Senior Shelter Veterinary Nurse

Sydney Dogs & Cats Home

Job description

Join a friendly, supportive and dynamic team dedicated to staff well-being and improving animal welfare

Work in a modern fully equipped Veterinary Hospital

No weekend, after hours or public holiday work

Above award wage offered

About the role

A varied and interesting role involving a unique combination of routine clinical and shelter nursing duties. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be involved in the growth of this already highly regarded animal welfare organisation. Sydney Dogs and Cats Home veterinary team are committed to providing a supportive work-life balance whilst also providing the opportunity for career progression.

This role will involve

Performing general nursing duties including assisting veterinarians with foster care consultations, shelter animal health checks, providing treatment to hospitalised patients, and managing daily procedures

Performing surgical nursing duties including monitoring patients under general anaesthesia

Approaching patient treatment and care with compassion and the use of fear-free nursing techniques to support the animals’ welfare

Run laboratory tests using our fully equipped in-house laboratory

Assisting the Head Nurse with administrative tasks including inventory management and equipment maintenance

Assist with training and support of junior staff, non-veterinary staff, students and volunteers

Participation in community education programs, animal welfare events and fundraising campaigns

Desired skills and experience

A Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent veterinary nursing qualification

At least 3 years nursing experience

Strong nursing skills covering all aspects of medical and surgical veterinary care

A commitment to or willingness to integrate fear-free handling

A passion for companion animal welfare and an understanding of the human-animal bond

A desire to continually promote companion animal welfare through education and support of the community

A positive outlook and willingness to be involved in all aspects of the organisation

The ability to work closely with a team as well as autonomously

Experience working in the animal welfare field will be highly regarded