Due to an internal promotion, an exciting and rare opportunity is available for a fully qualified and experienced Vet Nurse to join AWL’s team.

• 37.5 hours week (Full Time)
• Monday to Friday 8am-4pm including one in four weekends
• Working in a team of 5.4 FTE vet nurses and 3.4 FTE vets

This is an opportunity to be part of one of the most dynamic and supportive shelter veterinary teams in South Australia. We provide critical services to 7000 animals each year that arrive into our care by ensuring the health and welfare needs are met and are of the highest standards.

About the role

Our shelter nurses rotate through a unique and rewarding set of shift allocations involving surgery, medical and intake shifts.

Surgery shifts see nurses assist veterinarians with important procedures for our animals to be adoption ready. These including desexings, dentals, radiology and major surgeries in a brand-new clinic and surgical theatre suite.

Medical shifts involve assisting with the monitoring the health of the shelter population and the work up of complex cases. We do not offer veterinary services to the public, so interaction with clients is limited to foster care consultations only.

Intake shifts include assisting with medical assessments for each arriving animal and providing treatments to protect them against disease and help them start their path of rehabilitation to overcome injuries or sickness.

We encourage our nurses to be empowered, skilled and knowledgeable whilst also maintaining high levels of care and compassion. There are always opportunities to learn, and you will be continually supported by our diverse and caring team.

You’ll have the opportunity to play an integral role in every animal’s journey. Our nursing staff provide a caring and gentle hand to help our animals grow, recover and thrive as they look for their new forever homes. Nothing beats the great feeling you get from helping out stray and abandoned animals that otherwise would have been on the streets.

About our Animal Care Centre

Our brand new $20m shelter at Wingfield has a purpose-built vet clinic with two operating theatres, three heated surgical tables, large prep/treatment area, wet table, five consult rooms, separate cat and dog wards, IM3 dental machine, V5 anaesthetic monitoring, in-house bloods and pathology testing, digital x-ray, low stress animal enclosures and fear free design features.

About you

We are looking for a qualified and experienced veterinary nurse with a wide and varied set of skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for someone who has:

• Cert IV in veterinary nursing or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years veterinary nursing experience
• Demonstrated experience in all aspects of medical and surgical veterinary nursing
• Outstanding animal handling skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities
• Genuine enthusiasm and passion for animal welfare and nursing
• An open mind and willingness to learn and adapt to change
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Shelter experience (preferred but not essential)

For a confidential discussion, please call the Veterinary Services Operations Manager, Jess Gibbons on 0466 512219.

Please apply through Seek and address your application to the Veterinary Services Operations Manager. Applications for this position should be accompanied by a covering letter and current CV.

Applications close: Monday 11 April 2022

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