Experienced Veterinary Nurse / Veterinary Technician

Rouse Hill Family Vets; Sydney; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

From $34/hour

Remuneration review every 6 months

Structured onboarding

Monthly 1:1 feedback

Weekly team training

Paid continuing education and study-le

Paid Fear Free Certification

Quarterly team activities

Public holidays off

Christmas–New Year closure

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Rouse Hill Family Vets in Sydney is seeking an experienced Veterinary Nurse or Veterinary Technician to join our growing independent small animal hospital.

As part of a Fear Free Certified Practice and ISFM Gold Cat Friendly Clinic, you will work with vets and nurses in a team-based consult model, focusing on high standards, clear systems and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing OR Veterinary Technology degree.
• Minimum 2 years veterinary nursing experience.
• Confidence with routine anaesthesia monitoring.
• IV catheter placement and blood collection.
• Surgical and hospital patient care.
• Radiography and in-house pathology.
• Confidence communicating with clients.

Responsibilities

• Active part of the clinical team with a team-based consult model.
• Involved in anaesthesia, surgery, IV catheter placement and blood collection.
• Radiography, pathology, hospital care, nurse consults and client education.
• Participation in feedback, development and continuing education.

Skills

Client communication

Anesthesia monitoring

IV catheter placement

Radiography

Pathology (in-house)

Surgical care

Hospital patient care

Education

Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing OR Veterinary Technology degree

Job description

Experienced Veterinary Nurse / Veterinary Technician

Experienced Veterinary Nurse / Veterinary Technician
Rouse Hill Family Vets | Full Time

We’ve recently welcomed our sixth veterinarian, and as our hospital grows, we’re looking for another experienced Veterinary Nurse or Veterinary Technician to join our team.

We’re an independent small animal hospital, a Fear Free Certified Practice and an ISFM Gold Cat Friendly Clinic.

We care about high standards, genuine teamwork, clear systems and helping good people keep developing.

This won’t suit every nurse — and that’s okay.

We’re looking for someone who wants to do good work, take ownership and keep getting better.

You’ll probably thrive here if you:

• Take initiative and follow things through

• Like knowing what’s expected of you

• Are comfortable receiving feedback and acting on it

• Can take direction professionally and raise concerns respectfully

• Enjoy working closely with vets, nurses and client care

• Ask questions when you’re unsure

• Enjoy clients as well as patients

• Care about doing things properly

What nursing looks like here

Our nurses are an active part of the clinical team.

We use a team-based consult model, so nurses often start consults, gather information, prepare the patient and client for the vet, and help conclude the consult by reinforcing the plan and organising next steps.

You’ll also be involved in anaesthesia, surgery, IV catheter placement and blood collection, radiography, pathology, hospital care, nurse consults and client education.

We want nurses who think, communicate and participate in patient care — not simply wait for the next task.

How we work

We use clear workflows, checklists and agreed systems because they help people do good work consistently.

Every team member has a monthly 1:1 focused on feedback, development and next steps, and we set aside time every Wednesday for team training and meetings.

Our senior nurses, team leads and vets are taught how to coach and support the people around them.

We’re also a neurodiversity-friendly workplace, with practical systems designed to reduce unnecessary friction and make it easier for people to succeed.

We invest heavily in our people. In return, we expect ownership, reliability, follow-through, professional communication and a willingness to act on feedback.

About you

You’ll need:

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing OR a Veterinary Technology degree

• At least 2 years’ veterinary nursing experience

• Confidence with routine anaesthesia monitoring

• IV catheter placement and blood collection

• Surgical and hospital patient care

• Radiography and in-house pathology

• Confidence communicating with clients

What you’ll receive

• From $34/hour, depending on experience and capability

• Formal remuneration review within 6 months

• Structured onboarding

• Monthly 1:1s and regular feedback

• Weekly team training

• Paid continuing education and study leave

• Paid Fear Free Certification

• Quarterly team activities

• Public holidays off

• Christmas–New Year closure

• Opportunities to grow with the hospital