Are you bored at work?

Do you have mad nursing skills that you just don’t get to use in your current job?

Would you like to place IVCs, collect and run bloods, learn CPR the correct way?

Do you want to develop special interest skills in animal welfare, private practice, anaesthesia, pocket pets or dentals?

Are you interested in upskilling to perform nurse’s consults?

Then it’s time to think about joining the team at RSPCA Victoria!

About Us

RSPCA Victoria is a non-government, community-based charity that works to prevent cruelty to animals by actively promoting their care and protection.

Our organisation’s purpose is to work with the community to achieve outstanding animal welfare through education, advocacy, and animal care and protection. RSPCA Victoria is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment that is underpinned by our values: respect, consideration, clarity, accountability, expertise and collaboration.

About the role

We are currently expanding our veterinary nurse team at Burwood East Veterinary Clinic (Clinic) and are looking for full-time nurses to join us. We are a large Clinic with a rotating staff of approximately 40 nurses and 20 vets, which includes veterinary specialists such as orthopaedic vets, ophthalmologists and sonographers.

Our facility incorporates five operating theatres, eight consulting rooms, four shelter animal hospital wards, two private patient hospital wards, digital x-ray capability, in-house pathology capability and computerised record keeping.

The successful candidate will provide high quality veterinary nursing services to RSPCA Victoria shelter and private patients. This includes, monitoring patients, assisting Veterinarians with surgical procedures and treatments, providing enrichment and care, cleaning and preparing equipment and instruments, and reporting any health and behaviour concerns of animals.

In this role, you will be required to provide a high level of customer service, both verbally and written, to clients and other RSPCA Victoria internal departments and ensure all necessary documentation relating to customer interactions and the management of animals within the veterinary clinic are recorded accurately. Effective performance of the role will require a good working knowledge of veterinary nursing patient care, excellent communication skills, flexibility, and a can-do approach.

Full-time nurses will be required to work 40 hours per week over a 7-day rotating roster, including one weekend on in four and some public holidays. A great benefit of the rotating roster is a four-day weekend, every four weeks due to a monthly RDO as a result of the 40-hour week.

Nurses are rostered in a variety of roles, including hospital wards, theatre, reception, phones, consults, and isolation. Shifts are eight hours plus a one-hour lunch break, with start and finish times variable. Some shifts start at 7am, and some shifts finish at 8pm.

What we can offer you

• A uniquely diverse role with the opportunity to expand your skillset in shelter medicine, private practice and animal welfare.
• A great, cohesive and supportive team.
• An opportunity to work with and learn from special interest practitioners in areas such as orthopaedics, medicine, ultrasound and ophthalmology, laser and acupuncture.
• Encouraged work-life balance with a broad range of leave entitlements, including annual leave, personal leave, additional leave (6 days per year pro-rata), purchased leave, paid parental leave, study leave and paid family and domestic violence leave.
• Access to our Employee and Volunteer Assistance Program (EVAP)
• Discount on products and services, including Royal Canin pet food, Hush Puppies and RSPCA Victoria retail products
• Salary packaging and novated lease arrangements on offer with leading provider, Maxxia.

What we are looking for from you

• Well-developed veterinary nursing knowledge and skills.

• Experience working in a veterinary nursing role is desirable, including basic knowledge of animal anatomy, behaviour, disease recognition and safe/calm handling practices.

• Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging work environment, whilst showing great care and compassion to the animals in our care.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in a team environment.
• The ability and commitment to work on a rotating roster, which includes some weekends and some public holidays.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem solving and organisational skills
• A positive and can-do attitude.

Qualifications and other requirements

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing is desirable or equivalent experience is essential.
• National Police Check required
• Evidence of current tetanus vaccination required
• Compliance with the RSPCA Victoria COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, which requires employees and volunteer to be vaccinated with two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine (primary course) plus a COVID-19 vaccine booster administered after the primary course (initial booster), unless a medical exemption applies.

How to Apply

To learn more about our organisation and this job opportunity, please visit our website at www.rspcavic.org and download the Position Description attached to this advertisement for more details. Alternatively, please contact our friendly recruitment team via [email protected] using the subject line: Veterinary Nurse - Full Time enquiry via EthicalJobs

If this role is of interest to you, submit your application with your cover letter and resume, addressing how you meet the selection criteria.

RSPCA Victoria is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we strongly encourage people from all cultural backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are welcome to access RSPCA Victoria’s Diversity & Inclusion Policy here.