Surgery Nurse

North Shore Veterinary Specialist Hospital – Permanent Full Time Surgery Nurse

North Shore Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre is a boutique referral hospital centrally located in the heart of Sydney, providing leading specialist care 24/7, 365 days a year. We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic & experienced Surgical Veterinary Nurse to join our growing team on a Full-Time basis (Part Time will be considered for the right applicant). North Shore Veterinary Specialist Centre has a dedicated Surgical department comprised of VTS anaesthetic nurse, specialty trained perioperative nurses, rotating Interns and works collaboratively with our other specialist nursing teams, including Emergency and Internal Medicine. Our Surgery service is growing, and we are seeking an experienced Surgical Vet Nurse to join our talented team. We are looking for a team player, who also can work autonomously, and assists in delivering the best in outcome for our Surgical patients. To perform this role, you need to be highly organised and a forward planner, with excellent and clear communication skills.

• You will need to have a strong interest and experience in surgical procedures and patient care.
• Previous referral surgical nursing experience is desirable, but not essential.
• Have knowledge of a wide range of surgical procedures and pre- and post-operative patient care.
• Passionate about providing exceptional patient and client care.
• Conduct yourself in a manner that exhibits professionalism, excellent customer service and empathy for our clients who are often facing difficult situations.
• Can work autonomously with exceptional time management skills.
• You can also work harmoniously with other members of the hospital team.
• Strong work ethic and friendly attitude.
• Experience in different sedation and anaesthesia techniques for sick and critically ill patients must be a part of your skill set.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Qualification: Certificate IV in Vet Nursing or Veterinary Technician degree with a minimum of four years' experience.
• You have a willingness to learn.
• Must be fluent in English and have excellent communication skills (both written and oral).

• Our Surgery Nurses are responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the surgical service. This involves assisting with the assessment of patients, planning the day for these patients while liaising with the clinician in charge and other services, setting up for and assisting in a range of specialist surgical procedures, CT, radiography, charting and more.
• Required nursing skills include placing intravenous and urinary catheters; including intravenous, urinary, phlebotomy, running internal and organising external diagnostic tests, performing high quality radiographs, anaesthetic (including intubation) and intensive care monitoring, pre/post-operative care and more. We expect active participation in working together as a team for the benefit of our patients and clients. We give our nurses real responsibility in running and managing cases and the hospital.
• Keeping clients informed and happy – providing advice, answering questions and soothing their fears is a big part of the job.
• The surgery nurse roster involves weekday and weekend shifts. Working some public holidays is a requirement of the position.

Our people are important to us. We want our workplace to be a happy, healthy place where team integrity and care is first and foremost. We want our people to thrive in a challenging and satisfying environment. If this role is of interest to you, please APPLY now or for a confidential discussion please contact Victoria Nguyen (Specialty Talent Acquisition Business Partner) via: