Veterinary Nurse

Veterinary Nurse Wanted – Sydney Animal Hospitals Newtown

We're a friendly, fun and diverse team, and we'd love to welcome a veterinary nurse to join us!

We’re a well-equipped, busy small animal practice, proud to provide our community with a high standard of veterinary and client care. Our team has access to in-house orthopaedic and soft tissue surgeons, advanced imaging, and all the usual in-house equipment.

About us:

• We're based in Erskineville, close to public transport and the Sydney CBD, and we see a great mix of medical, surgical and emergency cases.
• Our team includes a 4-5 vet day, 7 lovely nurses, and our animal attendants.
• We keep our technology up to date and invest in training our staff well.
• We're proud of the high standard of care we provide for every patient and their owner.
• We're open 7:00am-11:00pm Monday to Thursday, 7:00am-9:00pm on Friday, and 7:00am-6:00pm on weekends.
• Best of all, no after-hours work, so you can properly switch off.

About the position:

• This is a full-time role - 40 hours a week, with 1 in 5 Saturdays worked and a rostered day off the following Monday, so you always get two days off in a row.
• You'll enjoy a nice variety of surgical, medical and customer care shifts.
• We share public holiday shifts fairly - around 2 a year, 9am-6pm.
• Rosters go up a month ahead, so you can plan your life outside work too.

Desired Skills:

• A great team player, but just as comfortable working independently.
• Real care and confidence handling animals, following fear-free principles.
• Comfortable with digital X-ray.
• Experience with emergency cases.
• Confident running nurse consultations, including laser therapy and nutrition advice.
• Skilled at drawing blood and running in-house IDEXX diagnostics.
• Experience with catheter placement.
• Experience with anaesthesia and surgical cases.
• Know-how to manage the flow of surgery and patients - before, during and after.
• Experience with dentistry.
• Keen to take on orthopaedic procedures - don't worry, we'll provide training as needed.

A successful applicant will have:

• A Certificate 4 in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent.
• At least 2 years' experience working as a veterinary nurse.
• Great communication skills with clients - this one's essential.
• Knowledge of RxWorks and Smartflow is a bonus.
• You're comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

What we can offer you:

·         A genuinely supportive team who has your back.

• Above-award salary.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid maternity leave.
• Discounted health insurance and gym memberships.
• Generous staff discounts, because we look after our own.
• Ongoing in-house and external CE opportunities, so you can keep growing
• Sponsorship for the right candidate.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! Please send your application to [email protected]