Vet Nurses and other support staff
Nursing Positions Available in Veterinary Clinics - ACT
Belconnen Animal Hospital, Weetangera, North-Western Canberra (posted 11th June)
Belconnen Animal Hospital is looking for a Full-time/Part-time Vet Nurse to join their collaborative and supportive team!
Are you a passionate and skilled veterinary nurse looking for vibrant and welcoming city to call home? Look no further than Canberra, Australia's capital, where you can enjoy a fulfilling career and an excellent quality of life.
Why Canberra?
Canberra is an exciting, modern city surrounded by beautiful nature reserves, parks, and lakes. It offers a perfect balance of urban living with easy access to outdoor adventures. From the rich cultural experiences at the National Gallery and museums to hiking in the nearby Brindabellas, Canberra is perfect for anyone who loves both city life and nature. With a vibrant food scene, family-friendly communities, and excellent public services, it's a great place to live and work.
The Opportunity:
Our clinic is looking for a dedicated veterinary nurse to join our compassionate and talented team. In this role, you'll have the chance to work with a wide range of animals, providing high-quality care in a supportive and dynamic environment. Whether you're assisting in surgery, performing diagnostics, or offering post-operative care, your contributions will make a real difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for ongoing professional development
- A supportive team environment where your input is valued
- Work-life balance with flexible hours and the option to enjoy Canberra's outdoor lifestyle
- Access to modern facilities and equipment
Who you are:
We are looking for a qualified and experienced vet nurse who is passionate about animal care.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent)
- Be highly motivated and have excellent communication skills
- Be committed to providing compassionate, top-notch care to animals
- Enjoy working collaboratively in a busy clinic setting
Live in Canberra - Where life is better!
Living in Canberra means having the best of both worlds: the conveniences of a thriving city and the tranquillity of nature. The cost of living is relatively affordable compared to larger cities like Sydney or Melbourne, and you'll have the opportunity to experience everything from cultural festivals to outdoor sports, all year round.
Ready to join us?
If you're looking for a career in a dynamic and supportive veterinary clinic while enjoying the wonderful lifestyle Canberra offers, we'd love to hear from you!
Apply now or contact us for more information about this exciting opportunity steph.dealmeida@vet.partners.
Bungendore Veterinary Surgery, Queanbeyan Region, NSW near ACT Border (posted 20th May)
We are seeking a full-time Veterinary Receptionist OR full-time employee to work between a small animal nursing role and reception role. Bungendore Veterinary Surgery is a busy rural mixed practice close to Canberra and Queanbeyan. We strive for excellent patient care and customer service and we are privileged to have a fun and hard-working team.
The responsibilities and duties would include:
- Taking telephone calls
- Booking patient appointments
- Billing counter sales
- Liaising with clients, veterinarians, laboratories etc.
- Typing documents and letters.
- Responding to enquiries from new and existing clients (in person, over the phone, via email) in a timely and professional manner
- Providing a positive experience for clients whilst undertaking front-of-house duties
- Assisting clients when needed such as helping them with purchases to their car
- Welcoming pets into the clinic and helping to make an animal’s experience as stress free as possible
- Ensuring the reception area and waiting room remain clean and well presented
- Working collaboratively alongside other reception staff
- Other duties as directed by the Practice Manager
+/- small animal nursing role which would include: patient care, assisting with procedures, monitoring patients, client education, maintaining the clinic, sample collection, record keeping and assisting with surgery.
The right person for the role would have the following attributes:
- A warm and welcoming personality
- The ability to empathise with people experiencing emotionally difficult times
- Communicates professionally, positively, and with attention to detail - particularly with regards to phone manner and personal interactions
- Have good time management
- An ability to work well as part of a team
- Find satisfaction in maintaining a well-organised, and tidy environment
- Good computer and communication skills
- Experience in the veterinary or animal care industry, though this would not be essential.
This is a rewarding and challenging role where you will be well supported. This full-time position also has flexible work hours that can be negotiated. Pay rates above award commensurate with experience.
Contact Stacy at Bungendore Vet 02 6238 1133, or stacygwyth@gmail.com if interested
Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital, Northern Canberra (posted 15th May)
VETERINARY NURSE - Permanent part-time
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Nurse to join our amazing team working with 14 vets in our purpose-built general practice hospital where you will have exposure to both our Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital and our Cat Hospital at the same premises. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of different animals and responsibilities, and work on all the cool stuff like oesophageal foreign bodies, surgeries and complicated procedures, dental work and more…… this will just be a normal day at the practice, as well as your general nursing.
This is a permanent part-time role with an immediate start available.
Working hours are rostered between the hours of 7:30 to 19:00 Mondays – Fridays and 8:00 to 16:00 on rotated Saturdays.
The successful candidate for this role must be available to start shifts no later than 7:30am. It is a requirement to be available to work Saturdays on rotation with other nurses (i.e. not every Saturday). The working hours can be up to 38 hours per week but may be less depending on demand.
Our ideal candidate
We are looking for someone who can tick the following boxes:
- Must have a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
- Must have over 1 years of nursing experience
- Exceptional customer service skills,
- High emotional intelligence,
- Excellent time management,
- Excellent attendance record and reliability,
- The ability to work varied tasks that are constantly interrupted yet concluded,
- The ability and confidence to handle many types of small animals, including up to large dogs,
- Communication skills to communicate with all personality types and always remain professional even under stressful situations,
- Great teamwork approach and professionalism to strengthen the GVH team,
- Willingness to make a long-term commitment to the role.
Benefits of working at GCH/GVH
- The workload is busy, challenging and varied,
- We encourage staff to follow their fields of interest,
- We support continuing education and VNCA membership is paid by us,
- Teamwork is highly valued – you’ll be working with an excellent team of people with an importance placed on having a wonderful staff culture,
- Remuneration is above-award according to qualifications and experience,
- Assistance in relocation for successful out of state applicants can be considered on a case-by-case basis.
All applications must come through to our Practice Manager at: jobs@gungahlinvet.com.au and include your current CV, a cover letter, your availability and anything else you need us to know.
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