Full-time Vet Nurse

Veterinary Care | Royal Oak

Join our lovely group of Vet Nurses, Vets and dedicated Receptionists who will support you in your journey and help you grow. We are a team friendly, fun loving and very supportive of one another. We love to get to know our patients and their owners, and our team will always go the extra mile to provide excellent customer service and the highest standard of patient care.

This position would suit an experienced Vet Nurse who thrives in a busy, progressive veterinary clinic, and looking to develop their leadership skills in the industry. 

We value the importance of work life balance. This role covers 36 hours per week working Tuesday to Friday with 1 in 3 Saturdays working 8:30am to 12:30pm. 

Do you:

• Breeze through a pug nail clip, temperamental “occluded” drip pump and surprise in your scrub pocket

• Appreciate a thick juicy cat abscess, the satisfaction of a Labrador lipoma and successful retrieval of insert embarrassing household item here via emesis

• Recognise a hyperthyroid cat from a mile away, smell ketosis and know a yeasty snowman when you see it

• Provide first class client education even if their pet “will be kept quiet” and “won’t lick the stitches”

• Manage a perfect threading of your dehydrated cat’s IV catheter FIRST TRY, take bloods blindfolded and manage a doppler like a master

Then not only do we want you, but we need you!

Our clinics is well equipped with in house bio-chemistry blood analysers, digital radiography, dental radiography and separate nurse consultation rooms.

Nurses are encouraged to use all aspects of their nursing knowledge including placing of IV catheters, blood and urine sampling, monitoring of anaesthesia, hospital monitoring and treatment as well as triaging consultations and providing routine nursing consults. 

We have a great network of resources shared across our clinics which gives us access to the likes of ultrasound, advanced dentistry, in-house blood analysers, and digital radiography. All staff have the same common goal of providing gold-standard care to our patients and clients.

In return we’re looking for someone with:

• A Veterinary Nursing qualification, ideally with experience

• Experience, initiative and an eagerness to work

• A warm friendly personality

• Great communication and organisational skills

• A sound knowledge and understanding of Veterinary Nursing procedures

• Someone who values the importance of a close-knit team who can all work    closely together to achieve the best outcomes for all patients

What’s on offer:

• FREE access to practical training programs through our purpose-built training facilities

• Flexible roster/hours

• Be part of a strong network of veterinary professionals

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program & Wellbeing services

• Additional paid parental leave and return to work bonus

• CPD allowance

• Opportunity for involvement with our leading ANZ Vet Nurse Program

• Ability to move between the network and retain your benefits and accruals

• Vet Nurse Advisory Committee

• Rewards for employee referrals

• Awards to celebrate excellence

• Health insurance (after meeting service provision)

• Staff benefits & discounts including Fitness Passport!

• NZVNA Membership paid for