That creates an opportunity we think the right veterinary nurse will find exciting.
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You won't be walking into a nursing culture that was decided years ago.
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You'll help create it.
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We're starting with a small nursing team of three, and we're looking for an experienced Cert IV nurse who is confident, takes initiative and wants to use their nursing skills properly.
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Someone who cares about providing excellent patient care.
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Who wants pet owners to have a 10 out of 10 experiences.
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And who cares about making the people around them better too.
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We Want Nurses to Nurse
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We don't want skilled nurses spending their careers being treated like kennel hands while their clinical ability goes unused.
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Involved in patient care.
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Working alongside our vets.
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And contributing to the systems and protocols that shape how nursing is done here.
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Of course, everyone will pitch in when something needs doing.
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That's part of being a small team.
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But our goal is to practise nursing at the highest level we can.
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And we'd like you to help us set that standard.
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Who Will Thrive Here?
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When things get chaotic, you stay calm.
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You can look beyond your own task list, work out what needs to happen next and help the team get through the day well.
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You're confident without the ego.
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You accept feedback.
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You can hear "no" without taking it personally.
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And when you find a problem, you don't just point at it.
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You think about how it could be better.
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You'll also enjoy helping junior nurses and Cert IV students develop.
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You don't need to arrive as a fully formed nurse manager.
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But you should enjoy bringing the best out of other people — or genuinely want to learn how.
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There's Something Different About Joining at the Beginning
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Let's be upfront.
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There will be quiet days at first.
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We're new. We won't pretend otherwise.
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But we think the right person will see opportunity in that.
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Develop a protocol. Improve a system. Train another nurse. Practise a skill.
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Help us put things in place now so that when the hospital gets busy, the nursing team is ready for it.
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And we do intend to get busy.
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When that happens, we'll need you to shift gears.
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Be efficient. Manage your time. Help the people around you do the same.
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And maintain the standards we established when things were quieter.
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What Could This Become?
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As Orana grows, we'd love this role to grow too.
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More responsibility.
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More opportunity to develop the nurses around you.
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And potentially, leadership of the nursing team you helped build.
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But this isn't just about eventually getting a title.
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There's something pretty satisfying about looking around a outstanding nursing team in a few years and knowing:
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"I helped create that."
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High Standards Don't Mean We Can't Enjoy Ourselves
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We want to be very good at what we do. But we don't want to build a workplace that takes itself so seriously nobody enjoys coming to work.
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A good day should finish with the feeling that:
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- The animals received excellent care.
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- Their owners felt looked after.
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- The team worked well together.
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- And we achieved something we're proud of.
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That's the kind of nursing culture we're trying to build.
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The Practical Stuff
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This is a full-time position based in Clyde, Victoria.
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Initially, you'll work approximately one Saturday in three, with the intention of reducing that frequency as the nursing team grows.