Position Number: 0053446
Location: Werribee Campus
Role type: Part-time (0.8 FTE); Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Department/School: Melbourne Veterinary School
Salary: UOM 3 – $66,527 - $73,453 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super
- Deliver equine nursing support, focusing on imaging, lameness investigation, and clinical efficiency.
- Work with a dedicated team on advanced equine care at a leading veterinary centre.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
The Equine Veterinary Nurse at the University of Melbourne’s Werribee Campus plays a key role in supporting equine clinical and research activities, focusing on high-quality lameness and imaging services, patient care, and efficient nursing assistance for veterinarians and researchers.
Working closely with imaging technicians, this role involves horse handling, diagnostic imaging procedures, and strict adherence to safety protocols, including radiation and infection control. Additionally, the Equine Veterinary Nurse will manage stock requirements and uphold best practice standards in infection control within the Equine Centre, contributing to a well-coordinated and safe clinical environment.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Provide veterinary nursing support and horse handling to assist in the delivery of high-level lameness and imaging services, patient care and efficient nursing assistance to veterinarians and researchers in a timely manner in accordance with best practice.
- Assist with imaging activities under the direction of imaging technicians and veterinarians within the Equine Centre in accordance with radiation and operational safety protocols.
- Ensure efficient veterinary nursing service at all times and ensure timely maintenance of stock requirements, functional equipment and adherence to best practice standards of infection control.
- Assist the imaging technicians in monitoring all personnel and animals entering the imaging suites to ensure their safety and adherence to safety protocols at all times.
- Assist and maintain imaging suites ensuring the areas are organised and clean in accordance with infection control requirements.
- Assist with patient clinical procedures in a timely manner under the direction of veterinarians, senior staff in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and SOPs.
- Record and maintain all documentation, patient records, animal ethics records in accordance with best practice, University policies, procedures and SOPs.
- Involvement with student teaching as the vet students come through the lameness centre on the clinical rotations.
Who We Are Looking For
You will demonstrate a genuine passion for horses, experience handling horses and exhibit professionalism, enthusiasm, initiative, and a proactive attitude toward learning new skills and tasks.
You will also have:
- Completion of a relevant Certificate III, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training.
- Proven veterinary nursing experience and animal handling skills in a veterinary clinical environment, and in particular with equine patients.
- Completion of a Veterinary Nursing diploma or/ and a radiation licence working in veterinary diagnostic imaging is highly desirable.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – “Melbourne Veterinary School“
The Melbourne Veterinary School has a proud tradition of excellence in research, education, and leadership. The Melbourne Veterinary School has research strengths in animal diseases, zoonotic infectious diseases, production animal systems (including dairy and red meat) and animal welfare. The Melbourne Veterinary School provides the only professional entry veterinary medicine program in Victoria and covers a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate subjects across veterinary science with Australia’s premiere graduate Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, which is nationally and internationally accredited by VSAAC, RCVS and the AVMA COE.
In January 2023, Greencross Pet Wellness Company opened the Greencross Veterinary Hospital at the Werribee campus, providing 24-hour specialist and emergency care for patients, along with clinical rotations for the University’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students.
The School is a central component of the Faculty of Sciences which has an outstanding international reputation for excellence and innovation in research, curriculum development and for links within industry, policy makers, other research institutes and the wider community - http://mvs.unimelb.edu.au/engage/clinical-services/veterinary-care-at-werribee
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
About the University of Melbourne
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The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Anna Gradoboeva via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
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