to a specialist level
- High quality written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate outstanding work ethic, effective time management and organisational skills
- Ability to follow directions and work in an extremely busy environment
- Problem solving and decision-making skills
The SASH Experience:
You will be joining a fast-paced environment, working with fabulous people and a team committed to helping pets and their families live their best life. The animal health care industry is extremely rewarding, and you will have an opportunity to make a difference.
- Contribute to defining excellence in animal healthcare
- Be part of an organisation committed to its people and culture
- Join a family friendly workplace committed to gender equality and paid support for new parents. We offer paid parental leave equally to women and men and we also support IUI / IVF treatments with paid leave.
- On-site parking available
If you are interested in joining a supportive team, with excellent facilities and cases that challenge and reward, we would love to hear from you! Please apply using the following link: https://adr.to/ongjy
Lorn Veterinary Hospital, Maitland (posted 2nd September)
Veterinary Nurse Positions available.
1 x Full time position, 38hr week.
Lorn NSW
We are currently looking for a fully qualified certificate IV veterinary nurses the join us at Lorn Vet Hospital.
Preferably we would like the successful candidate to have at least 1 year of experience in the industry.
Our clinic is a small animal practice.
The successful candidate for full time will be required to work a 38hr week, with some Saturday mornings and public holidays.
We are a very friendly easy-going team. We pride ourselves on providing excellent customer service, in return we have wonderful clients.
position to start immediately.
Please contact the clinic on 49343300 or email your resume to: vetnurse@lornvets.com.au
Please attach a cover letter and details of experience and referees
Please DO NOT send resume through Facebook messenger.
Two by Two Veterinary Hospital, Balgowlah (posted 2nd September)
Two by Two Veterinary Hospital
Two by Two Veterinary Hospital is seeking a veterinary nurse for full time or part time hours. We try to be flexible to provide our employees with work/life/study balance.
Our ideal candidate would be an experienced vet nurse, but we would be interested in a trainee if they were a good fit with our team.
We are a 3.5 vet small animal hospital located in Balgowlah. The hospital is family owned and run and we take pride in creating a fun, rigorous and productive work environment. Our team of includes 5 vet nurses and 2 kennel hands.
If you are interested, email and CV and brief cover note to peter@twobytwovet.com.au with the subject line Vet Nurse Application.
For more information, see twobytwovet.com.au and
Brunker Road Veterinary Centre, Adamstown, Newcastle (posted 1st September)
CASUAL Veterinary Nurse
Brunker Road Veterinary Centre is an advanced, modern, small animal hospital with 8 veterinarians committed to excellence in the veterinary industry. We offer a comprehensive small animal service for the Newcastle and Hunter region, including referral services. Visit: www.brunkerroadvets.com.au/ to view more about our hospital.
Our team is a hardworking, dedicated group, who also enjoy many educational and social activities outside of the hospital.
Brunker Road Veterinary Centre is seeking a flexible and highly motivated nurse to join our team. This is a casual position. You will be required to work varying shifts including early mornings, evenings, and weekends, in both areas of reception and nursing. To be considered for the position the candidate must hold a certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
Key skills for this role include:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment
- Ability to work autonomously, and also as part of a team, maintaining a positive attitude
- Flexibility
- Great work ethic
- High attention to detail
- Excellence in customer service
- Experience with RX Works
- An interest in all aspects of veterinary care including customer service and animal care
- Triage
- Confidence in all aspects of veterinary nursing, including venepuncture and catheter placement, simple and complex procedure preparation and anaesthetic monitoring, monitor and treat hospitalised patients, perform treatments and post-operative care
To be successful in this position you will have:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a veterinary nurse (post-qualification)
If you would like to join our dynamic and fun team, please attention resumes to Elise Oughton: info@brunkerroadvets.com.au
King Street Veterinary Hospital, Murwillumbah (posted 31st August)
Veterinary Nurse wanted!!
We are looking for an experienced veterinary nurse to join our team of vets, nurses, and receptionists at King Street Veterinary Hospital.
We are an independently owned clinic focusing on small animals and wildlife for the Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers. Our hospital is located in Murwillumbah 20 minutes south of the NSW border, 45 minutes to Byron Bay. Mount Warning and the beautiful Tweed River surround us, and it is only a 20-minute drive to the coastal beaches.
The position we are looking for a nurse who is experienced in triage, surgical and medical procedures. The position is part time with a minimum of 27.5 hours per week.
The ideal person would set themselves a high standard of care for all our patients. The right person for this position would be someone who is self-motivated, accountable, has great communication skills and wants to be part of a team while developing their skills and knowledge in veterinary care.
Current industry experience of 2 years in clinic and Certificate 4 Veterinary nursing is required for this position. A growth mindset is essential and a talent for empowering your fellow workmates is encouraged in this role. We also expect our team to be involved in the processes of change within our work environment, and we ask for ideas and input regularly.
The management at King Street veterinary hospital want to support the right person in their journey by giving them the skills they need to lead a successful career in veterinary nursing. We want you to be happy and feel fulfilled in your role, so open communication with your team and management is something we see as essential. We also encourage afternoon chocolate consumption with a cup of tea or coffee!
If you are interested in this position and would like to come in to see our hospital and have a chat, then please email your resume and expression of interest to our practice manager, Sue Haworth at suehaworth36@yahoo.com.au
All Paws Veterinary Clinic, Concord West, Sydney (posted 30th August)
All Paws Vet, located at 351 Concord Road, Concord West NSW 2138 is looking for an experienced vet nurse (minimum 3 years’ experience) to work approximately 28–38-hour week. The work includes weekend work, on a rotating roster.
The available shifts and hours are flexible and can be potentially altered to better suit the successful applicant, if required.
Please note, we are currently not looking for Trainee vet nurses
Our ideal vet nurse would have the following wonderful skills and attributes:
Personality traits:
- A sunny disposition.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness to learn.
- Responsible and trustworthy.
- Having attention to detail.
- Motivated and having initiative.
BY FAR, the most important traits we are seeking are INITIATIVE and a WILLINGNESS TO LEARN.
- Certificate IV in Vet Nursing
- Good communication skills (on the phone, face-to-face and written)
- Good computer skill and familiarity with a veterinary software program, such as VetLink (ideal though not essential)
- A sound knowledge of routine pet care (cats and dogs; rabbits a bonus!)
- Basic understanding of radiography including: Protective wear & Digital x-ray machine
Surgical vet nursing skills including:
- Preparation of the surgery room for surgery:
- Preparing and autoclaving surgical kits
- Preparing for intravenous catheterization
- Basic preparation of the anaesthetic machine
- Preparation of patients for surgery
- Anaesthetic monitoring
- Monitoring of patient’s post-surgery
Basic Laboratory skills including:
- Setting up for blood collection
- Sample handling after collection (labelling, organizing courier, centrifuging)
- Performing a few basic diagnostics (urine test, PCV)
- The ability to use an in-house Catalyst idexx machine is preferable but not essential
- Driver’s Licence -Occasionally, there will be need to transport a pet or to pick up medications from another clinic or other similar endeavour.
- Australian residency or citizenship (essential)
If this position sounds appealing, then please contact Beatrice or Edelicia on 9743 0063 or via email at allpawsvet351@gmail.com
Please visit our website: https://www.allpawsvet.com.au/
Animal Referral Hospital Homebush, Sydney (posted 30th August)
Emergency Vet Nurse
Homebush NSW
Expressions of Interest
Does the thrill of a trauma excite you, but you still remain as cool as a cucumber?
Are you a night owl who loves a 2am delivery of uber eats?
Would you prefer to earn more because of higher than award penalties?
Want to negotiate your own fortnightly roster?
If you’re an experienced emergency nurse or experienced GP nurse looking to jump ship - we’d love to hear from you!
The Animal Referral Hospital currently has part-time and casual positions vacant for Emergency Nurses to join our hard-working, close-knit team that is dedicated to the best possible patient outcomes.
The successful applicant will need to be available for days/evenings and/or overnight shifts on a fortnightly roster in our 24/7 hospital. We’re looking for nurses who have:
- Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing or higher
- Previous experience with complex emergency cases
- Own transport (free on-site parking)
- Tech-savvy with ability to learn quickly
- Ability to provide high quality patient care even in busy conditions
- Strong attention to detail with ability to multitask
- Positive attitude with a great sense of humour!
ARH pays above award and prides itself on a culture of continuous improvement. Permanent nurses have a CPD allowance and access to internal CE opportunities. We also have really good coffee and free raisin toast and fruit loops! (Snacks are frequently provided!)
A speedy and fair recruitment process will apply. Send your updated resume to s.lee@arhvets.com
We look forward to hearing from you!
Please visit our website: https://arhvets.com.au/homebush/
Animal Referral Hospital Homebush, Sydney (posted 30th August)
Medicine Vet Nurse
Homebush NSW
Would you love working at a busy animal vet hospital? Are you a superstar Vet Nurse looking for your next challenge? The ARH Homebush is Sydney’s premier veterinary specialist referral hospital.
About Us
The Animal Referral Hospital (ARH) is a well-established group of specialist veterinary hospitals dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients, our clients and our staff. We offer a wide range of specialist services and provide 24-hour emergency and critical care through our facilities in NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD and SA.
About Your New Role
Due to continual growth within our hospitals, we are ecstatic to announce the addition of a 4th medicine specialist at our Homebush Hospital.
We are equally excited to find a motivated, enthusiastic, hard-working, professional and experienced veterinary nurse to work alongside our new medicine specialist to provide the exceptional patient care our hospitals have become known for.
Essential attributes you possess:
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment
- You pride yourself on your exceptional patient care and client communication skills and enjoy building a lasting, positive rapport with both your patients and your clients
- You have a great sense of humour and will naturally adapt to a well-established, positive team who thrives on teamwork, exceptional communication, continuing education and the best possible patient outcomes.
- You possess a certificate IV in Veterinary nursing or a Bachelor of Veterinary Technology.
- You have a minimum of 3-4 years veterinary nursing
- You have a genuine passion for all things internal medicine, and you are passionate about playing an integral role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of internal diseases.
Desirable attributes - however the right candidate will be provided further training and support to develop these skills!
- Experience in a referral or emergency hospital and/or working as a medicine nurse
- Experience in monitoring critical and complicated anaesthetics.
- Experience setting up, utilising, troubleshooting and cleaning diagnostic equipment including endoscopic equipment, ultrasound, X-ray, MRI, CT and video-fluoroscopy
- Knowledge of RX works, Smart-flow, various Idexx laboratory equipment and ABL90 FLEX PLUS blood gas analyser.
- You possess a Diploma (e.g. emergency and critical care diploma) or have the willingness to obtain your diploma in the future.
Our Offer to You
- Remuneration above the award
- A hospital that allows you to utilise your unique veterinary nursing skills including but not limited to aseptic phlebotomy, aseptic venepuncture, aseptic arterial catheter placement, endotracheal intubation & the management of various feeding tubes, nasal lines and tracheostomy sites
- A fair roster that is based on providing you with the best possible work life balance
- A supportive hospital with a genuine focus on all staff’s well-being
- A hospital with amazing continuing education opportunities where the employees foster a passion for continuous individual improvement, training and teaching
- Radiation license
- Onsite parking
It’s time to apply
Can imagine yourself working happily at our practice? If so, please send your cover letter and resume to Stacey Carter, Recruitment ARH Homebush s.carter@arhvets.com or phone (02) 9758-8666.
Looking for an immediate start if possible.
Suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Please visit our website: https://arhvets.com.au/homebush/
Animal Referral Hospital Homebush, Sydney (posted 30th August)
SURGERY VET NURSE – HOMEBUSH
Expressions of interest – FT/PT/Casual
Would you love working at a busy animal vet hospital? Are you a superstar Vet Nurse looking for your next challenge? The ARH Homebush is Sydney’s premier veterinary specialist referral hospital
ABOUT US
The Animal Referral Hospital (ARH) is a well-established group of specialist veterinary hospitals dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients, our clients, and our staff. We offer a wide range of specialist services and provide 24-hour emergency and critical care through our facilities in NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, and SA.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Due to continual growth within our hospitals, we are equally excited to find a motivated, enthusiastic, hard-working, professional, and experienced veterinary nurse who will work alongside our current surgery team to provide the exceptional patient care our hospitals have become known for.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO
- Wants to further their career in veterinary nursing
- Has completed Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing and has at least 3 to 4 years’ experience
- Has a passion for surgery
- Is enthusiastic and honest
- Has high standards and attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work sole charge and also as part of a team
- Exceptional time management and organisational skills
- Knowledge of Rx works / Smart flow will be highly regarded (but not essential)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE
- Specialist surgical and theatre nursing
- Anaesthesia
- Radiology (including CT & MRI imaging)
- IV catheter placement and fluid therapy
- Taking blood and using in-house lab equipment
- Intensive care patient monitoring
- Surgical patient care and treatments
- Cleaning and autoclaving of surgical instruments and specialized surgical equipment
The position is Full Time including some Saturday work in our busy surgery department. We have a number of different rostered shift times, with overtime sometimes being required. We also have a part-time role on offer.
On-going training will be provided, and further education is encouraged and supported.
The successful applicant will be well remunerated above the award rate.
If you are looking for an exciting surgical nursing career opportunity, please e-mail your application cover letter and CV to:
E-mail- s.carter@arhvets.com
Web- www.arhvets.com
Ph- (02) 9758-8666
To commence ASAP
Animal Referral Hospital Baulkham Hills, Greater Western Sydney (posted 27th August)
Emergency Vet Nurse
Baulkham Hills NSW
An opportunity for an Emergency Veterinary Nurse to join our team at ARH Baulkham Hills on a casual basis.
Ever thought about working in a busy ECC hospital? Do you thrive on the adrenaline that comes from a critical case rushing through your clinic doors? Joining our team might just be the next adventure for you!
The Animal Referral Hospital (ARH) is a well-established group of specialist veterinary hospitals dedicated to providing the best possible care to our patients, our clients and our staff. Our Baulkham Hills hospital offers Emergency and Critical Care after hours and 24/7 weekend care.
About Your New Role
An exciting opportunity now exists for a highly motivated experienced nurse to join an amazing group of supportive and dedicated professionals. You will support this amazing team in delivering the highest standards and quality patient care. This is a multifaceted role encompassing client relationship management, critical care nursing and the maintenance of our strong relationships with our referral clinics. It is a fast paced, challenging and ever-changing environment where no two shifts are the same.
About Your Skills & Experience
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- 3 or more years working in a well-established Vet hospital
- Available for shift work – after hours and weekends
- Desirable RX works and smart flow knowledge but not essential
- Ability to adapt in high pressured situations requiring critical thinking
- A strong appetite to learn, can do attitude, ability to prioritise work loads
Our Offer to You
- An Emergency and After-Hours hospital with an exciting and unpredictable case load
- A casual role with variety
- A close-knit family (team) that emphasises on having fun whilst relying on each other
- Access to Continuing Education and some amazing resources
- Training in the Emergency setting with continual support
- Free parking on-site at the hospital
- Shift penalties and a fully stocked kitchen - filled with late night munchies
- Potential to move to permanent part-time employment
What would it be like to work with us?
Joining us means joining Australia’s largest emergency and specialist hospital group. This brings benefits such as permanent employment opportunities down the track, access to training from highly experienced staff, a roster that allows flexibility and work/life balance, staff discounts, state-of-the-art facilities and a culture that thrives on continuous improvement for the highest possible standards of care.
If this opportunity excites you, we want to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to Michelle Sorrenson, Practice Manager on: m.sorrenson@arhvets.com
Applicants can expect a speedy and fair recruitment process.
Austinmer Veterinary Hospital, South of Sydney (posted 26th August)
Qualified Veterinary Nurse needed at Austinmer Veterinary Hospital
Austinmer Veterinary Hospital is a family-owned busy small animal practice located 15 minutes south of Sydney. Our team are experienced, fun loving, kind and supportive. We are passionate about providing high quality patient and customer care. Our vision is to treat our team, clients, and their pets like family.
The role
- permanent part time
- Above award wage
- You will be working in all areas of the hospital from surgery to customer care and everywhere in between.
We are looking for an awesome nurse with:
- A certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
- At least 3 years of experience.
- Confidence in all areas of nursing
- A positive “can do” attitude.
- Exceptional organisational and communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team.
- Flexibility with hours to cover holiday and sick leave when required
If you are looking for a supportive work family and a workplace you can use all your awesome nursing skills, then please email your cover letter and resume to: emily@austinmervet.com.au
Please visit our website: https://www.austinmervet.com.au/
Macarthur Vet Gregory Hills, Sydney (posted 26th August)
Macarthur Veterinary Group Gregory Hills is seeking a Qualified Veterinary Nurse
Macarthur Veterinary Group is a dynamic group of four veterinary clinics in the Macarthur region (locations at Gregory Hills, Bradbury, Camden, and Mt Annan). We’re looking for a Full Time Veterinary Nurse for our Gregory Hills practice (although you may be required to work at any of our clinics), for full or part time work, who sees their role as a vocation, not just a job; a cheerful, outgoing person who prides themselves on their superior customer service and patient care.
Your proactive manner will ensure your ability to handle all aspects of veterinary nursing, including dental work, anaesthetics, x-rays, IV catheter placement, pathology, intubations, and critical care monitoring. You have excellent animal handling skills and are not afraid to get your hands dirty. You will share responsibility for liaising with our clients both personally at reception and on the phone, so your first-class communication skills are vital.
You will have successfully completed your Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing and ideally have some practical nursing experience.
Our large size ensures flexibility with rosters and plenty of support. We have plenty of continuing education opportunities both in and out of house; and have an education officer to ensure your continuing education allowance is used to your best advantage. This works both ways - your suggestions and ideas are vital to the improvement of the services we provide to our patients, and we encourage your input.
Characteristics we seek:
- A genuine passion for animals and their care
- A desire for ongoing development of your skills
- The ability to manage your time and work efficiently to deadlines
- The ability to stay poised in stressful situations
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team
- Initiative
What we offer:
- Work-life balance
- A lively, exciting, stimulating work environment, close to home.
- Continued opportunity to develop your skills and support with your ongoing education
- A large, friendly, supportive community!
Please forward your resume with a covering letter explaining why you’d like to work with us at Macarthur Veterinary Group and why you are the ideal person for the role. Please address your correspondence to Cathy at hr@macarthurvet.com.au
Please visit our website: https://www.macarthurvet.com.au/
Guide Dogs NSW / ACT, Glossodia, Hawkesbury (posted 24th August)
Vet Nurse
- Join a renowned not-for-profit organisation with a leading charity brand
- 12-month parental leave relief employment opportunity, working part-time Tuesday to Thursday (8:00am – 3:30pm)
- Glossodia location
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is the largest provider of orientation and mobility services for people with sight loss in Australia. We are a trusted brand delivering thousands of free client service programs annually. We provide and train our clients in the use of aids including guide dogs, mobility canes and electronic devices.
We are seeking a part-time Veterinary Nurse to join our team at the Guide Dogs Centre in Glossodia (past Windsor), for a 12-month parental leave relief employment opportunity. Our modern kennel complex has capacity for 90 dogs and is equipped with an onsite veterinary surgery. The successful candidate will assist the vet during radiographic and surgical procedures, carry out blood and urinary tests, maintain records and equipment, other general nursing tasks, and kennel attendant duties.
Applicants must be available to work Tuesday to Thursday 8:00am – 3:30pm.
To be considered for this opportunity you must demonstrate:
- A completed Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing qualification.
- Ability to competently handle and care for dogs of all ages and at various levels of training.
- Experience using veterinary databases and MS Office programs.
- A valid drivers license with a clean driving history.
- A high level of initiative, enthusiasm and energy.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate sensitively and respectfully with relevant stakeholders.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team including following direction.
- Flexibility and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a busy, fast-paced environment.
- The ability to follow through with all tasks; reliable and accountable.
- Mature and professional approach to your work and presentation.
Join a dedicated and supportive team and help us breed and supply healthy guide/therapy dogs that change the lives of our clients.
More information about this opportunity can be viewed in the position description on the application page.
To apply please submit your CV and covering letter through our careers portal at: https://applynow.net.au/jobs/ni/GDNA162-vet-nurse
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is proud to be an inclusive workplace that reflects our clients and the broader community. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We offer equal employment opportunity regardless of your gender or gender identity, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital or domestic status, carer status, or political opinion.
We strongly encourage applications from people with vision impairment or blindness.
If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact jobs@guidedogs.com.au to inform us of your preferred method of communication.
Vaucluse Vet Clinic, Sydney (posted 19th August)
Vaucluse Veterinary Clinic is seeking a kind, caring and competent veterinary nurse to join our boutique veterinary clinic located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
We are looking for an experienced part-time nurse- we require assistance for 2-3 days per week (8am to 5pm), and one in four Saturdays (8am -12noon). The position should be available from early September 2021.
The position could also potentially be expanded to a full-time position for the correct candidate.
We are a busy small animal practice that endeavours to provide exceptional patient care, with a great work environment for our staff. We have a small, friendly, and mutually supportive team.
Skills & Attributes
- cert IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent)
- fully qualified with ideally 3 + years’ experience
- confidence to work unsupervised & or work as part of a team
- an exceptional phone manner, communication skills and customer service skills required
- ability to take and run in-house bloods
- ability to use Ezyvet is a bonus! (but not essential)
- ability to restrain animals
- routine and dental radiography
Please contact Dr Julie Mackenzie (Practice Principal) by email on info@vauclusevetclinic.com.au,or Emmi Purhonen (Head Nurse) by email: info@vauclusevetclinic.com.au
Vaucluse Veterinary Clinic
Ph: 02 9388 7506
Please see our website: http://www.vauclusevetclinic.com.au/
Northside Emergency Veterinary Service, Terrey Hills (posted 16th August)
Casual Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nurse
NEVS is a 24-hour Emergency and Specialist hospital, running alongside Northside Veterinary Specialists based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. We require experienced veterinary nurses to join our dynamic team on a casual basis. This position would be ideal for a general practice nurse wanting to branch out into the field of emergency and critical care.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is passionate in providing exceptional patient and client care even at the busiest of times
- Has strong work ethic and commitment to ongoing continuous professional development
- Has a calm, friendly ‘can do’ attitude
- Is a like-minded person who fits in with our team, values and supports our culture
- Has good knowledge of medical diseases and terminology
- Has excellent communication skills
To be successful in this position you will have:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in Veterinary Nursing
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing (preferably registered)
- A Passion for Emergency and Critical Care
- Empathy and compassion for patients, their owners, and other staff
About the job:
- Undertaking general nursing tasks including, placing intravenous catheters, pathology, radiology, and care of medical and surgical cases.
- Assisting vets with examinations, consultations, and treatments
- Pre- and post-operative care including placing clipping/prepping animals for surgery, monitoring anaesthetic, intravenous fluids, understanding of anaesthesia and analgesia and recovery protocols
- Performing routine diagnostic medical and laboratory tests including blood typing and cross matching
- Monitoring ventilated patients
- Caring for, handling and cleaning animals
- Ensuring clients are informed and happy including giving advice where necessary
- Working weekends and public holidays is a requirement in this position
If you would like further information, or wish to apply for this position, please email our Nursing Manager Kasey Findlay at kasey@nevs.net.au
Please see our website: https://nevs.net.au/
Bankstown and Boundary Road Veterinary Hospitals, South West Sydney (posted 13th August)
Veterinary Nurse - Full Time Position
We are seeking a professional, experienced and qualified level 4 veterinary nurse with great customer service skills.
Key job highlight:
- A caring and helpful team of professional and fun loving individuals where everyone is valued and culture is paramount
Key job functions:
- Reception duties
- Admit and discharge patients
- Client management and billing with Cornerstone practice management software
- Monitor and care for patients including pre and post-operative care
- Anaesthetic monitoring
- Surgery / dental preparation and assistance
- DR x-ray and dental x-ray assistance
- Dental assistance
- IDEXX lab use
- Client advice
- Other general nursing duties
Successful candidate qualities:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- Minimum 1 year of experience as a Level 3 or Level 4 veterinary nurse
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent customer service skills for all client-facing activities
- Ability to work well in a team and independently
- Ability to multitask while still performing tasks to a high level of accuracy
- Ability to travel to both Bankstown & Peakhurst hospitals
- Interest in learning
- Driver’s license (for automatic transmission hospital ambulance)
- Enjoy working in a team environment where mutual respect for all is highly valued
Other info
- Our veterinary team values nurses being able to utilise their full set of skills including placement of IV catheters, running IDEXX laboratory equipment etc.
- Role is split between Bankstown and Peakhurst hospitals.
- Our nursing hours are distributed between our team via a long-term roster 8am-8pm Mon-Fri with only an occasional Saturday shift if a Saturday nurse is on leave.
About Us
- We are a practice of two well established small animal veterinary hospitals in
- Bankstown and Peakhurst in operation for 73 and 26 years respectively.
- We seek to offer the best veterinary care to our community and in particular value a friendly and rewarding workplace for all team members.
- Our team includes 4 vets (soon to be 5), practice manager, head nurse, 8 nurses, 2 puppy school trainers and an animal attendant.
- Our management team is young and full of enthusiasm for what we do.
- We seek to nurture our team to achieve everyone’s individual goals and those of the practice. We aim to foster a culture of support and allow our team members to grow their skills, experience and the team’s cohesion by supporting each other.
- We are fully equipped with IDEXX VetLabs, IM3 dental, DR x-ray and dental x-ray and full surgical facilities.
- We have zero tolerance for rude/disrespectful clients or unhealthy workplace drama.
- Bankstown is about to undertake a project to separate into separate dog and cat consulting, waiting and entrance areas and additional outdoor dog consult areas for a better patient experience.
Please send resumes to Chris Gallen, Practice Manager: chris@bankstownvethospital.com.au
Further info about us:
www.bankstownvethospital.com.au
www.boundaryroadvet.com.au
www.facebook.com/bankstownvet
www.facebook.com/boundaryroadvet
Midcoast Vets- Macksville Veterinary Clinic, Nambucca Valley (Posted 12th August)
Full Time Veterinary Nurse
Are you looking for that next step or challenge in your nursing career? Then become part of our dynamic and growing mixed practice. An opportunity exists for a confident and skilled nurse to join our team on a full-time basis. This is an interesting and varied role with a chance to work in an experienced and encouraging team environment that supports work-life balance.
About Us:
Midcoast Vets is a well-established, independently owned practice with 3 clinics situated between the regional coastal centres of Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. Our Macksville, Nambucca and Urunga clinics are located in one of Australia’s most desired holiday destinations offering unspoiled beaches and waterways, hinterland forests with pristine rivers, national parks.
The main goal of our practice is to deliver a high standard of veterinary care and customer service whilst ensuring we have time to enjoy the relaxed lifestyle that comes with living in this region. Our team is very supportive and experienced and offers a great learning environment for you to upskill and find what you love. In joining our practice, you will become part of our highly skilled and competent nursing team.
We have a total of 23 staff across the 3 clinics with 6 veterinarians and 6 nurses working in our Macksville Clinic. A significant proportion of our staff have been with us for many years which reflects staff contentment with our friendly and supportive work environment. Work life balance is extremely important to us, so we offer our staff family-friendly work conditions where possible.
Within the next 18 months our growing Macksville team will be relocating to a purpose-built clinic filled with specialised equipment including a CT scanner.
About the Role:
The successful candidate will be working primarily in our Macksville clinic in hospital, surgery, and reception roles on a roster rotation basis. Our rostering hours are 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, Saturday from 8am to 12.30pm.
Responsibilities of the Role:
- Undertaking general nursing tasks including pre- and post-operative care, pathology, radiology, and care of medical and surgical cases.
- Assisting vets with surgery, examinations, consultations, and treatments.
- Providing accurate surgical support, including placing intravenous catheters, inducing anaesthetic, intubating surgery patients, clipping/prepping animals for surgery, monitoring anaesthetic, intravenous fluids, etc.
- Performing routine diagnostic medical and laboratory tests and minor procedures.
- Caring for, handling and cleaning animals.
- Reception duties including greeting clients, handling enquiries, booking appointments, and admitting and discharging patients.
- Delivering personalised and exceptional client care to all patients and owners.
- Maintaining overall hygiene of the clinic including surgical areas and equipment.
About You:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing with minimum 2 years’ experience
- Desire to give the highest level of client and patient care & excellent support to our veterinary team
- Outstanding communication and customer service skills
- Exceptional organisational and multitasking skills
- Enthusiastic with a positive attitude
- Flexible and adaptable in a team environment
- Confidence and drive to continue to learn and grow skillset
- Desire to join a progressive team of passionate professionals
What we are Offering:
- A permanent full-time role with an interesting variety of cases and procedures, including opportunity for large animal work
- A progressive and highly skilled team of veterinary professionals
- A dynamic, and supportive team environment
- Salary commensurate with experience, above award, and regularly reviewed
- Opportunity for a fantastic lifestyle with good work-life balance
- Commitment to developing your career with continuing education, including an education allowance and leave - Special interests are actively supported.
To enquire about the role or to apply, please contact Nicky: admin@midcoastvets.com.au
Please visit our website: http://midcoastvets.com.au/
Potts Point Veterinary Hospital, Sydney (posted 12th August)
Experienced Full-time or Part-time Veterinary Nurse
Potts Point Veterinary Hospital is looking for a friendly nurse to join our amazing team in our wonderful new purpose-built hospital where nurses are highly valued and their skills utilised, with a good remuneration package.
Applicants should be confident in all aspects of veterinary nursing with excellent knowledge, skills, and experience. An appropriate work visa is required.
With NO weekends, NO OOH or PH
Potts Point is a lively inner-city hub, 2 stops from Bondi Junction / 1 stop from Martin Place.
For more information, or to apply for the position, please email: claire@pottspointvet.com.au
Please visit our website: www.pottspointvet.com.au
Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSoS), Miranda (posted 12th August)
WANTED...
Mobile & Emergency Vet Nurse with Passion & Heart...
Have you been looking for an exciting and fulfilling position, in a technology advanced world class, cutting-edge privately owned medical hospital and mobile specialty services, doing professional work in an amazing growing team?
Have you been looking for a position, in which you will be seen as a miracle-worker, for the people you meet?
Do you strive to expand your knowledge and experience; increasing your influence and value, in the veterinary profession?...
We are Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSOS), a privately owned emergency and specialist service, offering both mobile specialist services and a World-class, 24-hour, Advanced Treatment Centre, brimming with brand-new, World-class, ‘cutting-edge’ technology, and equipment, from our 64 Slice CT scanner and 1.5T MRI, to our Zenition flatbed fluoroscopy machine, just to name a few.
Of course, World Class, ‘cutting-edge’ technology, is nothing, without a team of the same calibre, quality, and dedication. Our existing team of over 110 passionate professionals, thrive on our culture of respect, recognition, and support, that values fulfilment and growth for everybody.
If you’re thinking you might ‘need a change’, to reach your full potential, we’re looking for YOU.
You will learn a great deal about veterinary medicine, mobile and hospital operations, and teamwork from us; in return, we need to know you have ‘passion’ & ‘heart’; you want to grow... and help others do the same...
You would describe yourself as thoughtful, detail-focused, dependable, and really, good at what you do. You would be confident to play your part in a professional and supportive team, who will value and appreciate your input and ideas, to help us perform the miracles, we achieve daily.
Your remuneration and career path are limitless, but you better hurry, because we’re on a fast track and we’re looking for runners. If this sounds like the position for you, or anyone you know, please contact HR@vsos.com.au or call +61 2 8376 8767.
Video tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7MzHOrIa8Q
Photo link: https://www.vsos.com.au/advanced-treatment-centre-now-open/
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre, Artarmon, Sydney (posted 11th August)
ECC Veterinary Nurse
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre is seeking a Full-Time Afterhours ECC Veterinary Nurse to join their team!
At NSVH, we pride ourselves on having friendly, sociable teams with a great support network within the VetPartners community, allowing for potential career development and progression.
Want an insight on what it’s like to work at North Shore Veterinary Hospital? Click on the YouTube icon below to hear from some of our wonderful staff on why they love working at North Shore Veterinary Hospital.
Essential Criteria:
- Qualification as a veterinary nurse (Cert IV or equivalent)
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in veterinary nursing-ideally with some emergency experience
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent communication and telephone skills
- Ability to perform to a high standard under pressure
- Ability to follow instructions
- Willingness to learn
- Flexible, enthusiastic, highly motivated, “can do” attitude
Duties:
Will include but are not limited to:
- Placing IV catheters
- Blood collection to perform in house test and to send to external lab
- Monitoring hospital inpatients
- Assisting vets and nurses
- Triaging emergencies
- Monitoring critical patients
- Assisting with emergency procedures
- Ventilator patient monitoring (training will be given)
- Maintaining a clean hospital
What we can offer you:
- The opportunity to advance your knowledge and nursing skills
- Access to a diverse range of cases from our internal medicine, specialist surgery, ophthalmology, exotics and general practice departments along with emergency cases
- Working with a supportive and engaging team of vets and nurses
- Attractive penalty rates
Apply online with CV and cover letter or by emailing: chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre, Artarmon, Sydney (posted 11th August)
Surgical Veterinary Nurse
North Shore Veterinary Specialists & Emergency Centre is seeking an enthusiastic, patient care focused Full Time Surgical Veterinary Nurse within our busy referral hospital.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside boarded Surgical Specialists to deliver all aspects of advanced nursing care to an exceptional standard. Based in a brand new, purpose-built hospital with the latest equipment in an accessible location on Sydney’s lower North Shore.
No previous experience in a referral setting is necessary as we have the staff, facilities and capability to provide the training required to be a valued member of the team.
Want an insight on what it’s like to work at North Shore Veterinary Hospital? Click on the YouTube icon below to hear from some of our wonderful staff on why they love working at North Shore Veterinary Hospital.
At NSVH, we pride ourselves on having friendly, sociable teams with a great support network within the VetPartners community, allowing for potential career development and progression.
Your role and responsibilities
- Apply and adapt your clinical nursing skills to a surgically focused caseload including, but not limited to, advanced anaesthesia, computed tomography, fluoroscopy, orthopaedic and soft tissue surgical nursing.
- Liaise with specialists and interns on delivering high-end patient care
- Use of Smart Flow system to assess and record patient vitals, identify and report abnormalities.
- Work as an integral part of the team in contributing to and partaking in continuing professional development
Essential criteria
- Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent) and preferably a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience
- Be willing to learn and develop advanced nursing skills
- Ability to work well within a close-knit team and adapt to changing work environments and schedules
What we offer
- A supportive and friendly team environment
- A varied and interesting case-load
- Training in advanced surgical nursing skills
- The opportunity to challenge and expand your knowledge and skill set
- Continuing education opportunities
- Sociable working hours with potential to pick up extra occasional emergency shifts if desired.
Apply Online with your CV and Cover Letter or by emailing: chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Dundas Veterinary Hospital, North West Sydney (posted 11th August)
Veterinary Nurse
Dundas Veterinary Hospital is looking for a veterinary nurse to fill a casual or part-time position.
Dundas is a peaceful small suburb located in western Sydney. It is a rapidly growing area with our lovely clientele ranging from young couples to retirees.
The successful candidate will ideally have the following attributes:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing; or currently studying
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Excellent communication skills, including exceptional phone manner
- Be able to follow instructions and work unsupervised at times
- Show compassion/empathy to animals and clients in need
- Show exceptional level of attention to cleanliness and hygiene
- Be a team player
- Punctual
Your duties will include:
- Reception duties
- Surgery (depending on level of experience)
- General nurse duties (i.e. animal handling and care)
- Cleaning
You'll be supported by a team of experienced vets and nurses.
We would love to hear from you. Please contact Andrew at: admin@dundasvet.com.au
Or call 02 9638 7766 for enquiries or to send in your resume.
Paddington Cat Hospital, Sydney (posted 10th August)
Vet nurse position available
Paddington Cat Hospital is looking for a caring, committed and cat-loving person to join our team. The position involves all facets of nursing, reception, and cat boarding work.
Some experience, plus confidence with your cat handling skills, is essential, as is friendliness, reliability, and the ability to work in a team or individually.
We are a family run, independent practice located in the heart of Paddington in Sydney's inner Eastern suburbs, and we are looking for someone who loves cats as much as we do, and can fit in well with our close-knit team.
Please look us up at www.catvet.com.au and contact paddingtoncats@gmail.com with your cover letter and resume.
Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists, Rosebery (posted 10th August)
Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists is looking for a Full-time or Part-Time Day ECC Veterinary Nurse to join their team!
We are looking for professional and empathic emergency and critical care nurses who works well in a team but who can also work autonomously. Patient and client care need to be a priority in your work.
The position involves, but is not limited to:
- Triage of emergency patients
- Responsible for organising and assisting on procedures on emergency patients
- Skilled to perform anaesthesia on a range of patients from paediatric to geriatric patients and often critically ill patients for short and long procedures.
- Placement of IV catheters, phlebotomy, performing radiographs of diagnostic quality, intensive care and monitoring, pre- and post-operative patient care.
- Work directly with specialists and emergency clinicians to ensure that the patient, clients, clinicians, and team are all attended to and working in sync.
- Client communication – providing advice, answering questions, and soothing client fears about the status of their pet.
- Cleaning – while we have a fantastic animal attendant team, the nurses still need to help to keep the hospital clean and tidy.
- The position includes on-going education allowances, assess to various on-line training opportunities.
- Regular nurse meetings.
About You:
- You must be fluent in English and have excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
- Display professionalism, empathy and excellent customer service and care.
- Love’s animals and respects clients
- Great time management skills
- Must have a current Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or Veterinary Technician Diploma. For emergency nurse positions, experience in emergency and or referral practice is desirable but not essential.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a qualified veterinary nurse.
Apply now!
Apply online with your CV & Cover Letter or by emailing chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Belrose Veterinary Clinic, Northern Beaches (posted 9th August)
Experienced Veterinary Nurse – Full Time & Part Time Roles Available
We are looking for personable, enthusiastic & driven Veterinary Nurses to join our fast-growing team! Based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, we pride ourselves on having a friendly, dedicated team with a focus on career development and supporting each other to have a great work – life balance.
We are passionate about providing the best care for our patients & clients, ensuring we have the latest equipment and diagnostics available including digital and dental x-rays, ultrasound, iM3 dental equipment, and a comprehensive in-house laboratory. We also offer on-site puppy preschool and regularly have veterinary specialists in-house providing additional services to our clients.
Check out our Instagram for an inside look on what you will be a part of!
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Surgical nursing duties & anaesthetic monitoring
- Client relations, phone service and reception duties
- Confidently liaising with vets and delivering high-end patient care
- Training junior nurses.
- Performing nurse consults, dental checks, suture removal, arthritis injections etc.
- Confidently performing in-house pathology, cytology & radiology services.
- Actively participating & contributing in continuing professional development & education.
- Cleaning and maintaining a hygienic hospital environment
- Triage of wildlife & communicating with Wildlife organisations to arrange long term care.
Essential Criteria
- Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing and preferably a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience.
- High standard of nursing skills (IV catheter placement, blood collection, anaesthesia monitoring, admission, and discharge appointments, use of in-house equipment)
- Ability to work well within a close-knit team and adapt to changing work environments and schedules.
What we Offer
- A supportive, fun, friendly team environment! Weekly fruit boxes and Friday team lunches. And when covid permits boat Christmas parties on the beautiful Pittwater, Trivia with NVS & NEVS Team and Paint & Pinot nights!
- Flexible working environment. Work- life balance is very important to us!
- In-house training & external learning opportunities.
- Above award wages
Apply Now!
Please apply by sending your CV via email to: marketing@belrosevet.com.au
Railway Row Veterinary Clinic, Emu Plains (posted 9th August)
Railway Row is a well-equipped Veterinary Hospital situated at the foot of the Blue Mountains on the beautiful Nepean River.
We are looking for an experienced all round Veterinary Nurse with Cert IV qualifications.
You will need excellent communication skills with attention to detail.
The clinic is well established, with a high clinical and surgical load.
We have a loyal clientele with our patients consisting of dogs, cats, birds, and wildlife that we triage for our local rescue group. We are a 3-vet clinic with 4 VNs, 2 trainee VNs and an animal attendant.
Remuneration is commensurate with experience.
Come for a clinic tour and a meeting.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
For more information, and to apply, contact: info@railwayrowvets.com.au
Please see our website: https://railwayrowvets.com.au/
Greencross Vets Wyong, Tuggerah (posted 6th August)
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Wyong team on a part-time basis.
Over 1600 Veterinarians and Vet nurses across Australia have chosen a career with Greencross Vets. Our vets and vet nurses benefit from the resources that the largest veterinary group in Australia provides including an industry leading education program, business support for better work/life balance and career opportunities throughout the 170 plus veterinary related businesses in the Greencross Vets family.
We invite you to join Greencross Vets for a rewarding and fulfilling career.
Greencross Vets, a pioneer in the Veterinary landscape for over 10 years, are committed to raising the industry bar and we want you to be a part of our journey!
The clinic is well equipped and has a large team of experienced and supportive vets and nurses. This is a great opportunity for a nurse looking to utilise their skills and be a respected part of the team.
About your new role:
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, handling, and cleaning all animals
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures when required
- Reception duties including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting, and discharging patients.
About your skills and your experience:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
- 1-2 years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- An extensive knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
- Knowledge of RX Works ideal but not essential
We offer:
- A permanent part-time role with variety
- An interesting role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education, ongoing mentorship, and regular performance reviews
- Access to a support network of like-minded professionals
- Above award remuneration and benefits package
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, please email your application, including a cover letter and resume, outlining your suitability against the criteria above to Michelle Rech on Michelle.Rech@greencrossvet.com.au
Click here to visit our website
University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Camperdown Sydney (posted 6th August)
University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney are looking for a Full-Time Veterinary Nurse to join their amazing team!
Are you:
- Passionate about general practice?
- Looking for a workplace that provides exemplary patient care with compassion and empathy?
- Keen to play a role in the training and development of future veterinarians?
- Searching for that perfect role where you can do what you LOVE within a supportive and fun team of dedicated vets and nurses?
- Looking for a practice ethos that empowers and encourages staff to strive to be the best they can be?
Then keep reading!!!
The University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney (UVTHS) is currently looking for a full-time veterinary nurse to join our awesome Primary Care team! As a Primary Care Veterinary Nurse, you will work within a close team of veterinarians and veterinary nurses who are committed to delivering an outstanding general medicine service to our local community.
UVTHS is a combined referral and primary care small animal hospital with access to a range of specialist services, expertise and equipment, meaning we provide nothing but excellence in care to our patients. We are very fortunate to have an amazingly dedicated clientele who always want the very best for their pets. Additionally at UVTHS, as part of the University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science, a unique part of this role is that you will play an integral part in the clinical placement teaching of final year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Vibrant and enthusiastic, with a strong sense of teamwork
- Kind and compassionate towards people and pets alike
- A strong communicator who can provide excellent customer service
- Professional, hardworking, and is committed to providing exceptional patient care
Your role will include:
- Performing general nursing duties including assisting Primary Care veterinarians with consultations, providing treatment to hospitalised patients, and managing daily procedures
- Performing surgical nursing duties including monitoring patients under general anaesthesia and performing dental procedures
- Providing an engaging learning experience for DVM students on their clinical rotation
- Approaching patient treatment and care with compassion and empathy
- An opportunity to assist with our monthly pop-up charity vet clinic, an amazing chance to give back to the community
With access to a range of continuing education opportunities, we are committed to getting you to the next level of your career. We pride ourselves on promoting a continuous learning environment to facilitate your progression.
You must possess a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent. At least 1-year experience in general practice is preferred, however, motivation and eagerness to learn will be looked at favourably! We are looking for a nurse who is dedicated to general veterinary practice, with additional interest in dentistry and anaesthesia highly regarded.
Apply now!
Apply online with your CV and Cover Letter or by emailing:
chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Greencross Vets, Alexandria & Coogee/Maroubra (posted 6th August)
An opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our Alexandria & Coogee-Maroubra teams on a part-time basis.
Over 1600 Veterinarians and Vet nurses across Australia have chosen a career with Greencross Vets. Our vets and vet nurses benefit from the resources that the largest veterinary group in Australia provides including an industry leading education program, business support for better work/life balance and career opportunities throughout the 170 plus veterinary related businesses in the Greencross Vets family.
We invite you to join Greencross Vets for a rewarding and fulfilling career.
Greencross Vets, a pioneer in the Veterinary landscape for over 10 years, are committed to raising the industry bar and we want you to be a part of our journey!
The clinic is well equipped and has a large team of experienced and supportive vets and nurses. This is a great opportunity for a nurse looking to utilise their skills and be a respected part of the team.
About your new role:
- Delivering personalised and dedicated client care to all patients and owners
- Caring, handling and cleaning all animals
- Maintaining the overall hygiene of the practice, including surgical areas and equipment
- Undertaking general nursing tasks, including pre- and post-operative care, animal pathology and emergency and critical care
- Performing minor procedures when required
- Reception duties including being the first point of contact for clients, handling client enquiries in person and over the phone, scheduling appointments, managing client accounts, admitting, and discharging patients.
About your skills and your experience:
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
- 1-2 years of experience
- Excellent animal handling skills
- An extensive knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures
- Good organisational, communication and customer service skills
- Flexible and adaptable within a team environment
- Knowledge of RX Works ideal but not essential
We offer:
- A permanent part-time role with variety
- An interesting role as well as a dynamic and supportive team environment
- Commitment to your career development through access to continued education, ongoing mentorship, and regular performance reviews
- Access to a support network of like-minded professionals
- Above award remuneration and benefits package
If you would like to become part of the dynamic Greencross team, please email your application, including a cover letter and resume, outlining your suitability against the criteria above to Laura Anderson, Practice Manager on landerson@greencrossvet.com.au
Sutherland Veterinary Clinic, Sutherland, Southern Sydney (posted 6th August)
Qualified Veterinary Nurse / Receptionist - Full Time
We are not currently looking for trainees.
Sutherland Veterinary Clinic is a busy small animal practice in the beautiful Sutherland Shire. The team is made up of 4 full time Veterinarians and a team of Veterinary Nurses to bring quality care and medical treatment to our patients. The clinic is well equipped with all the most up to date diagnostics equipment, including digital radiography, endoscopy, ultrasonography and inhouse pathology machines.
We are looking for a team player with excellent communication skills to take on a position as a Veterinary Nurse and Receptionist within our clinic.
The successful applicant will have:
- A Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working within a clinic.
- A keen and positive “can-do” attitude.
- Great Organisational and Time Management skills.
- Availability to work a rotating roster Monday to Friday including some weekend shifts (No Public Holiday shifts required).
- A passion for providing excellent care to our patients and great support to our clients.
Main Responsibilities required (but not limited to):
- Cleaning
- Using Smartflow and vision.
- Assisting the Veterinarians in all areas, medically and surgically.
- Surgery Preparation, Monitoring of Anaesthetics and Recovery.
- General Care and Well-being of the Patients.
- Outstanding Customer Service - Reception and administrative duties.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resumé to Julie: julie@sutherlandvet.com.au
Colyton Veterinary Hospital, Oxley Park (posted 5th August)
Full-time/Part-time Veterinary Nurse position available.
We are looking for an experienced part-time or full-time veterinary nurse to join our team of 7 veterinarians and 15 veterinary nursing staff.
We are a busy small animal hospital that strives to provide the best patient care in a professional manner. Among the usual diagnostics we now have the ability to provide patients with services like in house CT, and endoscopy.
The shifts will include Monday to Friday shifts and some weekends on a rotating roster.
The primary responsibilities for this position include:
- General husbandry duties
- Experience in monitoring general anaesthesia, surgical monitoring, and surgical assistance.
- The best standard of care for our surgical and medical cases, including but not limited to pre- and post-operative care
- Experience in IV catheter placement and blood collection
- Experience using Idexx inhouse blood machines
- Emergency and critical care
- Dentistry
- CT/Radiology and ultrasound assistance
- Reception and client service, including some nurse consultations, admissions, and discharges
The ideal candidate must have Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or Equivalent and have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a veterinary nurse in clinic.
The applicant should have excellent communication and customer service skills and the ability to work well in a supportive team environment.
If you believe this position is for you, please send your resume to:
colytonvet@hotmail.com
Melinda Humphries
Colyton Vet Hospital
Please visit our website: https://colytonvethospital.com.au/
Seaforth Veterinary Hospital, Sydney (posted 3rd August)
Seaforth Veterinary Hospital has been open on Sydney's beautiful northern beaches for more than 30 years.
We are looking for two vet nurses to join our dynamic and caring team of four vets, five nurses, four dedicated receptionists and two beautiful clinic cats.
Please see clinic photos here.
Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- surgical and hospital nursing including monitoring anaesthetics
- pre- and post-operative patient care
- reception and client liaison
- blood collection and testing, iv catheter placement
- admission and discharge of hospital cases
- assist with x-rays, dental x-rays, and ultrasounds
- grooming
- general cleaning duties
The person we would like to join our team will:
- Ideally be a Cert IV nurse or equivalent
- Have excellent communication skills and work well under pressure
- Enjoy working as part of a team or independently if required
- Be flexible with working hours as weekend shifts are included
- Have a current driving license
- Enjoy the benefits of a CPD allowance provided to our nursing staff
If this sounds like you and you love a busy and productive work environment, please send your application and resume to rachel@svh55.com for attention Rachel at Seaforth Veterinary Hospital, 55 Ethel Street, Seaforth, NSW 2092.
See our website: www.svh55.com.au
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Narellan Animal Hospital, South West Sydney (posted 30th July)
Veterinary Nurse - Casual or Part Time position
We are currently looking for a passionate and outgoing veterinary nurse to join our team!
Narellan Animal Hospital is a purpose built ASAVA accredited 'Hospital of Excellence'. We offer comprehensive services to our clients including Medical, Surgical (including visiting surgeon), IDEXX in-house pathology, digital radiology (including dental radiology), and grooming, cat boarding and puppy pre-school.
We are a rapidly growing hospital, and aim to provide a fun, enthusiastic and supported working environment.
The ideal candidate can multitask efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
You will be motivated, flexible and be able to work both weekdays and some Saturdays. Excellent customer service and good communication skills are a must!
Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing is required with minimum of one years’ experience.
Please feel free to contact our hospital and speak to Helen McNiece on (02) 4648 2450 or forward your resume to: finance.nah@westnet.com.au
Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists SVES, Rosebery (posted 29th July)
ECC Veterinary Nurse
Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists is looking for a Full-time, Part-time or Casual ECC Vet Nurse to join the nursing team!
We are looking for professional and empathic emergency and critical care nurses who works well in a team but who can also work autonomously. Patient and client care need to be a priority in your work. We are offering permanent full and part-time, as well as casual positions and are on a fortnightly rotation. Working some public holidays is a requirement. Shifts can be a mix of days, nights and weekends.
The positions involve, but are not limited to:
- Triage of emergency patients
- Responsible for organising and assisting on procedures on emergency patients
- Skilled to perform anaesthesia on a range of patients from paediatric to geriatric patients and often critically ill patients for short and long procedures.
- Placement of IV catheters, phlebotomy, performing radiographs of diagnostic quality, intensive care and monitoring, pre and post-operative patient care.
- Work directly with specialists and emergency clinicians to ensure that the patient, clients, clinicians and team are all attended to and working in sync.
- Client communication – providing advice, answering questions and soothing client fears about the status of their pet.
- Cleaning – while we have a fantastic animal attendant team, the nurses still need to help to keep the hospital clean and tidy.
- The position includes on-going education allowances, assess to various on-line training opportunities.
- Regular nurse meetings.
About You:
- You must be fluent in English and have excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
- Display professionalism, empathy and excellent customer service and care.
- Love’s animals and respects clients
- Great time management skills
- Must have a current Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or Veterinary Technician
- Diploma. For emergency nurse positions, experience in emergency and or referral practice is desirable but not essential.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a qualified veterinary nurse.
Apply now!
Apply Online with your CV & Cover Letter or by emailing: chantelle.fernandes@vet.partners
Central Coast Veterinary Centre, North Wyong/Gosford (posted 29th July)
Veterinary Nurses X 2
Central Coast Veterinary Centre lies 1hr north of Sydney & is looking for veterinary nurses. Up to 2 vet nurses will be considered.
Unqualified staff, who aspire to become vet nurses, will also be considered if they show an eagerness to learn.
The ideal candidates will have
- Excellent communication, reception skills & product knowledge.
- A keenness & enthusiasm to learn more & contribute to the team.
- Time efficiency & multi-tasking skills
- The ability to learn quickly
- Excellent presentation & punctuality & reliable.
- An emphasis on accuracy & attention to detail
- Ability to complete the task to a high standard
- A sense of humour, friendly, easy to get on with & show a kindness to the animals, staff & clients.
- Experience with the cornerstone software is a bonus. Otherwise excellent computer skills is essential.
Other alternate/substitute skills will also be considered.
Most important to us, is the ability to continue our great team-work within our centre and flexibility within that team to produce the highest quality care we can for the patient.
The Role
- Your main role will be to support the vets & liaise knowledgeably, accurately with the vets & clients.
- An all-rounder, who is open to being taught more would be a perfect candidate.
- There may be opportunity for those excelling in reception, to have a more front of house role.
Our Facility
- We currently have two, small animal practices servicing the Central Coast.
- Digital Radiography & Dental Radiography
- Echocardiography dedicated machine, plus High quality Ultrasound machines in both practices
- Orthopaedic surgery (routine TTA's TPLO & fracture repair) Rabbit medicine & surgery with specific equipment for these cases
- In- House IDEXX Lab & I-stat electrolytes and Vetscan blood machines.
Please see the websites: www.centralcoastvet.com.au and: www.petimagingcentre.com.au for pictures.
Resumes and cover letters to: jobs@centralcoastvet.com.au
Please confirm your application when you send it, by calling our reception on 02 4353 0200.
For more information, see:
Bayside Animal Hospital, Wolli Creek, Sydney (posted 27th July)
Full-Time Senior Vet Nurse
Bayside Animal Hospital is a small animal practice located in the beautiful Bayside Council area of Sydney. Our purpose-built practice aims to provide the highest quality veterinary care for our furry patients.
Our practice opened in May 2018 and has rapidly grown, currently our clinic hours are Monday to Friday: 8am-8pm and Saturday, Sunday 10am-5pm.
We are looking for an experienced vet nurse to join us in our practice in a full time capacity.
Our highly qualified and experienced team members have been working with each other for a long time before the clinic was established in mid-2018.
We have a low vet to nurse ratio and our staff are a positive, enthusiastic and energetic team.
The successful candidate may also have the opportunity to work at our new clinic in Rhodes if desired.
This role's duties would include, but are not limited to:
- General veterinary nursing duties e.g. assisting the veterinarian in consultations, monitoring anaesthesia, preparing for surgery, providing treatment, processing lab samples, providing general advice for clients, caring for boarding animals, etc.
- General customer service duties e.g. welcoming clients, admitting patients, answering calls, scheduling appointments, processing insurance claims, processing payments, discharging patients.
- General cleaning duties e.g. laundry, cages, floors, consults, etc.
- Assist practice manager in minor management duties e.g. banking, marketing, and stock ordering.
- Supervise students, junior staff members and ensure the team is delivering outstanding nursing care and customer service.
The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:
- Certificate IV in Vet Nursing (or equivalent)
- At least 3 years of veterinary nursing experience in-clinic (full time).
- Ability to perform more advanced tasks e.g. IV catheterisation, intubation, blood collection and x-ray positioning.
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Enthusiastic, client focused, friendly and self-motivated
- A keen desire to deliver excellent standards of patient care and customer service
- Excellent general computer literacy
- Experience using Ezyvet
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- A genuine love for animals and their people
- Unqualified candidates or candidates with less than 3 years full time experience with small animals will unfortunately not be considered for this role.
Remuneration is commensurate with experience and may include:
- Above award wage
- Flexible hours, no after-hours work unless desired
- 4 weeks annual leave and 10 days sick leave
- 3 days study leave and $500 study allowance after every year of full-time service
- Heavily discounted veterinary care for your own pets
- End-of-year bonus dependent on performance
- Free on-site parking
Please email a cover letter and resume to the head nurse – Attn: Naomi Illguth at: info@baysidevets.com.au
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