Equine Veterinary Nursing Specialist

4 days ago


Werribee, Victoria, Australia University of Melbourne Full time

About the Role

The University of Melbourne's Werribee Campus is seeking a highly skilled Equine Veterinary Nurse to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art equine clinical and research environment, supporting veterinarians and researchers in delivering high-quality lameness and imaging services.

As an Equine Veterinary Nurse, you will play a key role in ensuring the well-being and safety of horses and other animals in our care. Your responsibilities will include providing 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.

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.
  • Assist with imaging activities under the direction of imaging technicians and veterinarians within the Equine Centre in accordance with radiation and operational safety protocols.
  • Ensure efficient veterinary nursing service 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.
  • Assist and maintain imaging suites ensuring the areas 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 the vet students come through the lameness centre on the clinical rotations.

Requirements:

  • 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, and in particular with equine patients.
  • Completion of a Veterinary Nursing diploma or/and a radiation license working in veterinary diagnostic imaging is highly desirable.

We offer a competitive salary package of $65,000 - $85,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses.

About Us:

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.

About You:

We are looking for a motivated and experienced individual who is passionate about horses and has excellent communication and interpersonal skills. If you are a team player who is able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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