Full Time Rotating Veterinary Nurse Underwood

Posted: 27/07/2026

Closing Date: 31/08/2026

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Job Category: Nurse

Veterinary Specialist Services is an established Small Animal referral practice in South East Queensland. We have hospitals at Carrara, Jindalee, and Underwood. We are striving to create an environment where people can do their best work. Our teams are very passionate about delivering patient care and support each other to do it. We have a very diverse skill set and can offer just about all specialities, diagnostic modalities, and therapies across our practice group. We have residency training programs for vets, in house training programs for nurses and internships where many of our interns have progressed to become registered Specialists. We are involved in the industry with wide participation in professional groups, universities, continuing education courses and we run our own annual conference.

Job Description

About the Role

As a Rotating Veterinary Nurse, you'll gain exposure to a diverse caseload while rotating through our core clinical services:

- Daytime Emergency – Triaging patients, emergency patient care, stabilisation, monitoring, and client support.
- Medicine – Nursing complex medical cases, advanced diagnostics, wide range of care for inpatient cares across all disciplines within the hospital including recoveries and working closely with our veterinary team to provide exceptional patient care.
- Surgery – Preparing patients for surgery, from starting the journey at the initial admission, all areas of surgery preparation,



and through till the recovery phase. Monitoring anaesthesia, including interpreting patient parameters and troubleshooting complications under the direction of the veterinarian. Cleaning, packing, and sterilising surgical instrument kits to ensure they are maintained to the highest standards.
- Every day offers new challenges and opportunities to expand your clinical skills while working with experienced veterinarians and nurses in a collaborative setting.

Why You'll Love It Here

Apply your nursing skills to complex, meaningful cases in a specialist environment.

Build lasting bonds with pet owners during their most important moments.

Grow your knowledge and skills in all areas of a specialist hospital alongside leading specialists with ongoing development.

Work across a multidisciplinary hospital with a team that genuinely supports each other.

Desired Skills and Experience

What We're Looking For

- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or a Veterinary Technician Degree
- Minimum 4 years of clinical experience
- Commitment to high standards of patient care and clinical excellence

You're the kind of person who:

- Has a positive, can-do attitude and willingness to work as part of a team across all areas of the hospital
- Brings strong organisational skills, attention to detail and proactive problem-solving to everything they do
- Values team culture and looks out for the wellbeing of colleagues
- Loves to learn and is always looking to develop and refine new skills

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📌 Full Time Rotating Veterinary Nurse Underwood (Queensland)
🏢 Veterinary Specialist Services
📍 Queensland