Equine Veterinary Nurse Specialist
3 hours ago
About the Role
The Equine Veterinary Nurse at the University of Melbourne's Werribee Campus plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality lameness and imaging services, patient care, and efficient nursing assistance for veterinarians and researchers.
This position involves horse handling, diagnostic imaging procedures, and adherence to strict safety protocols, including radiation and infection control. The successful candidate will also be responsible for managing stock requirements and maintaining best practice standards in infection control within the Equine Centre, contributing to a well-coordinated and safe clinical environment.
Your Responsibilities:
- Provide veterinary nursing support and horse handling to assist in the delivery of high-level lameness and imaging services, patient care, and efficient nursing assistance to veterinarians and researchers in a timely manner in accordance with best practice.
- Assist with imaging activities under the direction of imaging technicians and veterinarians within the Equine Centre in accordance with radiation and operational safety protocols.
- Maintain efficient veterinary nursing services at all times and ensure timely maintenance of stock requirements, functional equipment, and adherence to best practice standards of infection control.
- Assist the imaging technicians in monitoring all personnel and animals entering the imaging suites to ensure their safety and adherence to safety protocols at all times.
- Ensure imaging suites are organized and clean in accordance with infection control requirements.
- Assist with patient clinical procedures in a timely manner under the direction of veterinarians, senior staff, in accordance with relevant policies, procedures, and SOPs.
- Record and maintain all documentation, patient records, animal ethics records in accordance with best practice, University policies, procedures, and SOPs.
- Involvement with student teaching as vet students come through the lameness centre on clinical rotations.
Who We Are Looking For
You will demonstrate a genuine passion for horses, experience handling horses, and exhibit professionalism, enthusiasm, initiative, and a proactive attitude toward learning new skills and tasks.
You will also have:
- Completion of a relevant Certificate III or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training.
- Proven veterinary nursing experience and animal handling skills in a veterinary clinical environment, particularly with equine patients.
- Completion of a Veterinary Nursing diploma or/and a radiation licence working in veterinary diagnostic imaging is highly desirable.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
About Us – Melbourne Veterinary School
The Melbourne Veterinary School has a proud tradition of excellence in research, education, and leadership. Our research strengths include animal diseases, zoonotic infectious diseases, production animal systems (including dairy and red meat), and animal welfare.
We provide the only professional entry veterinary medicine program in Victoria and cover a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate subjects across veterinary science, including Australia's premiere graduate Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, which is nationally and internationally accredited by VSAAC, RCVS, and the AVMA COE.
In January 2023, Greencross Pet Wellness Company opened the Greencross Veterinary Hospital at the Werribee campus, providing 24-hour specialist and emergency care for patients, along with clinical rotations for the University's Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students.
What We Offer You
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page.
Salary: AU$70,000 - AU$90,000 per annum, depending on experience.
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