Equine Veterinary Nurse

About us

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 great 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.