• Fantastic casual opportunity to enhance your skills and experience within a Veterinary Teaching Hospital

• Work across multiple disciplines under the guidance and support of Specialists, Residents, Interns and Veterinarians

• Opportunity to be part of an inspirational team developing the next generation of veterinarians

• HEO 3 Step 1 $49.94 per hour + Premium after hours loadings + shift loadings (up to 75% of the base hourly rate depending on days/times) + 12% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Casual Nurse position is within the Sydney School of Veterinary Science and supports the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. The School is ranked #2nd in Australia and #22nd globally, within a world class university. We are currently looking for full-time and part-time casual nurses to join our team! There are a number of opportunities available in a range of services.

The role will work within the School’s University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Camperdown. The majority of available shifts will be Surgery-focused, with other departments offering shifts more sporadically. The teaching hospital provides clinical learning experience for veterinary students with staff engaged in professional training programs through provision of veterinary services to the public.

This is an opportunity to work with and learn from Academics and Clinicians who inspire and train the next generation of veterinarians. It’s an opportunity for you to learn and enhance your skills and experience in a unique teaching and research environment of a Veterinary Teaching hospital and develop your expertise, enhance work life balance, and find purpose supporting the next generation of veterinarians.

UVTHS is a combined referral and primary care small animal hospital with access to a range of specialist services, expertise, and equipment to offer excellent care to our patients. We benefit from a dedicated clientele who always want the very best for their pets.

This is your chance to have a marked impact on the future of the veterinary profession through your contribution and support of the clinical service and training of students.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• support student learning

• supervise and assist students with technical skills

• support the student experience through positive engagement with students in training.

• provide overall care for animals in the designated service, approaching patient treatment and care with compassion and empathy

• assists veterinarians during examinations, consultations, and treatments

• responsible for providing relevant support including but not limited to: placing intravenous catheters, phlebotomy, inducing anaesthesia, intubation, clipping/prepping animals for surgery, monitoring anaesthesia &setting up intravenous fluids

• under supervision assists with the respective service relevant treatments such as chemotherapy and radiographic procedures

• responsible for ordering and dispensing medications, food etc. as requested

• responsible for cleaning and disinfecting animal cages, floors, bench tops, triage and consulting rooms and surgeries as required

• responsible for cleaning and maintaining equipment to ensure good working order

• responsible for operating in-house pathology equipment as needed

• assist with and cares for hospitalised animals

• responsible for routine lab tasks when required

• assist with other nursing duties as requested by the Senior Staff, Nurse Coordinator, Veterinarian Staff and Hospital Manager.

About you

• hold a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent ( please attach Certificate IV or equivalent to this job application )

• at least 1-year experience in a specialist hospital is preferred but not essential

• vibrant and enthusiastic, with a strong sense of teamwork

• kind and compassionate towards people and pets alike

• a strong communicator who can provide excellent customer service

• professional, hardworking, and committed to providing exceptional patient care

• have a keen interest in training and teaching

We are committed to your development, and you will have access to a range of continuing education opportunities. We pride ourselves on promoting a continuous learning environment to facilitate your progression. Be inspired everyday and stimulated by an academic environment focused on teaching and research.

The Sydney School of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney is ranked 2nd in the Southern hemisphere and 22nd in the world among veterinary faculties (QS rankings 2022). The School of Veterinary Science educates students and conducts research in veterinary and related sciences.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires valid work rights for Australia.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion , evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People , women , people living with a disability , people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds , and those who identify as LGBTIQ+ . We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion .

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Mari Wyn Lewis, Recruitment Consultant Recruitment Operations, by email casual-recruitment.admin@sydney.edu.au

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