West Coast Veterinary Hospital is a purpose-built veterinary hospital that opened in January 2017. Our state-of-the-art hospital is located in Forrestdale, Western Australia, 20 mins south of the Perth CBD. Our caseload is 55% small animals, 40% equine and 5% farm animals. We have three spacious operating theatres, three SA consulting rooms, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, digital radiography, MRI and ultrasonography facilities. Our clinic is a outstanding place to work, with low staff turn-over and an exciting and varied caseload.
www.westcoastvets.com.au
The role
West Coast Vets is looking for an equine nurse to join our equine team. The position will be approx 30-38 hours per week however this may vary and can be discussed with the successful applicant. Located Forrestdale, Western Australia.
Key responsibilities
* Oversee care of equine and farm animals
* General nursing activities across the hospital
* Ability to be on call (1/10 weekends approximately)
* Maintenance of high clinical standards (emergency,
medicine and surgery)
The ideal applicant
This role will suit an enthusiastic and passionate equine vet nurse. The successful applicant ideally should have:
* Ideally a minimum of 1 year veterinary nursing experience
* Excellent horse handling skills (must be confident with young horses)
* Exceptional patient care and clinical standards.
* The ability to work independently and within a team
* Self motivated and be able to follow instructions
* Be able to work well under pressure/stressful situations
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Registration as a veterinary nurse in Western Australia
www.westcoastvets.com.au
Salary and benefits
The remuneration for this position would be consistent with the award wage for a level 4 veterinary nurse. This can be discussed further for the right applicant.