Turramurra Veterinary Hospital, Sydney's Upper North Shore, NSW
Veterinary Technologist/Veterinary Nurse
Full or Part-Time - Turramurra Veterinary Hospital, Sydney NSW
Are you a qualified Veterinary Nurse or Vet Tech Graduate with extensive experience in general practice, who is keen to assist in upskilling our current Nursing Team in a Training & Development role in the only ASAV accredited Hospital of Excellence in Sydney’s North Shore?
We are looking for a qualified and experienced Veterinary Nurse or Veterinary Technology graduate with advanced nursing skills to join our team!
Turramurra Veterinary Hospital strives to provide a superior standard of customer service and patient care, with a team who go above and beyond for the clients and the pets that present to our practice.
Turramurra Veterinary Hospital is the North Shore’s only ASAV-accredited Hospital of Excellence, and we are a Lincoln Institute Accredited Employer of Choice.
Would you like to join our outstanding professional team of animal lovers, who enjoy coming to work each day?
About Us:
We are a 7-vet (full-time equivalent) small animal independent and family-owned practice who love what we do. We have a purpose-built recently renovated modern and well-equipped building with two sterile surgical theatres, ultrasound, oxygen cage/oxygen concentrator, digital radiology suite, dental x-rays, Vet-Tome and pathology/Imagyst suite. We regularly have visiting specialists provide services for our practice.
We aim for the gold-standard of care for our patients and to facilitate this, we have a high ratio of supportive team members to vets.
Our team of over 30 employees, includes our dedicated Customer Care Team, who is supported by our Nursing Team as required.
Our Nursing Team currently consists of our Nurse Manager, 4 qualified Cert IV Veterinary Nurses (2 who are currently undertaking a Vet Tech degree through CSU), one trainee Cert IV Veterinary Nurse and 5 Veterinary Students as well as 2 Hospital Assistant/Animal Attendants.
We are looking to support the training and development of our existing team with an additional veterinary nurse who has a high level of technical knowledge and experience and enjoys teaching others.
We are located in a pleasant leafy area in Sydney's Upper North Shore, close to National Parks and around 30 minutes from the city and close to the Northern Beaches.
View our website at www.turramurravet.com.au to find out more about our practice.
About the role:
We are looking to fill an opening in our Nursing Team to start during winter 2025, with a qualified Veterinary Nurse or Veterinary Technology graduate, who is experienced in general practice with advanced nursing skills. Additional experience in a veterinary specialist facility and/or emergency and critical care is ideal but not essential. As part of this role, the successful applicant would be involved in upskilling our current team as the Nursing Team Training & Development Co-ordinator.
We are seeking a highly motivated qualified veterinary nurse or veterinary technologist with exceptional skills, who can bring a positive, vibrant and ‘can do’ attitude to the role and the extended clinical team.
We believe work should be enjoyed, not endured. We are proud to have maintained a pleasant workplace environment that focuses on team collaboration, leadership and career development.
Turramurra Veterinary Hospital is a supportive team who collaborate to ensure that we provide the best care possible for our patients and their owners on a daily basis. We consider our community’s pets as an extension of our own family.
You will be involved with ensuring competency levels are met for trainees as well as upskilling the extended Nursing Team to inspire them to be the best that they can be.
You will be an integral part of our medical and surgical Nursing Team, supporting our Nurse Manager to ensure procedures run efficiently and that in-patients receive a high level of care. Our Nursing Team have a rotational roster and start at varying times to ensure adequate nursing cover and to build skills across all areas of the hospital. There is no on call work required for this role.
If you believe that you have the desired skills to complement our existing Nursing Team and are interested in a Training and Development role with us, then we are interested in hearing from you.
Whilst full-time is preferred, this can be a full-time or part-time role – please contact us to discuss your availability, employment opportunities and career goals with us.
Duties will include but are not limited to:
- Preparing, reviewing and overseeing nurse competency checklists
- Assisting the Nurse Manager with the onboarding of new nurses
- Training our Nursing Team in more advanced veterinary nursing skills
- Preparing patients for surgery and other procedures
- Anaesthetic monitoring
- Placing IV catheters, blood collection, setting up IV fluids and CRIs
- Assisting with dental scaling and polishing as well as dental x-rays
- Monitoring hospital in-patients, including emergency and critical care cases
- Assisting vets and nurse colleagues with consultations and triage cases
- Nurse consultations, when required, including but not limited to giving injections, nail clipping, weight assessments, patient discharges
- Maintaining a clean and organised hospital – note we have commercial cleaners twice weekly
- Client service assistance – note we have a dedicated Customer Care Team so this involves assisting only when necessary
- Answering overflow phone calls as needed
About you:
Essentials:
- Currently living in Australia and eligible to work in Australia without restrictions
- Qualification as a Veterinary Nurse Cert IV or Bachelor of Veterinary Technology (or equivalent overseas qualification)
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a qualified veterinary nurse
- Proficiency in IV catheter placement and jugular vein blood sampling
- Knowledge in intravenous fluid therapy and CRI set up
- Experience in anaesthetic monitoring, including more complex or critical cases
- CPR knowledge and experience
- Experience in preparation of patients for surgery
- Reliable and committed work ethic
- Dedicated, enthusiastic, highly motivated and self-directed initiative to ensure productivity while on shift
- Team player mentality and willingness to offer support to our Nurse Manager
- Empathetic and resilient
- Ability to prioritise tasks accordingly and respond quickly to direction when required
- Willingness to adhere to our practice policies and protocols
- Exceptional communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst maintaining a positive demeanour
- The ability to bring a positive and ‘can do’ attitude to the workplace
- A love for teaching others to encourage and enrich their role
- Determination to learn the Open VPMS Veterinary scheduling system - we will teach you!
- Dedicated to maintaining a high standard within general practice to ensure patient well-being
Desirables:
- Additional prior experience in a veterinary specialist facility and/or emergency and critical care with a desire to work in general practice for the foreseeable future
- Experience in Doppler blood pressure monitoring, Anitek multi-monitors, capnography is an advantage but specific equipment training will be provided if required
- Knowledge about management of tick toxicity but specific training on our treatment protocol will be provided
- Experience in the use of Smart Flow (patient workflow system) or similar
- Interest in filling the Training and Development role within the Nursing Team to further develop the skillset within our team and a plan for developing competency lists, supervising trainee nurses and veterinary students
- Live within 20 minutes of the practice
- Own car and driving license
- Familiarity with or an interest in the local area
What We Offer:
- Collaborative, diverse and supportive team environment
- Employee Excellence Award initiatives
- Employee discounts for veterinary services
- Regular team lunches and social events
- Continuing education opportunities through in-clinic Lunch and Learn training sessions, team training events and conferences
- Regular performance evaluation and professional development reviews
Hours:
Rostered hours will vary from winter to summer and consist of a combination of early and late shifts, depending on our roster requirements. Shift length will vary but are generally 9.5 hours and it is important that you are able to do a combination of early start and late finishes, which will be dependent on practice requirements.
Our practice’s opening hours are:
Weekdays:
7am – 7pm (non-daylight savings)
7am – 8pm (daylight savings)
Saturdays:
7am – 4pm
Sundays & Public Holidays: (closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day)
9am – 3pm
Remuneration:
- For the right candidate, we are willing to pay you market-leading rates depending on your level of experience, skillset, availability and team fit
- Get paid what you’re worth!
Note: Please only apply for the position if you are currently living in and eligible to work in Australia.
Probationary period:
Please note there is a probationary period of 6 months.
Application:
If this sounds like the ideal role for you and this sounds like the role you have been looking for, then we look forward to hearing from you.
We are keen to meet a talented, motivated and experienced nurse interested in joining our team.
For your application to be considered, it is important that you follow these steps:
Step 1) VIDEO INTRODUCTION: Send through a 30-40 second video introducing yourself by stating your name and why you would like to join our Nursing Team at Turramurra Veterinary Hospital. Send video via WhatsApp to 0488 180 081.
Step 2) EMAIL: Email through your CV with at least two references and a cover letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role to manager@turramurravet.com.au.
Please note that only applications with both application steps completed will be reviewed and considered for an interview.
We look forward to hearing from you!