Head Veterinary Nurse - Greencross Vets Fairy Meadow
About The Position
Greencross Vets Fairy Meadow is seeking an experienced and passionate Head Veterinary Nurse to lead their team. This role is for a senior nurse who enjoys mentoring, driving high clinical standards, and fostering a positive team culture, while also being hands-on in veterinary nursing. The clinic is a recently renovated, state-of-the-art facility in Wollongong, NSW, equipped with advanced technology and operating in close proximity to the Animal Referral Hospital (ARH) Wollongong for seamless patient handovers and access to referral services. The clinic emphasizes team wellbeing and offers opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.
Requirements
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
- Minimum of 3+ years of clinical veterinary nursing experience
- Leadership, mentoring, or senior nursing experience, or readiness to step into a leadership role
- Enjoyment in coaching and developing other nurses
- Strong surgical nursing and anaesthetic monitoring skills
- Excellent organisational and time-management abilities
- Calm, friendly, empathetic, and professional demeanor
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Positivity and a team-first attitude
Nice To Haves
- Experience with RxWorks
Responsibilities
- Managing and supporting the veterinary nursing team
- Mentoring, training, and developing nurses across all experience levels
- Building a positive and collaborative team culture
- Supporting veterinarians during consultations, diagnostics, and procedures
- Undertaking surgical nursing, pathology, hospital nursing, and team-based consulting
- Providing emergency and critical care nursing support when required
- Managing stock and inventory to ensure high-quality patient care
- Supporting workflow management and operational efficiency
- Assisting with administrative and reception duties when required
- Handling client enquiries professionally in person, by phone, and via email
- Coordinating equipment maintenance and repairs alongside the Practice Manager
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes and clinic performance
Benefits
- Ongoing continuing education programs
- Leadership development opportunities
- Mental Health First Aid training
- 5 weeks annual leave plus study leave opportunities
- Access to world-class Greencross education and development programs
- Supportive and collaborative workplace
- Staff discounts on veterinary services and products, including Royal Canin
- Petbarn retail discounts
- Access to Fitness Passport
- Access to Pounce employee discounts across retail, travel, fuel, entertainment, healthcare, insurance, and more
- Novated leasing options
- Private health and travel insurance discounts
- Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Mental health and wellbeing support services
- Leadership support at clinic, regional, and national levels
- A genuine commitment to work-life balance
- Career progression opportunities across a national network of clinics and hospitals
- Annual Greencross Clinical & Leadership Conference
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
