Vet Nurses and other support staff
Nursing Positions Available in Veterinary Clinics - ACT
Animal Emergency Service Canberra, Lyneham (posted 27th August) Senior Vet Nurse
LOCATION: Canberra, Lyneham
ROLE TITLE: Senior Veterinary Nurse
Ideal role for an experienced ECC nurse looking to progress into a leadership position within a purpose-built ECC hospital.
- Hands-on ECC nurse leadership role
- Fair & balanced roster, culture of wellbeing and support
- Above award rates from $37.23/hour + super
Locally led, nationally connected, centrally supported
Animal Emergency Australia (AEA) is Australia's largest employee-owned emergency veterinary network, operating 14 hospitals across Australia.
We combine the expertise, resources and collaboration of a nationally connected network with the agility of locally led hospitals, creating an environment where our teams can focus on delivering quality care.
Animal Emergency Service (AES) Canberra
At AES Canberra, part of the Animal Emergency Australia (AEA) network, you’ll work at the forefront of emergency medicine, delivering life-saving care when it matters most.
Located in Lyneham, AES Canberra is a well-equipped, purpose-built emergency and critical care hospital, providing access to:
- On-site CT machine
- Digital radiology
- Blood gas and advanced point-of-care diagnostics
- Multiparameter monitoring and anaesthetic ventilators routinely used in surgery
- Separate dog and cat ICU
About the Role
This is a hands-on clinical leadership role suited to an experienced ECC nurse ready to step into greater responsibility and career progression, while remaining involved in clinical shifts.
- Lead and support the nursing team during shifts
- Operate autonomously with complex emergency and critical care cases
- Assist with workflow coordination and shift management
- Demonstrating flexibility and a team-first mindset across both clinical and administrative shifts
- Contribute to policy, training and continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborative team-based model to provide quality care
About You
- Minimum 3+ years’ ECC nursing experience with leadership exposure
- Flexibility to work a mix of nights, overnights, weekends and holidays
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or Bachelor of Veterinary Technology
- Resilient, adaptable and solutions-focused
- You bring a growth mindset, love learning new skills and best-practice methods
- Be part of an on-call roster, picking up one shift a month
- Reliable mode of transport (essential for shift work)
Paws & Perks
- Permanent part-time role (40–60 hours per fortnight)
- 40 hours as a shift supervisor on weekends and 20 hours nursing
- Above award rates from $37.23/hour + super + penalty rates + 17.5% loading
- Fair & balanced rosters to help provide sustainable work/life balance
- Collaborative and supportive team that will help you develop your career
- Employee wellbeing support including EAP, wellbeing initiatives and mental health first aid
- Ongoing professional development including workshops and VE&T courses
- Pet discounts on treatment and products up to 70%
- Discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport)
- Refer a Friend program & rewards
Ready for your next challenge?
For a confidential discussion, please contact Mitchell Merritt at careers@aes.email
Kindred Vet, Dickson, Inner North Canberra (posted 12th August)
Kindred Vet - DICKSON - Veterinary Nurse
Are you looking to put your skills to use? Want to work somewhere where nurses are valued, respected, and fundamental to achieving the clinic's goal of excellent patient care?
Kindred Vet might be for you. We are a new, membership-based clinic opening in Dickson, ACT in mid-September 2026. While we still do pay-as-you-go, GP veterinary work like other clinics, we are also a little different. Our unique membership models (Core and VIP - Very Important Pet) are designed to reduce barriers to care and encourage pet owners to address pet health concerns before they grow. We are also co-located with the Walk In Clinic For Animals, which offers urgent after hours care to pets from 6pm every evening. This means our patients can stay in hospital overnight with dedicated nurses caring for them 24/7, ensuring a high standard of care at all times.
Our clinic is purpose built, but housed inside a large building on the first floor. This means there is a comfortable staff room, floor to ceiling windows that cover 2/3 of the hospital allowing natural light and views, a coffee machine, 6 consult rooms + family/grieving room built to emulate a living room at home, 2 surgical theatres + dirty procedures room + large three table treatment area, plus ultrasound room, x-ray room, wards etc. We are also only open 8am-6pm Monday to Friday, so no weekends and you get 1 weekday off every week.
We are looking for nurses to join our new team. At Kindred Vet, we will help you practice to the top of your ability - think dentals, lab work, pharmacy, consulting, anaesthesia, x-rays and triage. We have Customer Care Representatives who are excellent at what they do, so you won't need to answer phones or take payments. We are happy to spend time and money on training and CPD to increase your skills beyond your core training, so that you can truly be a care partner at the hospital. If you are interested in upskilling in behaviour, rehabilitation or nutrition, we are keen to support you. And your opinion matters - if you have concerns about either an inpatient or outpatient at Kindred Vet who isn't doing as well as they could be, we want you to tell us.
What are we looking for?
- Experienced veterinary nurses who are confident in at least one of the following areas:
- Medicine / procedures / hospitalization
- Surgery
- Consulting
- Certificate IV, Diploma or Bachelor of Veterinary Technology required (however if you are working towards these qualifications and your clinical skills are strong, still apply)
- Fast learner invested in making veterinary nursing your career, including commitment to training and CPD
- Team player with good communication skills
- Either already existing, or ability to obtain (with support and CPD), skills in areas like dentistry, pharmacy, lab work, anaesthesia, imaging and consulting
What are we offering?
- Permanent full-time or part-time roles
- Good pay (well above award, rates dependent on experience but always with a clear pathway to increase based on skills)
- Ability to stream into your favoured area (medicine/surgery/consulting) with CPD and training to match
- 4-day week for full-time
- Commitment to helping you achieve your maximum potential
- Family-friendly workplace with a boss who gets the juggle
If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to Bronwyn on wica.directors@outlook.com and quote "Kindred Nurse" in your email title.
Animal Referral Hospital, Pialligo, South East Canberra (posted 7th August)
If you’re an experienced GP Vet Nurse ready to level up or a seasoned Emergency Nurse looking for a new home, your next adventure starts right here at ARH Canberra!
We’re on the hunt for Casual and Part-Time Vet Nurses to join our Emergency & Critical Care team where every shift counts, every patient matters, and no two nights are ever the same.
Please click here to see photos!
At ARH Canberra, you’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with specialists in Medicine and Surgery and collaborate with our Rehabilitation department for truly holistic patient care. This is where skill meets heart and chaos meets calm.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver exceptional nursing care to emergency and hospitalised patients
- Support veterinarians with diagnostics, treatments, and emergency procedures
- Monitor patients, administer medications, and maintain accurate medical records
- Assist in surgical and critical care cases as required
- Communicate effectively and empathetically with clients during stressful situations
- Uphold hospital policies, infection control standards, and safety procedures
- Contribute positively to team culture and knowledge sharing
Our ideal candidate, will have:
- A Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent qualification)
- Minimum 2+ years clinical experience (GP or Emergency)
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure
- Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
- Flexibility to work evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays as part of a rotating roster
- Commitment to professional growth and continuing education
We want to offer you:
- Casual or Part-time hours
- A Competitive salary + benefits that actually mean something
- A supportive team that wants you to grow
- Ongoing education and supported career development
- Staff discounts on products and services (because your pets deserve a perk too)
- A real opportunity to make a difference - every single day
Walk In Clinic for Animals, Dickson, Inner North Canberra (posted 3rd August) Overnight Nurses
OVERNIGHT NURSES WANTED at the Walk In Clinic For Animals in Dickson, ACT
With our expansion and upcoming move to a purpose-built hospital in Dickson, the Walk In Clinic For Animals is hiring overnight nurses to provide care to inpatients from our clinic and our referring veterinary clinic partners.
The Walk In Clinic For Animals was Australia's first urgent care clinic, and since 2022 we have cared for thousands of Canberra's pets. We fit the space between daytime general practice and evening emergency hospitals, and will be introducing overnight hospitalisation with our move to the new Dickson hospital in mid-September 2026.
What's the role?
- Overnight, sole charge nursing shifts caring for stable but hospitalised patients. A vet will be on call and only 3 minutes away.
- 3 overnight shifts per week (or 12 per month) for permanent part-time, casual shifts also available
- Conduct TPRs and observations, patient comfort, fluid management, medication management and other tasks as required
What's on offer?
- Excellent renumeration reflecting your experience and the unsocial hours
- Purpose-built hospital with coffee machine, well equipped staff room including bed for naps in-between duties
- Part of a team committed to providing excellent care to pets of the Canberra region
Who we are looking for?
- Confident, experienced nurses who can troubleshoot when things go wrong, but also know when to ask for help when things aren't right
- Minimum 3+ years in-clinic experience, ideally in a busy GP clinic, referral centre or ECC hospital
- Certificate IV, Diploma in Veterinary Nursing, Bachelor of Veterinary Technology or overseas veterinary degree highly regarded
If you are interested in learning more about this role, please reach out to Bronwyn our Director at wica.directors@outlook.com with your CV and a covering email.
Belconnen Veterinary Centre, NW Canberra (posted 21st July)
Belconnen Veterinary Centre | Casual Veterinary Nurse
About Us
Vets Central is on a mission to become Australia's leading veterinary partner, supporting the delivery of quality veterinary services to the community and we are now partnered with Belconnen Veterinary Centre. Belconnen Veterinary Centre stands out for its entrepreneurial vision, offering the most complete structure of clinical, surgical and diagnostic imaging services (ultrasound, X-ray, CT and endoscopy), led by a dedicated team, with excellent technical training and driven by passion for pets! Our clinic also sees a large volume of orthopaedic surgeries, supported by regular visits from a travelling orthopaedic specialist.
Please click here to see photos!
The Opportunity
We are currently looking for our next star Veterinary Nurse to join our team on casual basis! As a Vet Nurse with Belconnen Veterinary Centre, you will be actively involved in supporting our Vets with patient care, and with shifts rotating between surgery, hospital, and reception!
To be successful for this position, you will have:
- A Cert IV Vet Nursing is preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Vet Nurse, with knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures, particularly ECC experience would prove very beneficial
- Available for shifts Monday-Friday (no weekends required!)
- An empathetic, caring nurse that always advocates for their patients.
- Exceptional communication skills to build relationships with our clients.
- An eye for detail, a good work ethic and a willingness to keep learning and improving both themselves and the practice.
What we can offer:
- Comprehensive induction and onboarding to assist you to transition into our team, with continual training and development opportunities.
- Flexible work options.
- We are proud to be Great Place to Work – Certified!
- Novated vehicle leasing options.
- Know that you are making a highly valuable contribution by caring for and achieving effective outcomes for our patients, clients, and the wider community.
- Flare HR Perks & discounts on everyday expenses including groceries, electronics, entertainment, fuel, restaurants, fashion brands and more.
- VC Learning Academy - online learning portal
- Recently joining the national Vets Central Network, you will have access to a wide support network with like-minded professionals.
If you are ready to take on your next veterinary adventure, apply today: Application Link!
For further information, please reach out to our careers team at: careers@vetscentral.com.au
Belconnen Veterinary Centre, NW Canberra (posted 14th July) PT VN
Belconnen Veterinary Centre | Part-Time Veterinary Nurse
About Us
Belconnen Veterinary Centre stands out for its entrepreneurial vision, offering the most complete structure of clinical, surgical and diagnostic imaging services (ultrasound, X-ray, CT and endoscopy), led by a dedicated team, with excellent technical training and driven by passion for pets! Our clinic also sees a large volume of orthopaedic surgeries, supported by regular visits from a travelling orthopaedic specialist.
The Opportunity
We are currently looking for our next star Veterinary Nurse to join our team on part-time basis (approx. 46 hours per fortnight)! As a Vet Nurse with Belconnen Veterinary Centre, you will be actively involved in supporting our Vets with patient care, and with shifts rotating between surgery, hospital, and reception!
To be successful for this position, you will have:
- A Cert IV Vet Nursing is preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years' experience as a Vet Nurse, with knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures, particularly ECC experience would prove very beneficial
- Available for shifts Tuesday-Friday and rotating 1 in 4 weekends.
- An empathetic, caring nurse that always advocates for their patients.
- Exceptional communication skills to build relationships with our clients.
- An eye for detail, a good work ethic and a willingness to keep learning and improving both themselves and the practice.
What we can offer:
- Comprehensive induction and onboarding to assist you to transition into our team, with continual training and development opportunities.
- Flexible work options.
- We are proud to be Great Place to Work – Certified!
- Novated vehicle leasing options.
- Know that you are making a highly valuable contribution by caring for and achieving effective outcomes for our patients, clients, and the wider community.
- Flare HR Perks & discounts on everyday expenses including groceries, electronics, entertainment, fuel, restaurants, fashion brands and more.
- Alongside paid Parental Leave we offer Paid Purrental Leave – because we love our fur babies.
- VC Learning Academy - online learning portal
- Personal Wellness – Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Recently joining the national Vets Central Network, you will have access to a wide support network with like-minded professionals.
If you are ready to take on your next veterinary adventure, apply today: Application Link!
For further information, please reach out to our careers team at: careers@vetscentral.com.au
Hall Veterinary Surgery, Northern Canberra (posted 14th July)
Qualified Veterinary Nurse - Join Our Caring Team!
Hall Veterinary Surgery
Are you a passionate and skilled Veterinary Nurse looking for your next opportunity? We are seeking a qualified and dedicated professional to join our friendly and supportive team. This is your chance to work in a clinic that values excellence in patient care and client service.
Our clinic is conveniently located in the quiet village of Hall, offering easy access and a welcoming environment. Full-time or part-time position available. Flexible roster to support work-life balance.
About the Role
As a Veterinary Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to our patients and supporting our veterinarians. Your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting in surgical procedures and monitoring anaesthesia.
- Providing exceptional inpatient and outpatient nursing care.
- Performing diagnostic tests and administering medications.
- Educating and supporting pet owners with empathy and professionalism.
- Maintaining accurate medical records and ensuring compliance with clinic standards.
About You
We're looking for someone who is:
- Qualified: Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing (or equivalent).
- Experienced: Previous clinical experience preferred.
- Compassionate: Passionate about animal welfare and client care.
- Team-Oriented: Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Adaptable: Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
What We Offer
- A supportive and collaborative team culture.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Competitive remuneration based on experience.
- Staff discounts on products and services.
How to Apply
If you're ready to take the next step in your veterinary nursing career, we'd love to hear from you! Apply with your resume by emailing Steph on steph.dealmeida@vet.partners
Belconnen Veterinary Centre, North-West Canberra (posted 13th July) Head Vet Nurse
Belconnen Veterinary Centre | Full-Time Head Veterinary Nurse
About Us
Belconnen Veterinary Centre stands out for its entrepreneurial vision, offering the most complete structure of clinical, surgical and diagnostic imaging services (ultrasound, X-ray, CT and endoscopy), led by a dedicated team, with excellent technical training and driven by passion for pets! We also see a large volume of orthopaedic surgeries, supported by regular visits from a travelling orthopaedic specialist.
The Opportunity
We are currently looking for our next star Head Veterinary Nurse to join our team at Belconnen Veterinary Centre! As the Head Vet Nurse with Belconnen Veterinary Centre, you will be actively involved in supporting our Vets with patient care, and with shifts rotating between surgery, hospital, and reception! In addition to this, you will also work alongside our practice managers and assist in organising rosters, ordering stock and assist in managing nurse training.
To be successful for this position, you will have:
- A Cert IV Vet Nursing (essential!).
- A minimum of 2 years' experience as a Vet Nurse, with knowledge and understanding of veterinary nursing procedures, particularly ECC experience would prove very beneficial.
- Available for shifts Monday-Friday, with rotating weekends.
- Ability to work independently with strong leadership skills.
- An empathetic, caring nurse that always advocates for their patients.
- Exceptional communication skills to build relationships with our clients.
- A willingness to keep learning and improving both themselves and the practice.
What we can offer:
- Comprehensive induction and onboarding to assist you to transition into our team, with continual training and development opportunities.
- We are proud to be Great Place to Work – Certified!
- Novated vehicle leasing options.
- Know that you are making a highly valuable contribution by caring for and achieving effective outcomes for our patients, clients, and the wider community.
- Flare HR Perks & discounts on everyday expenses including groceries, electronics, entertainment, fuel, restaurants, fashion brands and more.
- Alongside paid Parental Leave we offer Paid Purrental Leave – because we love our fur babies.
- VC Learning Academy - online learning portal
- Personal Wellness – Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Recently joining the national Vets Central Network, you will have access to a wide support network with like-minded professionals.
If you are ready to take on your next veterinary adventure, apply today: Application Link!
For further information, please reach out to our careers team at: careers@vetscentral.com.au
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