Are you a qualified Veterinary Nurse or Vet Tech Graduate who is keen to join our Nursing Team in a full-time role in the only ASAV accredited Hospital of Excellence in Sydney’s North Shore?

We are an outstanding professional team of animal lovers, who enjoy coming to work each day.

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.

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 3 qualified Cert IV Veterinary Nurses (1 who is currently undertaking a Vet Tech degree through CSU), 2 trainee Cert IV Veterinary Nurses and 5 Veterinary Students, who cover the majority of our weekend shifts, as well as 3 Hospital Assistant/Animal Attendants.

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 spring 2025, with a qualified Veterinary Nurse or Veterinary Technology graduate, who has general practice experience.

We are seeking a highly motivated qualified veterinary nurse or veterinary technologist, 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.

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 in a full-time position, then we are interested in hearing from you.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

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

Qualified Veterinary Nurse Cert IV or Bachelor of Veterinary Technology (or equivalent overseas qualification)

Minimum 12 months’ 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 clinical team

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

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 and/or Nurse Manager 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 (note that these roles would require a minimum of 5 years’ clinical experience and preferably prior leadership experience in the field)

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 weekday shifts as well as 1 in 4 Sundays (there may be occasional Saturdays to cover leave), 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:

Full-time starting salary from $65 000 - $85 000 depending on experience and competency level

For the right candidate, we are willing to pay 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 [email protected].

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!