Perhaps you love the variety and challenge of emergency nursing. Perhaps you’re an experienced GP nurse ready to develop your skills in a hospital environment. Or maybe you’re looking for a workplace where your nursing career can continue to evolve as your interests do.

At AREC, emergency and critical care remains at the heart of what we do, but it’s no longer the only direction your career can take.

With our referral services continuing to grow across Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Rehabilitation and Behaviour, this is an exciting time to join our nursing team and become part of a truly multidisciplinary veterinary hospital.

About us:

AREC (Animal Referral and Emergency Centre) was established in 2004 and is a privately owned and operated emergency veterinary hospital led by a singular, highly regarded emergency veterinarian, Dr. David Tabrett, who continues to work within the business. We are a family-oriented, non-corporate, ASAV accredited “Hospital of Excellence” practice with a collaborative team of more than 110 employees.

Our mission is to provide peace of mind for our clients – that is, both pet owners of the Hunter and the local vet clinics to offer relief for after-hours, emergencies, and referral services.

Read more about us and our team.

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced Veterinary Nurse to join our team, with Emergency and Critical Care being the primary focus of this position.

You’ll work alongside our experienced emergency veterinarians and nursing team, caring for a diverse range of emergency and hospitalised patients and continuing to build your clinical skills through hands on experience, support and training.

For nurses new to emergency, we’ll support your development as you build confidence and capability within ECC, with the opportunity to progress towards greater autonomy as your experience grows.





But one of the things that makes this opportunity particularly exciting is where AREC is heading.

Alongside our established emergency service, our referral offering now includes Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Rehabilitation and Behaviour.

As these services continue to develop, our nurses have the opportunity to work within a hospital environment where they can be exposed to different disciplines, collaborate with clinicians across multiple areas of veterinary medicine and continue discovering where they would like their career to take them.

You might join us for ECC, but your career at AREC doesn’t necessarily have to stop there.

Your Duties and Responsibilities:

- Intravenous catheter placement, intravenous blood samples, assisting with radiographs, bandaging and monitoring anaesthetics

- Ensure appropriate diagnostics are performed and results recorded and communicated

- Advanced nursing techniques such as ventilator care

- Communicate patient progress to staff, clients and referral hospitals

- Assisting other nurses and doctors, working in conjunction with our CSR team

- Reception duties

- Handle patients in line with our low-stress handling techniques.

Your Skills and Experience:

- A minimum of three years of nursing experience in a busy GP practice is essential (not including work experience or placement)

- Certificate IV or equivalent in veterinary nursing (essential)

- Experience in working both sole charge and in a team

- Confident in your nursing ability

- A positive outlook and a willingness to learn

- Flexibility to perform a variety of public holiday,



weekend and overnight shifts

- Ability to stay calm, prioritise and multi-task in a busy environment

- Eagerness to embrace change and a challenge

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Show initiative and are a team player

- Participated in emergency surgeries such as GDV and ex-lap (desirable)

- Experience with snakebite and tick patients (desirable)

AREC can offer:

- On-the-job training

- Access to employer-funded benefits including memberships and registrations to qualified organisations for eligible employees.

- Competitive remuneration

- Paid attendance for compulsory staff meetings

- An engaged and committed leadership team that encourages growth and recognises positive contributions and feedback from the team

- Dedicated ‘Break Nurses’ on shift to encourage rest and improve staff wellbeing

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness Committee

- In-house pathology and advanced imaging

- A modern workplace with an ethical framework

Contact:

Sally Groen – [email protected]

How to Apply:

If you are keen to be a part of a highly compassionate and hard-working team of healthcare professionals, we would love to hear from you. Please apply by clicking on the LINK.

AREC fosters diversity and inclusion within the organisation to create an environment where all individuals are valued and included.

Note: All short-listed applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment check to verify their identity, qualifications and experience in the form of a reference check.

Learn more about us:

View our videos and photos via the below links:

- AREC- Newcastle's 24/7 vet hospital- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3IKiRts3VI&t;=10s

- Living in Newcastle; Working at AREC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsdS9nr9AW8&t;=2s

- Animal Referral and Emergency Centre (kookaburravets.com)

📌 Veterinary Nurse (Newcastle)
🏢 Animal Referral and Emergency Centre
📍 Newcastle