Join Our Team as a Senior Veterinary Nurse at RSPCA Victoria!

Are you a passionate and skilled nurse looking for a change? Step into a career that not only values your expertise but offers the chance to work with a wide variety of species and make a real difference in animal welfare.

Why Join Us?

• Pay well ABOVE award with salary packaging options and penalty rates after 7pm!
• Discounts on Royal Canin, Hush Puppies and RSPCA retail products
• Learning and development opportunities available in house and access to Crampton Consulting Proskills
• Hands-on experience placing IVCs, running in-house bloods, and nursing multiple species. Be a part of surgeries in ophthalmology, orthopaedics, dentistry, and more.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Compassionate Leave; Volunteer Emergency Management Leave; Reproductive Leave; Gender Affirmation Leave and First Nations Cultural Leave
• Excellent Work-Life Balance: Enjoy structured shifts, no on-call, additional leave entitlements, and a roster that suits your lifestyle.
• Vibrant & Supportive Team: Work with like-minded professionals who encourage growth and provide continual support. Be part of a collaborative team across multiple departments for holistic patient care.
  
  

How Are We Different?

At RSPCA Victoria, we enable our nurses to follow through on a patient’s care plan, from initial treatment to rehabilitation and rehoming. This unique approach allows you to gain shelter medicine skills and experience the complete journey of each patient’s care.

Our nurses are supported by an enterprise agreement and have access to:

• Encouraged work-life balance and a broad range of leave entitlements, including annual leave, personal leave, additional leave (6 days per year pro-rata), paid parental leave, study leave, and paid family and domestic violence leave.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EVAP) for professional and personal support.
• Opportunities to travel and participate in our community outreach programs.
• Recognition for continued professional development, ensuring career progression beyond certifications.

About the Role

We’re looking for experienced nurses to join our large, dynamic clinic with 50 nurses and 25 vets. With five operating theatres, eight consulting rooms, and advanced diagnostic equipment, you’ll handle routine and complex procedures while providing top-notch care to hospitalised patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Be involved in patient care of surgical, medical, inspectorate and shelter patients under the care of RSPCA VIC. Monitor patient comfort, vital signs and maintain patient charts, including but not limited to administering medications, ensuring treatment plans are upheld, managing and delegating patient toileting, physiotherapy and exercise.
• Monitor & maintain patient CRI's and fluid therapy.
• Provide nurse consults, triages, admissions, discharges and foster consultations
• Be the first point of contact for concerned pet owners with the support of a dynamic veterinary team
• Maintain a high standard of organisation and cleanliness
• Process, clean & pack surgical instruments in a dedicated central sterile storeroom
• Recover patients post anaesthesia
• Perform in house pathology
• Provide assistance to medicine, surgical, ophthalmology and shelter veterinarians
• Provide support to volunteers and share expertise with junior nurses
  
  

Qualifications and Recruitment Requirements

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing is desirable or equivalent experience is essential.
• Evidence of current tetanus vaccination required.
• Willingness to perform a National Police Check.
  
  

How to Apply

To learn more about our organisation and this job opportunity, please visit our website at: www.rspcavic.org and download the Position Description for more details. If you have any questions, or to apply, please contact our Recruitment Team via: recruitment@rspcavic.org.au for a confidential discussion.

*Please note that we are actively reviewing applications and to apply as soon as possible*

RSPCA Victoria is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and we strongly encourage people from all cultural backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are welcome to access RSPCA Victoria’s Diversity & Inclusion Policy here.