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Salary(HEO4) $69,043 - $75,677 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.
Full Time | Fixed term position for up to 24 months.
Are you looking for an opportunity to take you to the next level of your career?
Work alongside supportive specialists and experts in their field from around the world giving you the ability to be involved in advanced treatment plans, surgery and procedures. The clinic has advanced imaging equipment including a CT & diagnostics.
The Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital (RVH) is seeking a motivated and experienced Veterinary Nurse Lead to join their caring team. This position will be part of professional staff services team of nurses, client services and technical staff members. This role provides nursing support to the clinical teaching veterinarians and practice clinicians across a range of animal care related teaching and commercial activities. The position may be well suited to a nurse who has 3 years’ experience in Small Animal practice.
The successful individual will be an enthusiastic, team-oriented senior nurse with a passion for delivering the highest standards of service and care and have proven experience as a Veterinary Nurse in a clinical setting.
Performing in high pressure situations, possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills, being motivated to mentor the next generation of vets and vet techs by imparting knowledge and modelling the highest standards of professional behaviour will be second nature to the Vet Nurse Lead.
To be successful you will need:
- Demonstrated capacity to work independently but participate cooperatively in team activities.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Veterinary Nursing.
- Ability to train, organise and assist a large group of staff and students.
- Ability to organise and effectively manage stock control for the Hospital.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement Policies and Procedures.
- Supervision of daily work flow and supporting clinicians and other nurses throughout a busy Veterinary Hospital.
The RVH is situated on the University’s picturesque Roseworthy Campus, approximately 9km from the township of Gawler and on the doorstep of the world-renowned Barossa Valley wine region. With the local schools, restaurants, and amenities of Gawler, a relaxed lifestyle and affordable housing, but only an hour from the CBD of Adelaide, the location offers the best of both worlds.
Enjoy an outstanding career environment
The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.
It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.
Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.
We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.
In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.
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If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.
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Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.
Applications close 11:55pm, 4 February 2024.
The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.
For further information
For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:
Millissa Hampel
Lead Nurse
Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital – Small Animal
P: +61 (8) 8313 1999
E: **************@adelaide.edu.au
The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
